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Primary Sources Access – Foundation (Plan E): Historical U.S. Newspapers

Description

Historical newspaper content is among researchers’ most sought-after primary source material. ProQuest Historical Newspapers™ is the definitive newspaper digital archive empowering researchers to digitally travel back through centuries to become eyewitnesses to history.

From leading issues and events, like the U.S. Civil War, immigration, westward expansion, industrial developments, race relations, and World War I and II; to international, local and regional politics, society, arts, culture, business, and sports, ProQuest Historical Newspapers™ reveals the day-to-day news coverage to researchers and historical explorers, providing invaluable insights and information to users from a wide range of subjects.

Every issue of each title includes the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in easily downloadable PDF format. Researchers can study the progression of issues over time through these historical newspaper pages, including articles, photos, advertisements, classified ads, obituaries, editorial cartoons, and so much more. 

Newspapers included:

Content Highlights

Arizona Republican front page

Arizona Republican

The Atlanta Constitution front page

The Atlanta Constitution

The Boston Globe front page

The Boston Globe

Detroit Free Press front page

Detroit Free Press

New York Herald Tribune front page