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In chronological order, by date coverage starts.

Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles (WHS)
Historical newspaper articles on Wisconsin people and communities.
17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
Newspapers and news pamphlets from 17th and 18th London, with some English provincial, Irish, and Scottish papers and a few from the American colonies, Europe, and India.
NewsVault
Historical newspapers.
British Newspapers 1600-1950
British historic newspapers. Includes essays and contextual materials to help with analysis.
America's Historical Newspapers (1690-1922)
US newspapers viewable as full-page images.
Times Digital Archive
Archives of the newspaper The Times of London from 1785–1985.
19th Century British Newspapers
National and regional newspapers from 19th-century Britain.
Nineteenth Century U.S. Papers
Newspaper articles from nineteenth-century America.
African American Newspapers (1827-1998)
Newspaper articles by and about Black Americans
Chicago Tribune Archive (1849-present)
Newspaper pages and articles back to the first issue.
New York Times Archive (1851-2016)
Full page and article images with full text back to the first issue.
New York Times Academic Pass
Anyone with a valid UWP email address can sign up for free access to the NYTimes.com website and smartphone apps.
Please read registration instructions.
Time Magazine Archive (EBSCO)
Articles and advertisements from the weekly news magazine, 1923–2000.
Life Magazine Archive (EBSCO)
Articles, photos, and advertisements from Life's full run, 1936–2000.
Ebony Magazine Archive (EBSCO)
Covers civil rights, education, entrepreneurship, and other social topics providing a broad view of African-American culture from its first issue in 1945 through 2014.
Washington Post
Personal account required.
An American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. with a large national audience. Anyone with a valid UWP email address can sign up for free access to washingtonpost.com.
Please read registration instructions.
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers
Daily and weekly newspapers in Wisconsin (2005–present), with a delay of 60 days. Funded by BadgerLink.
Wall Street Journal (2010-present)

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