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Clinton, NY 13323

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Newspapers

Primary Source Collections

Publications generally containing reports on current events, editorials, features, photographs, and advertisements. Often give prominence to stories that have taken place in and around their place of publication. Usually published on a daily or weekly basis.

Large Collections available at Hamilton

Online Collections

  • America's Historical Newspapers
    Complete contents and original layout of more than 1,000 newspapers published in the United States from 1690 to 1922.
     
  • LexisNexis Academic
    Coverage: mid-1970s to present
    Largest and most complete full-text news collection. Articles for most newspapers date back to the early 1990s.
     
  • Northern New York Historical Newspapers
    Complete contents and original layout of nineteen newspapers published from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century.

Clinton Courier

  • 1857-present
    Microfilm. Full text and image. Can be saved in PDF format. Missing 1900-1910.

Editorials on File
Coverage: 1981-present
Location: Ref D839 .E3
Compilation of editorial opinion from more than 150 daily North American newspapers. Includes brief factual summaries related to editorial topics.

Manchester Guardian Weekly

  • 1981-present - Full article text. No images.
  • 1919-2005 - Microfilm. Full text and image. Can be saved in PDF format.

New York Times

  • 1980-present - Full article text. No images.
  • 1851-2003 - Full text and image.
  • 1851-present - Microfilm. Print copies are retained until microfilm arrives.

New York Tribune

  • 1841-1924
    Microfilm (AN2.N7 N488). Full text and image. Can be saved in PDF format.

Times of London

  • 1985-present - Full article text. No images.
  • 1785-1985 - Full text and image.
  • 1788-1945 and 1984-2006 - Microfilm.


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Library Catalog Searches

Use the table below to develop search strings for locating primary source bibliographies and collections in library catalogs. Words in the table and accompanying examples are derived from Library of Congress subject headings. Words enclosed in [ ] must be replaced with specific descriptors (e.g., use american in place of [nationality].

Searching for . . . Enter this phrase + modifier(s)
[see examples]
bibliographies newspapers and bibliography and [ethnic group]
[nationality]
[topic]
indexes newspapers and indexes and [ethnic group]
[gender]
[nationality]
[topic]
newspapers by city newspapers and [city]    

In ALEX

  • Choose the Advanced Search tab.
  • Place each phrase or modifier in its own box.
  • Change the defaults in the drop-down menus to the right to "as a phrase" and "subject" for entries shown in the "Enter this phrase" column from the taable above.
  • Use a (?) to truncate words.

In WorldCat

  • Place each phrase or modifier in its own box.
  • Search by Subject for entries from the "Enter this phrase" column.
  • Use an (*) to truncate words.

Sample searches:

  • newspapers AND bibliography
  • newspapers AND chicago


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(Reviewed: August 17, 2007)