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Newspapers live only in the present tense and, as a consequence, give the time traveller an unparalleled sense of what the world was like - the prejudices, the habits, manners and preoccupations seen through a fixed prism.
—Richard Eyre, Saturday Guardian, March 11, 2007

ProQuest Historical Newspapers™ Booklist's 2007 "Top of the List" reference source is the definitive digital archive, offering more than three centuries (1764-2008) and over 25 million digitized pages of U.S. and international news. Experience first-hand accounts and opinions that bring history to life.

With access to front pages, articles, editorials, photos, advertisements, wedding and engagement announcements, cartoons, birth and death announcements, reviews, and more, readers can peek into the daily lives of ordinary people, as well as witness major events.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers features the following titles:

• The Arizona Republican—1890-1922
• The Atlanta Constitution—1868-1945
• The Baltimore Sun—1837-1986
• The Boston Globe—1872-1979
• Chicago Tribune—1849-1988
• The Christian Science Monitor—1908-1998
• Cincinnati Enquirer—1841-1922
• Detroit Free Press—1831-1922
• Hartford Courant—1764-1986
• Indianapolis Star—1903-1922
• Los Angeles Times—1881-1988
• Louisville Courier Journal—1830-1922 New!
• Nashville Tennessean—1812-1922
• The New York Times (1851-2008) with Index (1851-1993)
• New York Tribune—1841-1922
• New York Tribune / Herald Tribune—1841-1962 New!
• Newsday—1940-1984
• San Francisco Chronicle—1865-1922
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch—1874-1922
• The Wall Street Journal—1889-1994
• Washington Post—1877-1995

International ProQuest Historical Newspaper titles:

• The Guardian & The Observer—1791-2003
• Irish Times & Weekly Irish Times—1859-2009
• Jerusalem Post—1932-1988
• The Scotsman—1817-1950
• The Times of India—1838-2001

The newest additions to the ProQuest Historical Newspapers program are the American Jewish Newspapers, Black Newspapers collection and ProQuest Civil War Era, which are cross-searchable with all titles in the ProQuest Historical Newspapers program.

The American Jewish Newspapers collection provides access to:

• The American Hebrew & Jewish Messenger—1857-1922
• The American Israelite—1854-2000
• The Jewish Advocate—1905-1990
• Jewish Exponent—1887-1990

The Black Newspapers collection provides access to:

• Atlanta Daily World—1931-2003
• Baltimore Afro American—1893-1988
• Chicago Defender—1910-1975
• Cleveland Call & Post—1934-1991
• Los Angeles Sentinel—1934-2005
• New York Amsterdam News—1922-1993
• Norfolk Journal & Guide—1921-2003
• Philadelphia Tribune—1912-2001
• Pittsburgh Courier—1911-2002

ProQuest Civil War Era (1840-1865), a collection of eight newspapers and nearly 2,000 pamphlets, provides comprehensive, day-to-day coverage of one of the most significant periods in American history. ProQuest Civil War Era provides access to:

• Richmond Dispatch, Virginia
• Charleston Mercury, South Carolina
• New Orleans Times Picayune
• Boston Herald
• New York Herald
• Ohio State Journal
• Kentucky Daily Journal
• Memphis Daily Appeal
• Slavery and Anti-Slavery Pamphlets from the Libraries of Salmon P. Chase & John P. Hale
• Civil War Pamphlets 1861-1865

Peek inside the pages of ProQuest Historical Newspapers

• Sign up for the ProQuest Historical Newspapers eNewsletter Retroview: Connecting the Past and the Present with ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
• 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Remember that extraordinary day within the pages of The New York Times, Chicago Defender, and The Guardian.
• The last two centuries witnessed a transportation evolution from the first railroads, to the first automobiles. Newspapers such as The Scotsman and Detroit Free Press expressed the excitement surrounding these important firsts.
• The day the world changed - The fall of the Berlin Wall was covered around the world with headlines such as: “Kohl: We Are One Nation” in The Guardian and “East Germany Opens Frontier to the West” in The New York Times.

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Related Press Releases:

2009

• New Marketing Kit Arms Librarians with Tools for Building Awareness of Historical Resources
• ProQuest Grows Renowned News Program Delivering Vital Historical Context to Users
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Baltimore Sun Added to ProQuest Historical Newspapers
• The Baltimore Sun (1837-1985) Joins ProQuest Historical Newspapers

2008

• ProQuest and Google Partnership Will Unlock Newspaper Content
• The Scotsman Brings Increased Coverage of the British Isles and Wider World to ProQuest Historical Newspapers
• New Titles Significantly Expand American and European Coverage in ProQuest Historical Newspapers
• More Titles Added to ProQuest Historical Newspapers - Black Newspapers
• ProQuest First to Offer Online Access to More than 80 Years of New York Tribune
• The Irish Times and The Weekly Irish Times Added to ProQuest Historical Newspapers

2007

• ProQuest Historical Newspapers Selected as Booklist Editor’s Choice 2007 Top of the List for Reference
• The Guardian and The Observer Added to ProQuest Historical Newspapers