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HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS and OTHER HISTORICAL PERIODICALS:
Guide to Collections and Indexes at the
University of Florida Libraries

 

 

FULLTEXT DATABASES (accessible via UF’s GatorLink, one exception*)

              

American Periodical Series (1741-1900)

A collection of over 1,100 American periodicals.  Facsimile pages.

 

Proquest Historic Newspapers Online
            New York Times  (Sept 18,1851-Dec 31, 2001)

Wall Street Journal  (July 8, 1889-Dec 31, 1987)

Washington Post  (Dec 12, 1877-Dec 31, 1988)

Christian Science Monitor  (Nov 25, 1908-Dec 31, 1991)

Times Literary Supplement (TLS) Centenary Archive (1902-1990)
                    London Times reviews, letters, poems and articles.

             Periodicals Archive Online
             Index to the tables of contents of thousands of humanities and social sciences

 periodicals, from their first issues (some late 1700s) to the early 1990s, and

 fulltext of several hundred periodicals.

 

HarpWeek 1857 - 1877.  (American Civil War and Reconstruction period)

A popular nineteenth century periodical, Harper’s Weekly tracks the major political, social and military stories of its day, with editorials, book reviews, literature and advertising.

 

           African American Newspapers:  The 19th Century
          Collection of seven fulltext newspapers written by African-Americans for African-Americans.

· Freedom's Journal, New York, New York, 1827-1829
· The Colored American (Weekly Advocate), New York, New York, 1837-1841
· The North Star, Rochester, New York, 1847-1851
· The National Era, Washington, D.C., 1847-1860 (Currently completed through December 1853)
· Provincial Freeman, Chatham, Canada West, 1854-1857
· Frederick Douglass Paper, Rochester, New York, 1851-1859 (Currently completed through December 1852)
· The Christian Recorder, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1861-1902. (Currently completed through April, 1862)

 

         Godey’s Lady’s Book (1830-1865)
            A magazine to “entertain, inform, and educate the women of America.” Fulltext.

 

        *Accessible Archives Pennsylvania Gazette (1751-1765)
         CD-ROM available at Smathers Library, Reference Reserve

The “New York Times of the18th century,” era of the French & Indian War. Fulltext & graphics; editorials, letters, news items, advertisements for the Western Hemisphere, Canada through the West Indies, North and South America

 

 

ONLINE GUIDES TO NEWSPAPERS

        Florida Newspaper Project
         http://web.uflib.ufl.edu.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/fnp/

Guide to all known copies of Florida newspapers; (not all are in the UF Libraries; use Interlibrary Loan for others.)

 

        Guide to Out-of-State Historical Newspapers on Microfilm (primarily

            18th/19th centuries)
         http://web.uflib.ufl.edu.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/cm/history/HistoricalStateNewspapers2.htm

            A preliminary guide.  Some titles are represented by only a few issues.  Check

            catalog for exact holdings.

 

        Newspaper Article Database, 1762-1885 (from William & Sue Goza and Thomas

            & Georgine Mickler Collections)
        http://web.uflib.ufl.edu.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/Goza/

Index to 1500 articles on Florida in non-Florida newspapers; Special Collections,

            Library East and Library West, Micoforms

 

        Latin American Newspapers on Microfilm (held by the Latin American    

        Collection, Library East)
        http://web.uflib.ufl.edu.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/lac/newspaperlist1.html

Guide that includes 125 Cuban exile community papers.  The Mellon Foundation Caribbean Newspaper Project has a  selected index to Le Nouvelliste (Haiti) and Diario de la Marina (Cuba); consult Richard Phillips, Collection Head.

 

***TIPS ON SEARCHING THE UF LIBRARIES CATALOG***

Most newspapers and other periodicals are found in the UF Libraries Online Catalog. Search by title or keyword, which could be the topic, state, county, or city.
        Keyword examples:             “south Carolina” and newspaper*
                                                       greenville and newspaper*
                                                       psycholog* and periodical*

       women and periodical”

(You may find some books about newspapers/periodicals mixed in with newspaper titles.  Choose appropriately.)
NOTE:  For class assignments, if you’re looking for any newspaper that was published during a particular time period, and the newspaper guides don’t work for you, you can also browse the microfilm cabinets in one of these call number areas:  171 or  AN .    The reel box will give the title of the newspaper and dates of coverage.

 

OTHER COLLECTIONS ON MICROFILM

 

        Selected Newspapers of the American South:  Titles listing

                        Georgia

                        Mississippi

                        South Carolina

                        Virginia

 

        SELECTED 18th CENTURY NEWSPAPERS (COLONIAL and

REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD OF AMERICA:  Titles listing

           

        English Literary Periodicals (c. 1681-1914)
        Smathers, Microform Area  AP 3 .E55

National and international news, scientific news, religion, fashion, music, politics, history, and "amusements."  For further information, including a list of the 233 periodical titles published in Great Britain, see:
        http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/history/BritishMicroform.html

       

Social and political status of women in Britain: radical and reforming periodicals for and by women (Series One, Parts 1-3) (1858-1939)
        Smathers, Microform Area            HQ  1101 .S6[2][3]

 For further information, including a list of the 68 periodical titles, see:        http://web.uflib.ufl.edu.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/cm/history/BritishMicroform.html


 

INDEXES TO HISTORICAL PERIODICALS

        Early American Periodicals Index (1728-to 1850)
        LIBRARY WEST, Microform Area           051 E12 Microprint

An index on microform to 340 American periodicals.

 

 

        Poole’s Plus
        http://poolesplus.odyssi.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/

· Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature (1802-1906)
· Stead’s Index to Periodicals (1890-1906)
· Richardson’s Index to Periodical Articles in Religion (1890-1899)
· Cumulative Index to a Selected List of Periodicals (1896-1899)


Access to these services and others is available from the UF Libraries Home Page:
             http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/   via  "UF Library Catalog" or “QUICK LINKS”

For CURRENT NEWSPAPERS, see the Guide:
           http://wwb.uflib. ufl.edu/cm/history/NewspaperIndexes.html

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