Newspapers
Historical and contemporary national, regional and local newspapers
Newspapers Databases
Unless specified, the following resources are available to all in Ohio or have a library card from any public library in Ohio.
Plain Dealer Historical (1845 – 1991)
Historical Plain Dealer offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Issues run from April 7, 1845 to May 31, 1991. Search by keyword, name, date, date ranges, article type and issue.
CPL Cardholders only
The Times (London) Digital Archive, 1785-2010
As the “world’s newspaper of record,” The Times of London has covered all major international events from the French Revolution to the War in Iraq. The Times Digital Archive, 1785–2010 provides 225 years on both the research database and newspaper database. Every complete page of every issue is full-text searchable — every headline, article, editorial, […]
CPL Cardholders only
USA Today
Full text coverage from 02/01/2002 to present. Provides comprehensive coverage of news from all 50 states. Contains four sections on news, money, sports, and life. USA Today was founded in 1982 with the goal of providing a national newspaper in the U.S. market, where generally only a single local newspaper and/or a metropolitan daily’s state/regional […]
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