Newspaper Collections

Historical Newspapers in our Collection

• Newspapers (North American)  Before 1900: Microform Collections at the Western Libraries Alphabetical List   Search By Date
• Newspapers (North American ) After 1900: Microform Collections at the Western Libraries    Alphabetical List   Search by Date
• Civil War:  Newspaper Perspective [CD-ROM] Ref. E468.C58
  Contains news articles, correspondence, editorials, speeches, maps, illustrations and advertisements gathered from the pages of the New York Herald, Charleston Mercury, and Richmond Enquirer during the Civil War. 
• Filipino-American Newspapers. Seattle, WA.  3 reels. Wilson 2W microfilm  E184.F4 F54
  Search the Library Catalog for contents of each roll (reel). Contains 51 newspapers published between 1935 and 1946.
• Japanese Camp Papers.  Wilson 2W microfilm D769.8.A6 J37 1970z
• Library of American Civilization (LAC) Collection --  Wilson 2W E156.L5 LAC
  This collection contains 19th century documents (pamphlets, news stories, etc.).  Search the Library Catalog using a Keyword Search - for example "LAC and slavery."
• Territorial Newspapers Card Index (before 1899)  Wilson 2W  Microfilm  F891.T47 reels 1-7
  Subject guide to articles published in Seattle, Olympia, and Tacoma newspapers prior to 1889, includes some articles to 1900. 
• NewsBank Microfiche Collection (1970-1997), Wilson 2W Microform Index Section  HT151.N4    Guide: How to Use NewsBank Microfiche
  Full text articles from U.S. daily and weekly newspapers of small and medium sized cities.    

Guides to Locating Newspaper Collections at other Libraries

The following resources list additional collections of historical newspapers and identify where the collections are located. We do not have all newspapers listed within these resources - check our Library Catalog for our holdings.  To order newspaper articles from other libraries, click here.
 

• American Newspapers, 1821-1936; A Union List of Files Available in the United States and Canada  / Ref.  PN4855.A58
• British Newspapers and Periodicals, 1641-1700: A Short-title Catalogue of Serials Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, and British America
  Chronological, Geographical, Foreign Language, Subject, Publisher, and Editor Indexes, 1641-1702 / Wilson 2W Microform Index  PN5115 .B75 1987
• Catalogue of the Pamphlets, Books, Newspapers, and Manuscripts Relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration. [microform]
  Wilson 2W Microfiche  PR1101.L5 LEL  20571-72
• A Census of British Newspapers and Periodicals, 1620-1800 / PN5114.C7
• Chronological Tables of American Newspapers, 1690-1820; being a tabular guide to holdings of newspapers published in America through the year 1820 / PN4855.L3
• Newspaper Indexes: A Location and Subject Guide for Researchers / AI3.M5 2 vols.
• Newspapers on Microfilm in the Libraries of the State of Washington
/ Wilson 2E-Gov. Information  Docs Wa 021.8 L611nm 197
• Pacific Northwest Newspapers on Microfilm at the University of Washington
  / Ref. PN4895.P4 1983
• Washington State Union List of Newspapers On Microfilm / Ref.  PN4897.W3 W36 1991

North American & British Press - overview resources for newspaper history & media coverage

These resources provide an overview of the North American & British Press (as it relates to North America).  Some resources are general in approach, others have a particular focus, i.e. cover a specific time period or particular group. Some index specific newspapers, others identify general dates particular events were discussed in the press, and provide comparative analysis of content & coverage of several newspapers.

Another suggested method of locating titles by topic is to search the Library Catalog under the following Subjects:

Newspapers -- Washington State [geographical location]
socialism -- newspapers
Feminism -- Periodicals
slavery -- united states -- periodicals
Women's rights --  Periodicals

Newspaper History

• Reference Sources in History : an introductory guide / Ref. D20 .F72 2004
• Colonial American Newspapers: Character and Content / PN4861.C74 1997
  Provides a historical overview of newspapers and their content, and comparative content information by year, for several newspapers. Includes a subject index.
• History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820 / PN4861.B7   2 vols.
• Newspapers: A Reference  Guide / Ref. PN4855.S35 1987
• Studies of British Newspapers and Periodicals From Their Beginning to 1800; A Bibliography / PN5114.W4

Ethnic Press - Overview Resources

• Immigrant Labor Press in North America, 1840's-1970's:  An Annotated Bibliography / Ref. PN4884.H64  3 vols.
• African-American newspapers and periodicals: a national bibliography  / Ref. PN4882.5 .A37 1998
• Antebellum Black Newspapers / E185.5 .J33
       Indices to New York Freedom's Journal (1827-1829), The Rights of All (1829), The Weekly Advocate (1837), and The Colored American (1837-1841)
• The Black Newspaper in America: A Guide /  PN4882.5 .L24 1973
• The Black Press in Mississippi, 1865-1985/  PN4882.5 .T48 1993
• The Black Press in the South, 1865-1979 / PN4882.5 .B54 1983
• Directory of U.S. Negro Newspapers, Magazines & Periodicals / Wilson 1W -Books  Z6944.N39 D5
• The Early Black Press in America, 1827 to 1860 / PN4882.5.H87 1993
• Becoming Chinese American : a history of communities and institutions / E184.C5 L355 2004
• Guide to the American Ethnic Press : Slavic and East European newspapers and periodicals / Ref.  PN4885.S45 W9 1986
• The German Language Press of the Americas, 1732-1968; history and bibliography / PN5214.F6 A7
• Hispanic periodicals in the United States, origins to 1960 : a brief history and comprehensive bibliography / Ref. Z6953.5.S66 K36 1999
• Speaking for themselves: Neomexicano cultural identity and the Spanish-language press, 1880-1920 / PQ7078.5.N6 M49 1996

Regional Press

• A History of Newspapers in the Pacific Northwest, 1846-1896
/ PN4895.B7 1957a   
• The Newspapers of Nevada, 1858-1958; A History and Bibliography / PN4897.N45 L5
• Newspapers on the Minnesota Frontier, 1849-1860 / PN4897.M59 H3
• North Carolina Newspapers Before 1790 / PN4897.N6 C7
• Ranks and Columns: Armed Forces Newspapers in American Wars / PN4888.M54 C67 1993
• The Territorial Press of New Mexico, 1834-1912 / PN4897.N54 S8

Alternative Press Collections

• Herstory Wilson 2W microfilm  HQ1154.H57
  International Women's History Periodical Archive at Northwestern University.  Search the Library Catalog for contents of each roll. 

Guides to the microfilm edition of Herstory  Wilson 2W  Microfilm Index  HQ1154.H57 Guide 1992
Guide to the microfilm edition of Herstory: including guides to supplementary sets I and II.  Wilson 2W  Microfilm Index  HQ1154.H57 Guide 1992
Guide to the microfilm edition of Herstory: supplementary set from the International Women's History Periodical Archive.   Wilson 2W  Microfilm Index HQ1154.H57 guide

• Periodicals on Women's Rights Series  Wilson 2W  Microfilm  HQ1236.P383
  Search Library Catalog for contents of each roll. Dates vary, but primarily run from 1900-1940. 
• Radical Periodicals in the United States   Call numbers, locations, and formats vary.  Some are on microfilm, others are in print format.
  Search the Library Catalog for Radical  Periodicals in the United States as a TITLE to identify individual titles within this collection.    Dates vary, but primarily run from 1900-1940. 
• Underground Newspaper Collection  Wilson 2W Microfilm  H1.U55
  Contains newspapers, magazines, & newsletters, published primarily in the 1960's through the early '80's.  Search Underground Newspaper Collection as a TITLE in the Library Catalog for individual titles included in this collection.  Includes titles such as the Berkeley Barb, the Anarchist Weekly Freedom, etc.  Many titles are indexed in the Alternative Press Index 1969 - Ref. AI3.A27.

Biographies - Newspaper Journalists

Dictionary of Literary Biography / Ref.  PN451.D54

• American Colonial Writers, 1606-1734  / v. 24       
• American Colonial Writers, 1735-1781  / v. 31     
• American Historians, 1607-1865   / v. 30                 
• American Newspaper Journalists, 1690-1872 / v. 43 
• American Newspaper Journalists, 1873-1900  / v. 23
• American Writers of the Early Republic / v. 37

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February, 2006

Paul Piper, Librarian for Journalism
Margaret Fast, Librarian for History
Robyn Adcox, Reference Specialist