Free Databases (all subjects): Newspapers
A listing of databases free on the web for anyone. All of the databases listed below were selected by CSULB subject librarians. All are accessible free on the web, no CSULB login required.
Newspapers
- California Digital Newspaper CollectionA collection of free full text searchable historic newspapers, inlcuding these:
• California Star 1847-1848
• Daily Alta California 1849-1891
• Imperial Valley News 1901-1911
• Los Angeles Herald 1905-1911
• Pacific Rural Press (SF) 1871-1922
• Sacramento Daily Union 1851-1898
• San Francisco Call 1890-1913 - Independent Voices: An open access of Alternative PressIndependent Voices is an open access digital collection of alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals, drawn from the special collections of participating libraries. These periodicals were produced by feminists, dissident GIs, campus radicals, Native Americans, anti-war activists, Black Power advocates, Hispanics, LGBT activists, the extreme right-wing press and alternative literary magazines during the latter half of the 20th century.
- NewsLibrarySearches the archives of hundreds of national, state, regional, and local newspapers. Some full-text articles are available free of charge.
- New York Times Article ArchiveConsists of two components: 1) New York Times Article Archive; 1851 - 1995 and, 2) The New York Times Article Archive; 1995 to date. Articles may be purchased from the Article Archive site.