Spotlight: Historical New York Times

The inauguration of a world leader.  A breakthrough medical discovery.  A declaration of war.  The social event of the season. The rock concert of a generation.  A technological wonder.  A death in the family.  The birth of freedom.

For centuries, newspapers have been at the scene capturing not only the facts about momentous occasions, but also the sights and sounds of everyday life. ProQuest Historical Newspapers lets casual explorers and serious researchers alike travel digitally back through centuries to become eyewitnesses to history. -ProQuest Brochure

Issues of the New York Times from 1851-2008 are hosted in UI&U's Historical New York Times database (the latest newspaper issues can be found in other UI&U Library databases).  The Historical New York Times database can be accessed from the UI&U Library’s Databases by Subject page (Library Home>Articles & Databases tab>Select "Primary Sources (Newspapers)" from the drop-down box).  Once you are in the database, enter keywords in the search box to locate scanned copies of newspaper articles.  For help designing your search query, please view these training videos or contact the UI&U Library.

We hope you enjoy using this rich collection of primary resources.

ProQuest. (n.d.). Centuries of Discovery Online: ProQuest Historical Newspapers [Brochure]. Retrieved from http://www.proquest.com/assets/literature/products/databases/HNP.pdf