African American Newspapers: The 19th Century
Full-text newspapers articles from: Freedom's Journal; Colored American; The North Star; The National Era; Frederick Douglass Paper; Provincial Freeman; and The Christian Recorder.
American Historical Newspapers
Part of Archive of Americana.  Currently under development.  When complete it will contain "early American newspapers published between 1690 and 1922, including titles from all 50 present states." (including Early American Newspapers Series I, II, & III).  For dates of coverage by newspaper, see the Newpaper Title tab.  Explanation of the status of each series.
Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective
Full-text coverage from Nov. 1860 - April 1865 of The Charleston Mercury; The New York Herald; and the Richmond Enquirer. Major events are described in detail in both Union and Confederate papers.
Google News Archive Search
Keyword index of the full text of newspaper content for the past 200 years.  Mostly English language newspapers to date, but non-English newspapers are being added. Especially useful is the show timeline link at the upper right of screen, which displays results in chronological order. 

To read the full text of the articles--without charge--search Middlebury’s holdings. If Middlebury doesn't own the article, request it through ILL.
Harper's Weekly
Full content images of Harper's Weekly from 1857 - 1912. Browse by date or search using the index or within full-text. See printing instructions before proceeding.
National Digital Newspaper Program
Chronicling America.  This site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). 

Over a period of approximately 20 years, NDNP will create a national, digital resource of historically significant newspapers published from 1836 to 1922 from all U.S. states and territories.

Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1800
Published in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin's newspaper provides a first-hand view of colonial America, the American Revolution and the New Republic, and offers important social, political and cultural perspectives of each of the periods.
Proquest Historical Newspapers
Search the digitized full-text and images of the New York Times (1851-2004); Wall Street Journal (1889-1990); Los Angeles Times (1881-1986); Washington Post (1877-1991); Chicago Tribune (1849-1986); Christian Science Monitor (1908-1994); Atlanta Constitution (1869-1939).
Times of London Digital Archive
Access the digital edition of The Times of London from 1785 to 1985.  Search by keyword, by words in text, or browse by date and retrieve the full text as it appeared in the paper.  We are limited to one user at a time so please logout when finished!
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