Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
Provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 U.S. & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional U.S. newspapers. Full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided. Help Guide
Search for any of the following types of content: news, legal cases, law reviews, company information, country information, or global publications. Help Guide
Incorporates more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S and Canada. Help Guide
Public Library Resources
These resources are available free from San Francisco Public Library and may also be available from your local library (must sign up for a library card).
All California residents are eligible for an SFPL library card, but you must first go in person to any branch to get one. After that you can use these resources from home:
Full page and article images with searchable full text of the historical San Francisco Chronicle from 1865-2017+. Note: Some article images may still be unavailable.
Latest business news, updated throughout the day. Includes digital archive of weekly editions, Book of Lists, and access to Los Angeles Business Journal.
A collection of 4000 newspapers from 100 countries in 60 languages, many providing same day publication with a 60-day back file. Searchable by country, title, and date.
A variety of newspapers and periodicals from Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, Caucasus, and the Baltic states. Also includes several English-language newspapers.
