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ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. Collection

Historical Newspapers: U.S. Collection explores America’s events and stories—past and present—through a collection of over 130 exclusive local newspaper titles across 34 states and growing. Titles span the first historical issue to the most recent, with the ability to experience each issue as it was originally printed, page by page, in crisp detail for an immersive research experience. 

News happens everywhere. This collection delivers first-hand accounts of news where and when it happened on the ground, with state, local and community news that was not covered in national and international dailies. Additionally, unique local perspectives and interpretations of national and global events provide an alternate lens through which to study key events and social issues of the past and present.

With exclusive rights to in-copyright titles, growing breadth of coverage of 34 states and 130+ titles with coverage from 1785-Present, and an emphasis on complete title runs, no other historical local news resource can serve such varied multidisciplinary use cases.​

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. State Collections

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. State Collections include thirty-four State Collections, each featuring some of the most important titles covering a specific state in the United States. Access these State Collections, many with titles going back over a hundred years, and users insight into everything from local government decisions to historic moments that may not have been reported anywhere else. Access over 130 image-based newspaper titles browsing each edition as it was printed – including articles, photos, advertisements, obituaries, editorial cartoons and so much more. All the U.S. State Collection newspaper titles are included in the Historical Newspapers: U.S. Collection.

34 State Collections: 
Alabama | Arizona | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida | Hawaii | Indiana | Iowa | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nevada | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin