For the most complete and up-to-date information on finding newspapers, whether current or historical, please visit our Find Newspapers guide. 

American Newspapers

Major 19th century and early 20th century metropolitan daily newspapers:

Major 19th century and early 20th century African American newspapers (many of which were weeklies, and most of which are 20th century only):

British and Irish Newspapers

Major 19th century and early 20th century metropolitan daily newspapers:

Find more digitized, British and Irish newspapers in the following collections:

Chinese Newspapers

French Newspapers

German Newspapers

Find digitized, German newspapers in the following collections:

More Digitized Historical Newspapers

Additional titles and collections are listed in our Guide to Historical Newspapers Online. 

To find a newspapers, in any format, from a specific city or country, the best place to begin is the UIUC Newspaper Database. You can also limit your search by a specific year (e.g. 1895) or a specific format (e.g. online).