National History Day: Newspapers

We can provide full text for any article from the New York Times, but you can't access all dates the same way. 

For full text (no images) from July 1980 to the present, use News & Newspapers (ProQuest), or this link to restrict your search to the Times..

There are two ways to search for pre- 1980 New York Times articles: 

1. Online: The New York Times Article Archive (see below) lets you search the text of articles, but works only if you use search terms that appear in the article. 
2. Sometimes the print New York Times Index (1851-2000, large red books in the reference collection near the Atlases) is an easier way to find articles on a specific topic from a specific year, or to follow a developing story. See the reference librarian. 

The New York Times Article Archive allows you to search full text of the New York Times since 1851. 

• Anyone can download free PDFs for articles published before 1923 (i.e., 1851 through 1922).
• If you've registered as a LaGrange College user, you can get PDFs for articles after 1922 (see the box on the left).
• If you haven't registered, the Archive usually charges for articles since 1923, but you can use this site to identify articles, print out the citations, then see a librarian.  We should be able to provide the article, if necessary from microfilm.  
• For articles since 1980, ProQuest Newspapers is easier to search (see above for link). 

We have microfilm for the New York Times from 1851 through 2000, and can help you print articles.  Printing is currently free (though as of March 2020, the printer isn't working; if you have a smart phone, you can try taking pictures).

Galileo provides access to several newspaper databases. These include (all links are listed bellow): 

News & Newspapers (ProQuest)

Probably the easiest database to use for major US newspapers, including the New York Times (July 1980 to the present), Atlanta Journal/Constitution (since 1990), Washington Post (since 1987), and Los Angeles Times (since 1985). 

Access World News

 Access World News provides full text for many smaller newspapers (including the LaGrange Daily News from 2006 to present, and the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer from 1993 to present), and also has many foreign newspapers. You can limit your search to newspapers from a specific state or country. 

Newspaper Source

Full text back to 1995 for 35 newspapers, including the Washington Post and Washington Times. 

Journal Locator

To determine whether we have full text for a specific newspaper, go to Journal Locator and type the newspaper title (or city, e.g. "Columbus") into the "Search" box. 

Print Newspapers

We subscribe to the following newspapers, and retain  paper copies for the last three months or so; ask a librarian to show you where to find back issues on the lower level. (The last week or so will be on the main level.) 

• LaGrange Daily News
• USA Today
• Wall Street Journal