ProQuest Historical Newspapers – The New York Times (1851-2004)

ProQuest Historical Newspapers™-the definitive digital archive-offers full-text and full-image articles for significant newspapers dating back to the 18th Century. As part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers™ program, every issue of each title includes the complete paper-cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in easily downloadable PDF format.

The New York Times, from the first issue in 1851-2004, involved scanning, digitizing, zoning and editing over 3.4 million pages from microfilm into digital files.  The full collection of ProQuest Historical Newspapers™ contains over 17 million digitized pages.

Digitizing The New York Times, from the first issue in 1851-2004, involved scanning, digitizing, zoning and editing over 3.4 million pages from microfilm into digital files. The full collection of ProQuest Historical Newspapers™ contains over 17 million digitized pages.
The Library subscription includes:

• The Historical New York Times (1851-2004)
• Black Newspapers from eight major cities (Cleveland, Chicago, Houston, Detroit, Washington D.C., Norfolk, New York and Los Angeles) including the Muslim Chronicle also from Chicago. These are archived from varying starting dates from the 1990’s to current.
• ProQuest National Newspapers Premier carries full-text newspapers from 44 major cities and the Christian Science Monitor with varying starting dates beginning from the 1980’s to current.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers™ provides easy access to the past. Researchers can search 21 different article types to find exactly what they are looking for, including: News, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Obituaries, Birth & Marriage Announcements, Stock Photos, Advertisements, and more.
The database is user-friendly with basic and advance search options and a browse topics feature that is an extensive keyword subject list. For assistance with any of the library’s subscription databases please ask a librarian.