LibGuides: HIST 301: The Historian’s Craft: Reading, Research and Writing History: Using Newspapers

Finding Newspaper Articles

To locate newspaper articles using either OneSearch or see how to access our Newspaper Databases (Historical and Current) see:
Finding and Accessing News Articles https://libguides.csun.edu/news

Other Historical Newspaper Databases

New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Digital archive offering full-text and full-image articles for the New York Times from 1851-2012.
Times Digital Archive (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Complete digital edition of The Times (London, England).
Ethnic American Newspapers, 1799-1971 This link opens in a new window
More than 130 fully searchable newspapers in 10 languages from 25 states, including many rare 19th-century titles. Extensive coverage of many ethnic groups, covering immigrant contributions to U.S. business, music, science, education, labor movements and war efforts.
Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980 This link opens in a new window
Digital archive of Spanish-language newspapers printed in the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries. Features hundreds of titles, many published bilingually in Spanish and English.
Los Angeles Sentinel (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Full-page and article images from the Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2010), the oldest and largest black newspaper in the western United States and the largest African-American owned newspaper in the U.S., covering issues concerning the African-American community and its readers.

Los Angeles Times Historical and Current Files

To access the Los Angeles Historical go to :

1. A-Z Historical Newspapers from the CSUN University website.

2. Select Los Angeles Times Historical Newspaper
For access to the following files: Los Angeles Times (1881-1886). Los Angeles Times (1886-1922) and Los Angeles Times (1923-1955)

3. To look at more current Los Angeles Times content within this ProQuest database interface you may also select to search within these available files: Los Angeles Times (1996-) or the Los Angeles Times (2008-) select the Look Up Publications link and enter the title Los Angeles Times. The following options will populate as shown in image below.