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For a complete list of newspapers available to you here at Illinois, please consult our Newspaper Database.
1. Digitized Newspapers
For the most complete and up-to-date information on finding newspapers, whether current or historical, please visit our Find Newspapers guide. That guide is the best place to begin a search for newspapers.
The below list includes only those collections that offer digital reproductions of the original print copies.- Access World News This link opens in a new windowRecent issues (past 5 to 10 years) of over 1,000 news sources from around the world, including 32 from China and Taiwan.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowGood news source, though difficult to use. Includes some sources going back to the early 1980s.
- PressReader This link opens in a new windowRecent issues (past 60 days) of major newspapers from around the world, including 15 titles from China and Taiwan.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowThe New York Times (1851-2005), the Los Angeles Times (1881-1986), the Wall Street Journal (1889-1991), the Washington Post (1877-1992), and the Chicago Tribune (1849-1986). Also includes 5 major African American newspapers: Atlanta Daily World (1931-203), Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005), New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002), and the Chicago Defender (1910-1975). All are keyword searchable or browsable.
- Early American Newspapers Digital Edition This link opens in a new windowCollection of over 1,000 early U.S. newspapers. Browsable and keyword searchable.
2. Newspapers on Microform
For a complete list of Chinese newspapers on microfilm here in the Library, please consult the Newspaper Database.
You can also access many more titles through the Center for Research Libraries. Material from CRL can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.
Below is a short list of potentially relevant titles.
- Chinese press review : Chinese press comment, news reports, and feature articles byCall Number: FILM 079.51 C442C1945-1946
- China Coast NewspapersCall Number: FILM 079.51 C42Includes: Hong Kong News (1941-1945), Hong Kong Mercury and shipping gazette (1866), Daily advertiser (1871), Daily advertiser and shipping gazette (1872-1873), Hong Kong Times, Daily advertiser and shipping gazette (1873-1876), North China newspapers of the late Ch’ing period, Chinese Times, Tientsin (1886-1891), Peking and Tientsin Times (1894-1902), China Times, Peking (1901), Pekinger Deutsche Zeitung (1901), Chinese Public Opinion, Peking (1908-1909), Peking Daily News (1909), Peking Post (1909), Wei-hai-wei Lyre (1901), Wei-hai-wei gazette (1901), The Canton register and price current (1827-1833), Canton register (1843), Chinese courier and Canton gazette (1831-1833), The Canton Press (1835-1844).
