Primary Source Research in International Relations (SAIS)
News Sources
- Proquest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowSearch New York Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Wall St. Journal, The Guardian UK, and more, back to the 19th century.
- America's Historical Newspapers (1690 -1922) This link opens in a new windowCovering 1690 - 1922, this database present full PDF images of the papers. Includes newspapers of the United States and the Caribbean.
- World Newspaper Archive This link opens in a new windowA fully searchable collection of historical newspapers from Latin America and Africa.
- Gale Primary Sources This link opens in a new windowSearches multiple primary document databases at one time, including Gale's historical newspaper collections.
- 19th Century Index (C19) This link opens in a new windowA one-stop finding tool covering multiple content types for 19th century research.
- Financial Times Historical Archive, 1888-2021 This link opens in a new windowOne of the world's most authoritative daily business newspapers.
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1950-1996 This link opens in a new windowEnglish translations of radio and tv broadcasts and news articles worldwide. A valuable source for primary research. Articles from 1974-1996 are included.
- World News Connection: 1995-2013 This link opens in a new windowContinuation of FBIS Daily Reports. Ceased publication Dec 31, 2013.
- Global Press Archive This link opens in a new windowDigital newspaper collections from around the world.
- Newspapers.comLarge collection of historical newspapers. Coverage is 1690-current
- Chronicling AmericaSearch America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
- NYS Historic NewspapersThe NYS Historic Newspapers project provides free online access to a wide range of newspapers chosen to reflect New York's unique history.
- Google News ArchiveDigitized U.S. and Canadian newspapers
- List of Online Newspaper ArchivesList made available via Wikipedia
- Commercial and Financial ChronicleA weekly newspaper representing the industrial and commercial interests of the United States.
Use the Journal Search in Catalyst to find JHU access options for specific newspapers or periodicals.
For a comprehensive list of news sources, see the News and Newspapers guide, or the Historical Newspapers + Periodicals section of the History subject list.
- Periodicals Index Online This link opens in a new windowAn index of articles published worldwide in the humanities and social sciences. Coverage is from 1665-recent times.
- 19th Century Index (C19) This link opens in a new windowA one-stop finding tool covering multiple content types for 19th century research.
- Gale Primary Sources This link opens in a new windowSearches multiple primary document databases at one time, including Gale's historical newspaper collections.
- Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals This link opens in a new window
- Economist: Historical Archive, 1843-2020 This link opens in a new window
- Eighteenth Century Journals This link opens in a new windowRare journals printed between c1685 and 1815, illuminating all aspects of eighteenth-century social, political and literary life.
- Atlantic Magazine ArchiveHighly regarded monthly magazine; coverage is November 1857-April 2014.
- Harper's Weekly, 1857-1912One of America's leading 19th century illustrated newspaper/periodicals.
- American PeriodicalsPeriodicals published between 1740 and 1940.
- British PeriodicalsHundreds of periodicals from the late 1600s to the early 20th century.
- Periodicals Archive OnlineAn archive of hundreds of digitized journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
- Kommersant Digital Archive This link opens in a new windowRussia's most important business newspaper. Coverage from 1994 to the latest previous year.
- People's Daily (1946-present) This link opens in a new windowPeople’s Daily, or Ren min ri bao, is the flagship newspaper that serves as the voice of the government of the People’s Republic of China.
- The Times of India (1838 - 2006) This link opens in a new window
- Proquest Historical Newspapers: Chinese Newspapers Collection This link opens in a new windowPrimarily English language newspapers, covering 1850 - 1950.
- Latin American Newspapers, 1800-1922 This link opens in a new windowLimited selection of archived issues for newspapers from Latin American countries.
- Global Press Archive This link opens in a new windowDigital newspaper collections from around the world.
- African Newspapers, 1800-1922 (Readex) This link opens in a new windowMore than 40 nineteenth- and early twentieth-century African newspapers. Featuring titles from Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
- Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876 This link opens in a new windowContains scattered issues from more than 140 newspaper titles published between 1718-1876.
- Japan Times Digital Archive This link opens in a new windowThe oldest English-language newspaper in Japan by Japanese publishers. Coverage 1897-2017.
- Middle Eastern and North African NewspapersNewspapers from across the region covering 19th century to recent times.
- Nashriyah: Digital Iranian HistoryDigital versions of Iranian newspapers and periodicals; access provided by the University of Manchester Library.
- Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese NewspapersNewspapers of more than 20 mainland China cities.
- Deutsches ZeitungsportalHistoric German newspapers from 1671-1994
- ZEFYS ZeitungsinformationssystemWell-organized access to digitized historical newspapers from Germany. Access provided via Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.
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