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Newspaper Archives, Indexes and Morgues

Newspaper Archives, Indexes & Morgues (Library of Congress)
A portal maintained by the LOC newspaper and current periodical reading room. Includes Archive sources on the web, US newspapers and newspaper morgues.
List of Online Newspaper Archives
This list of online newspaper archives is maintained on Wikipedia. It includes U.S. and international newspapers. Some are free, others have fees. Includes 19th and 20th century newspapers.

New York Times (Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
A full-image archive that includes the entire historical run of The New York Times, since 1851.The database delivers every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF.
Covers Sept. 18, 1851 to 3 years before the current year
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspaper Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
Cover-to-cover full-text contents for hundreds of 19th century U.S. papers, 1800-1899.
Dates vary for individual newspapers, however the entire database covers 1800-1899
African American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Newspaper coverage of events and issues of the day, as well as biographies, vital statistics, essays and editorials, poetry and prose, and advertisements.
African American Newspapers: 1827-1998 This link opens in a new window
Access to approximately 270 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience.
Features papers from more than 35 states, including many rare and historically significant 19th century titles.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Digitized versions (usually from microfilm copies) of newspapers from most American states, some with many issues and some with only a few.
Produced by the Library of Congress, covers 1836 - 1922

Google News Archive
Free access to newspapers digitized by Google, including many historical papers. May not be full runs.

Brooklyn Eagle
"Unusual among major metropolitan daily newspapers of that time period, the Eagle chronicled national and international affairs as well as local news and daily life in Brooklyn. As a result The Brooklyn Daily Eagle provides a window into Brooklyn's past, as well as documentation of national and international events that shaped history."
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (1855-1892)
Located in 19th Century U.S. Newspaper Digital Archive.
National Police Gazette (1845-1906)
Hit the Link to the American Periodicals Series database, and SEARCH For this title by "SEARCH FOR PERIODICALS" and typing in the National Police Gazette.
New York Herald (1840-1863)
Located in 19th Century U.S. Newspaper Digital Archive.
The New York Tribune (1866-1922)
Available through the Library of Congress. Just hit a date on the calendar, and use the "Issues for" drop-down to jump from year to year.