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In addition to the newspapers listed below, short runs of other titles are available on microfilm and in special collections. For assistance in locating these newspapers, contact a reference librarian.

United States


Major Collections
 

  • LexisNexis Academic
    Content from more than 1,500 news and business sources. Articles for most newspapers date back to the early 1990s.
     
  • America's Newspapers
    Content from more than 1,300 local, regional and national news sources. Articles for most newspapers date back to the late 1990s.
     
  • Info Trac Newsstand
    Provides access to more than 1,000 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world.
     
  • Newspaper Source
    Articles from more than 200 newspapers, most dating back to 1997.


New York Times
 

  • 1980-present - Full article text. No images.
  • 1851-2006 - Full text and image.
  • 1851-present - Microfilm. Print copies are retained until microfilm arrives.


Wall Street Journal
 

  • 1984-present - Full article text. No images or charts.
  • 1971-present - Microfilm. Full text and image. Can be saved in PDF format.


Washington Post
 

  • 1977-present - Full article text. No images.
  • 1982-2006 - Microfilm. Full text and image. Can be saved in PDF format.


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New York State


Major Collections
 

  • America's Newspapers - New York State
    Full text of articles from more than 100 New York state news sources. Missing images and some content.
     
  • LexisNexis Academic
    Full text of articles from New York state news sources, most dating back to the 1990s. Missing images and some content. See title list.
     
  • New York State Newspapers
    Full text of articles from twenty-six newspapers. Missing images and some content. Choose the "Browse Publication Title" link on the search screen to see a title list.


Clinton Courier
 

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


New York Times
 

  • 1980-present - Full article text. No images.
  • 1851-2007 - Full text and image.
  • 1851-present - Microfilm. Full text and image. Can be saved in PDF format.


Utica Observer Dispatch
 

  • 2003-present - Full article text. No images.
  • 1952-1957 - Microfilm. Full text and image. Can be saved in PDF format.


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International


Major Collections
 

  • LexisNexis Academic
    Largest and most complete full-text news collection. Articles from most newspapers date back to the early 1990s. Searches may be limited to a region or particular country by clicking on the "Sources" tab and selecting the desired filter options.
     
  • Custom Newspapers
    Articles from seventy international newspapers dating back to 1996, most from Great Britain. See title list.


Manchester Guardian Weekly
 

  • 1981-present - Full article text. No images.
  • 1919-2005 - Microfilm. 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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