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Historical Newspapers
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowUse this to search extensive back files of the following newspapers at once: New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Defender, Detroit Free Press, Atlanta Daily World, The Baltimore Afro-American, Cleveland Call and Post, Los Angeles Sentinel, Michigan Chronicle, New York Amsterdam News, Norfolk Journal and Guide, Philadelphia Tribune, and Pittsburgh Courier.
- America's Historical Newspapersfull-text database of early American newspapers from all 50 states published between 1690 and 1922.
- African American Newspapers (1827-1998)Newspapers published by or for African Americans
- Ethnic NewsWatchThis database includes newspapers. You can limit your search to just newspapers by checking the box for Newspapers down the page
- GenderWatchProvides authoritative historical and current perspectives on the evolution of gender roles as they affect both men and women.
- Access World NewsThis comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Includes archival access to the Houston Chronicle, Muskegon Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Atlanta Journal, Dallas Morning News, and more.
- NewsbankA historical collection that contains books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government documents and ephemera printed in America over three centuries. GVSU Libraries own or subscribe to the following collections through Newsbank: Access World News, Twentieth-Century Global Perspectives: World Protest and Reform Movements, Black Life in America, Hispanic Life in America, Immigrations, Migrations and Refugees: Global Perspectives (1941-1996), American Race Relations, Archive of Americana, and America's Historical Newspapers
- The Times (London) Digital Archive (1785 - 2019)Full text coverage including ads and illustrations
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new windowA primary source collection of monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, statistics, and more, published between 1800 and 1925
- Independent VoicesIndependent Voices is a digital collection of alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals from the 1960s - 1980s. These periodicals were produced by feminists, dissident GIs, campus radicals, and activists from marginalized communities including African-Americans, Native Americans, Latino, LGBTQ and anti-war groups. In addition the collection contains a large number of alternative literary magazines where prominent authors today began publishing.
- Chronicling America: Historic American NewspapersSearch and view newspaper pages from 1789-1963 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present
Michigan Newspapers
- Digital Michigan Newspaper PortalProvides access to either digitized versions of newspapers or links to digitized newspapers made available from a variety of sources
To access the Grand Rapids Press:
Coverage from 1893-2018 is available in the database America's Historical Newspapers. You can choose "Browse Publications" to find and search in it directly.
- America's Historical Newspapersfull-text database of early American newspapers from all 50 states published between 1690 and 1922.
GVSU Student Newspapers
- The Lanthorn (official site)The Lanthorn is the GVSU student newspaper.
- Student Newspapers, 1963-2017University Archives digitized copies of GVSU's various student newspapers, including the Lanthorn (up to 2017). Physical copies are held at the Lemmen Library and Archives.
- Last Updated: Jan 21, 2025 2:16 PM
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