LibGuides: HIST 251: The Modern City and "A People's History of Charleston": Newspapers and Periodicals

Local Newspapers

Charleston Museum Illustrated Newspaper Collection
These images are from the collection of illustrated newspapers, primarily Harper’s Weekly and Frank Leslie’s, housed in the archives at the Charleston Museum.
Charleston Naval Shipyard Newsletters
Newspaper printed for the civilian employees of the Charleston Naval Shipyard. This collection includes 20 volumes spanning the years 1943-1962.

Access World News Research Collection
Current and archived information from thousands of local, regional, national, and international news sources including newspaper titles, newswires, web editions, videos, broadcast transcripts, business journals, periodicals, government documents, and other publications. Also Included in this collection are Ethnic, African American, Military, Government & Defense, South Carolina news sources image editions of The Post and Courier and The State.
Confederate Newspapers: A Collection from Florida/Georgia/Tennessee/Virginia And Alabama
A collection of newspaper articles from Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and Alabama, ranging from 1861-1865.
Post and Courier Collection with Historical Archive
Coverage for the Post and Courier: 1873 to present from NewsBank's Access World News.
Southern Courier
A weekly newspaper covering Civil Rights in the South 1965-68.
State (Columbia, SC)
Coverage for The State (Columbia, SC): 1987-present from NewsBank's Access World News.

America's Historical Newspapers
Web-based archive of Americana that features images and full-text content from many historical newspapers.
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection
Provides digital access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912, covering advertising, health, women's issues, science, the history of slavery, industry and professions, religious issues, culture and the arts, and more.
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998
Online access to approximately 270 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience.
Chronicling America
Chronicling America provides access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages, and is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). NDNP, a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC), is a long-term effort to develop an Internet-based, searchable database of U.S. newspapers with descriptive information and select digitization of historic pages.
Early American Newspapers
Search or browse early American newspapers including titles from all 50 present states.

New York Times (Historical: 1851-2020)
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1851-2020

Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
Contains digital facsimile images of both full pages and clipped articles for hundreds of primary source 19th century U.S. newspapers.
Pennsylvania Newspaper Record: Delaware County
This database documents the move to industrialization from a predominantly agrarian culture established by Quaker farmers in the 18th century.
Service Newspapers of World War II
This digital resource reveals the story of war as told by the newspapers that brought information, entertainment and camaraderie to the forces at home and overseas. Explore over 300 titles from key nations across the globe that took part in the world-changing conflict.

Newspaper Source Plus
Database includes full-text newspapers and articles, as well as television and radio news transcripts. Provides daily news updates from popular sources.