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| America's Historical Newspapers | |
| Summary: Early American newspapers are a major primary source for American history. 1-3 provide unprecedented access to the nation's newspapers from 1690-1876. Series 1 covers 1690-1876, series 2 and 3 cover 1821-1876. | |
| About this resource: Early American Newspapers, Series 1, 1690-1876 offers 350,000 fully searchable issues from over 710 historical American newspapers. Focusing largely on the 18th and early 19th centuries, this online collection is based on Clarence S. Brigham’s “History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820” and other authoritative bibliographies. Early American Newspapers, Series 1 enables researchers to explore essential newspapers from 23 states and the District of Columbia. Early American Newspapers, Series 2 of Early American Newspapers offers several hundred thousand fully searchable issues from more than 250 significant 18th- and 19th-century newspapers from all 50 present states. Based primarily on the holdings of the American Antiquarian Society (AAS), which houses a vast collection of American newspapers through 1876, Series 2 also includes titles from the acclaimed newspaper collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society and more than 90 other institutions. Early American Newspapers, Series 3 of Early American Newspapers offers several hundred thousand fully searchable issues from more than 135 significant 19th- and 20th-century newspapers from all 50 present states. Based primarily on the holdings of the American Antiquarian Society (AAS), which houses a vast collection of American newspapers through 1876, Series 3 also includes titles from the acclaimed newspaper collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society and more than 90 other institutions. | |
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