LibGuides: Newspapers Research Guide: Historical Newspapers

Ohio Historical Newspapers

Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
This database may have Ohio newspapers slightly older than what is on Lexis or Westlaw. For example, they have the Columbus Dispatch back to 1985. There are links at the beginning to search just Ohio newspapers or specific Ohio newspaper titles.

17th - 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Online access to the newspapers and news pamphlets gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757 - 1817), representing the largest single collection of 17th and 18th century English news media.
19th Century U.S. Newspapers Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
Digital archives of hundreds of 19th Century U.S. newspapers.
Akron Beacon Journal Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
A simple and convenient way to access Akron Beacon Journal in a digital format. Retrieve, view, print and save digitized images of the Akron Beacon Journal pages and articles.

Akron Beacon Journal Subject Indexes (1841-1939)
Akron Beacon Journal Subject Indexes (1841-1939) in PDF format are available through the Akron-Summit County Public Library (ASCPL). Those years of the Akron Beacon Journal and its allied publications can be found in microfilm format on the ground floor of Bierce Library, in the University Archives in the Polsky Building, and at the downtown Akron headquarters of the ASCPL.

America's Historical Imprints This link opens in a new window
Full text access to historical American newspapers, books, broadsides, ephemera, government documents, and more from 1639 to 1819.
American Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Provides access to special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines and trade magazines. Especially helpful for historical research into 18th and 19th Century America.

Chronicling America, Historic American Newspapers
A free digital collection of almost 20 million pages from American newspapers published between 1777 and 1963 including Ohio newspapers.
Chronicaling America - Library of Congress
Newspapers 1836-1922
CRL Newspapers
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) consortium, in Chicago, IL indexes newspaper microfilm held by CRL available to CRL member libraries. Titles can be searched in ICON, CRL's webpage for digitized newspapers.
E.W. Scripps Papers
Collection of letters and photographs from the Scripps Manuscript Collection at Ohio University. 1868-1926
HarpWeek
Full text archive of Harper's Weekly from the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Includes all pages as scanned images. 1857-1912

Historical New York Times Online This link opens in a new window
Full text archive of the New York Times. Covers from 1851 to present with a 5 year embargo.

Ohio Memory Historical Newspapers
"There are more than 250 titles of historic Ohio newspapers digitized thanks to the Ohio History Connection's participation in the National Digital Newspaper Program. The newspapers are located in Chronicing America as well as on the Ohio Memory project website where you can see a map of counties with digitized newspapers."