SSHL Historical Newspaper List

Here are a number of historical United States newspapers the library has kept in microfilm and, in some cases, are also available online. The links below lead to records in the library catalog, with call numbers for the microfilm and, where possible, links to the online content.

Also be sure to view our more recent and comprehensive guide: U.S. Historical Newspapers available from the UCSD Library.

Afro-American (variously titled Afro-American ledger)
Baltimore , MD.

• Get it at the library (1893-December 1960)

Alta California (variously titled Daily Alta California & California Star & Californian)
San Francisco , CA.  

• Get it at the library (1849-Dec.1863)

Atlanta Constitution (variously titled Daily constitution)
Atlanta , GA.

• Get it at the library (1868-1897)

Charleston Mercury (variously titled Charleston Mercury, and Morning Advertiser)
Charleston , S.C.

• Get it at the library (1822-1868)

Chicago Daily Tribune (variously titled Chicago Tribune)
Chicago , IL .

• Get it at the library (1873-March 1877)

Chicago Defender
Chicago , IL .  

• Get it at the library (1909-DEC1960)

Daily San Diegan (variously titled Sun and San Diegan-Sun).
San Diego , CA.

• Get it at the library (1887- February 29, 1888)

Daily Picayune
New Orleans , LA.  

• Get it at the library (1837-March 1869)

Early American Newspaper Series
Newspapers issued in the United States Between 1704 and 1820.

• Get it at the library
• Get in Online (some are part of America's Historical Newspapers)

Fairman Collection
19th century US newspapers collection. The library owns a few dozen newspapers with fragmentary holdings, of a few years or even partial years. They are grouped as the "Fairman collection."

• Get it at the library

Frederick Douglass’ Paper (variously titled North Star)
Rochester , N.Y.

• Get it at the library (1851-December 14,1855)
• Get it online [UCSD Only]

Herald of Freedom (variously titled Abolitionist)
Concord , N.H.  

• Get it at the library (1835-Oct1846)

Liberator (variously titled Harlem liberator)
New York , N.Y.

• Get it at the library (1918-October 1924)

Liberator
Boston , MA.

• Get it at the library (1831-1865)
• Get it online [UCSD Only]

Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles , CA.  

• Get it at the library
• Get it online (1881-1985)[UCSD Only]

New Orleans Times
New Orleans , LA.    

• Get it at the library (1870-1873)

New York Times
New York , NY .  

• Get it at the library
• Get it online (1851-1999)[UCSD Only]

New York Daily Tribune (variously titled New-York Tribune)
New York , NY .  

• Get it at the library (April 22, 1842-April 9, 1866)

New York Tribune (variously titled New-York daily Tribune)
New York , NY .

• Get it at the library (1866-1881)
• Get it online (Index for 1875-1906 ) [UCSD Only]

Opinión
Los Angeles, CA.  

• Get it at the library
• Get it online (1992- current) [UCSD only]

Sacramento Bee
Sacramento , CA.

• Get it at the library (1895-1935)

San Diego Union (variously titled San Diego union, San Diego union and daily bee)
San Diego , CA .  

• Get it at the library (1868-October 1869, 1922-February 1, 1992)

San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco, CA.

• Get it at the library (1927-1980)

Young America (variously titled Working Man's Advocate)
New York , NY .

• Get it at the library (1845-1848)