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Midwestern Publications
Other U.S. Publications

Rock Island Argus, Moline Dispatch, and Quad City Times:

Tredway Library has access to the digitized historical archives of these three local newspapers through Newspapers.com. Unlike most of our resources, these can only be accessed within the library. To search these papers, please go to the 2nd-floor circulation desk and ask to be logged in.

Portions of the Argus (1870s-1920) and Dispatch (1896-1969) are also available through NewspaperArchive, which is linked below.

Other Midwestern Newspapers:

Chicago Defender (1909-2010) This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage of the Chicago Defender, a major Black newspaper. For more recent articles, search Ethnic NewsWatch (on other tab).
Cincinnati Enquirer (1841-2009) This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage of the Cincinnati Enquirer (1841-2009). For more recent articles, search US Newsstream (on other tab).
Cleveland Call & Post (1934-2010) This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage of the Cleveland Call & Post, a Black newspaper. For more recent articles, search Ethnic NewsWatch (on other tab).
Detroit Free Press (1831-1999) This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage of the Detroit Free Press (1831-1999). For more recent articles, search US Newsstream (on other tab).
Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1997) This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage of the Chicago Tribune (1849-1997). For more recent articles, search US Newsstream (on other tab).
Indianapolis Star (1903-2004) This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage of the Indianapolis Star (1903-2004). For more recent articles, search US Newsstream (on other tab).
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1874-1922) This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1874-1922). For articles 1988-present, go to US Newsstream (on other tab).

Newspaper Collections:

Chicago Foreign Language Press Survey
This collection, which arose from a WPA project in the 1930s, features English translations of news articles from Chicago's immigrant neighborhoods 1855-1938. The digitized CFLPS is hosted by Chicago's Newberry Library, while the University of Chicago holds the print archives. See the UIUC Libraries' CFLPS LibGuide for more information and guidance on searching the collection.

NewspaperArchive This link opens in a new window
NewspaperArchive includes historical newspapers, many small and local, from across the world. To limit to papers from the Midwest, click "Go to Advanced Search," then use the filters under the heading that says, "Narrow by Location."

American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection This link opens in a new window
Contains books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, periodicals, music, and graphic arts material printed in what is now the United States, as well as manuscripts and a substantial collection of secondary texts, bibliographies, and digital resources and reference works related to all aspects of American history and culture before the 20th century. Date coverage is 1684-1912.
American Periodical Series This link opens in a new window
Includes digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals published from colonial days to the dawn of the 20th century chronicling the development of America across 150 years.

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
This site, from the Library of Congress, allows you to search and view newspaper pages from 1860-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.

Civil War Era Newspapers, 1840-1865 This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive primary source materials that were previously unavailable digitally, cover a vast range of topics including the formative economic factors and other forces that led to the abolitionist movement, the 600,000 casualties, and the emancipation of nearly 4 million slaves.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press.
Historical New York Times (1851-2017) This link opens in a new window
The historical New York Times offers full text and image coverage of the newspaper from 1851 to 2017. For access to more recent New York Times articles, go to US Newsstream.
Life Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
Full coverage of Life magazine from 1936 through 2000.
US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
News content from many national and international newspapers, newswires and selected news magazines, including the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, the Denver Post, USA Today, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Christian Science Monitor. Coverage from 1980 to the present.
Women's Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
An archive of leading women’s interest magazines, dating from the 19th century through to the 21st. Collection contains 18 magazines including: Better Homes & Gardens, Chatelaine, Company, Cosmopolitan, Essence, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, Parents, Prima, Redbook, Seventeen, She, Town and Country, Woman's Day, and Women's International Network News.