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Research Guide: Newspapers

Use this guide to learn more about how to find, use, and evaluate newspapers

Historical Newspapers

Using Historical Newspapers


Historical Newspapers in Library Databases 

Newspapers are Primary Sources

Primary sources provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence created by participants or observers of a historical event or time period. Often, these materials are created at the time when the events or conditions occurred. Newspapers, diaries, manuscripts, and audio and video recordings of events as they happened are examples of primary sources.