The library's collection of historical news sources is rich and vast.  Below are some specific sources.  Also visit Western European History Newspapers & News Sources guide and the U.S. History Newspapers & News Sources guide.

American Periodicals Series.  Full text database of American periodicals that began publishing between 1740 and 1900, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines, and many more. For those periodicals that continued to publish after 1900, coverage is extended well into the 20th century.

JSTOR.  Digitized, full-text versions of core scholarly journals across disciplines.While coverage of these journals goes back to the first issue, for most journals the most recent issues will be for 3-5 years ago.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers includes: The Atlanta Constitution (1868-1984), Atlanta Daily World‎ (1931 - 2003), The Baltimore Sun‎ (1837 - 1991), The Boston Globe‎ (1872 - 1985), Chicago Defender‎ (1909 - 1975), Chicago Tribune‎ (1849 - 1993), Chinese Newspapers Collection‎ (1832 - 1953), The Cincinnati Enquirer‎ (1841 - 1922), Cleveland Call and Post‎ (1934 – 1991), Detroit Free Press‎ (1831 - 1999), Detroit Free Press (1831-1922)‎, The Guardian and The Observer‎ (1791 - 2003), The Jewish Advocate‎ (1905 - 1990), The Jewish Exponent‎ (1887 - 1990), Los Angeles Sentinel‎ (1934 - 2005), Los Angeles Times‎ (1881 - 1993), New York Amsterdam News‎ (1922 - 1993), The New York Times‎ (1851 - 2013), New York Tribune / Herald Tribune‎ (1841 - 1962), Philadelphia Tribune‎ (1912 - 2001), Pittsburgh Courier‎ (1911 - 2002), The Times of India‎ (1838 - 2007), The Wall Street Journal‎ (1889 - 1999), The Washington Post‎ (1877 - 2000), The Baltimore Afro-American‎ (1893 - 1988), Norfolk Journal and Guide‎ (1916 - 2003), Christian Science Monitor (1908-2004), The Irish Times & The Weekly Irish Times, 1859-2016