Where can I access historic Baltimore and other newspapers?

Answer

RLB Library provides access to a number of databases for historical newspaper collections.


Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Chronicling America is a website providing access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages, and is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). NDNP, a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC), is a long-term effort to develop an Internet-based, searchable database of U.S. newspapers with descriptive information and select digitization of historic pages. 

Baltimore Afro-American Newspapers (Historical) (UBalt access only)
This database includes images of all the content of The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper (also known as The Afro) including articles, ads, illustrations, and cartoons. It covers issues from 1893-1988.

Baltimore Sun (Historical) (UBalt access only)
This database includes articles from Baltimore’s main daily newspaper from its first issue in 1837 to 1991. Full-page views including photos are available as well as PDF versions of articles. 

New York Times (Historical) (UBalt access only)

What you’ll find here: Articles from New York’s main and one of the nation’s most prominent daily newspapers from its first issue in 1851 to 2008. Full-page views including photos available as well as PDF versions of articles. 

What you’ll find here: The largest online newspaper archive with 12,200+ newspapers from the 1700s–2000s. Search historical newspapers from across the United States and beyond. Explore newspaper articles and clippings for help with genealogy, history and other research. Millions of additional pages are added every month.
 
What you'll find here: Articles from one of the most widely read and respected daily newspapers from 1889 to 2000. Although its articles touch on a wide variety of topics, the paper's focus is on national and international economic news.
 
Washington Post (Historical) (UBalt access only)
What you’ll find here: Articles and full page views of Washington, D.C.’s largest and oldest daily newspaper from its first issue in 1877 through 1990. For more recent issues of The Washington Post, see The Washington Post above.

Topics

  • Last Updated Mar 23, 2023
  • Views 41
  • Answered By Aiden Faust

FAQ Actions

Was this helpful? 0 0