Google News ArchivesImage-based; random newspapers digitized by Google. (Google stopped digitizing newspapers in 2011.)
Single title subscriptions:
Boston Globe (1872-1988) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)This link opens in a new windowDate coverage: 1872 - 1988. Full-page images and article images (PDF) with searchable full text from the newspaper The Boston Globe and its title variants. NOTE: For 1988+ use
Chicago Defender (1910-1975) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)This link opens in a new windowDate coverage: 1910-1975. Full-page images and article images (PDF) with searchable full text from the African American newspaper Chicago Defender under all its title variants.
Chicago Tribune (1849-1996) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)This link opens in a new windowDate coverage: 1849-1996. Full-page and article images (PDF) with searchable full text from the Chicago Tribune and all its title variants. NOTE: For 1997+ use Nexis Uni.
Los Angeles Times (1881- 1995) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)This link opens in a new windowDate coverage: 1881 - 1995). Full-page images and article images (PDF) with searchable full text from the Los Angeles Times under all its title variants. NOTE: For 1996+ use Nexis Uni.
New York Times (1851- 2016) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)This link opens in a new windowDate coverage: 1851-2016. Full-page images and article images (PDF) with searchable full text of the New York Times back issues. Additions each year keep it within 3 years of the current year. NOTE: For 2016+ use Nexis Uni.
Times Digital Archive, 1785-2019 (London)This link opens in a new windowDate coverage: 1785 - 2019. An online archive of every headline, article, editorial, announcement, image and advertisement published in The Times (London) to 2019. Full page images and article images (PDF) with searchable full text. NOTE: For 2019+ use Nexis Uni.
Washington Post (1877- 2002) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)This link opens in a new windowDate coverage: 1877-2002. Full-page images and article images (PDF) with searchable full text from the Washington Post under all its title variants. NOTE: For 2003+ use Nexis Uni.
Media databases:
Associated Press Images CollectionThis link opens in a new windowAssociated Press Images Collection is a searchable collection of recent and historical photos from the Associated Press, plus AP graphics, articles, and brief sound clips.
Vanderbilt Television News ArchiveThis link opens in a new windowStreaming video of news and commercials from NBC and CNN plus searchable archive of abstracts of news broadcasts from ABC, CBS, Fox News, and other channels . Date coverage: NBC video 1968 - present; CNN video 1995 - present.