Comprehensive coverage back to 1987 is available for one of America's most respected newspapers through ProQuest.  Articles are available in the ASCII format from 1987-present.  Through a complementary database, ProQuest Historical Newspapers, you can get complete page images of The Washington Post from the first issue in 1877 through 1991.

The Washington Post is well known not only for in-depth news and analysis of American politics but also insightful coverage of national and international trends and events.

Each issue of every newspaper is indexed thoroughly, so researchers can easily access not only top news stories but also detailed information on the arts, sports, business, and popular culture.  Even such items as editorials, editorial cartoons, obituaries, and letters to the editor from well-known people are indexed.  For each article cited in the database, an abstract helps the researcher know if the complete text will meet his or her needs.

Accessing The Washington Post

This database is available on the Web through ProQuest®, a premier information access and retrieval system.  With basic and advanced searching, it is suitable for everyone, from novice researchers to experienced information professionals.  Natural language searching, SmartSearch and the Topic Guide are just a few of the features that help users find the exact information they need, quickly and easily.

The ProQuest interface offers additional features for a user-friendly and precise searching experience:

• Narrow searches by date, multiple fields and document types
• Spell check
• Abstracts for every newspaper article
• The interface is available in 17 different languages
• Translate articles on demand
• Open URL Compliant

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