U.S. News Archives on the Web

Papers in states from Alabama to the District of Columbia

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These pages provide links to United States news archives available on the Web.


These pages are maintained by volunteers of the Special Libraries Association News Division.
We are looking for a new volunteer to maintain these pages. If you are interested, please contact Alice Pepper

Send additions or corrections to this page to Alice Pepper. If you're suggesting an archive, please include the URL of the newspaper, the URL of the archive, and pricing information.

Partially updated: 08/19/08


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State City Paper Archive Site Dates Cost
Alabama Anniston Anniston Star Archives 2001- Searching is available to all for free, but only registered subscribers can retrieve articles
  Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle Search 7/22/2002- can search by keyword, author, and date
Alaska Anchorage Anchorage Daily News Archives 1985- $2.95 per article with special pricing options for multiple article purchases.
  Fairbanks Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Archives past two weeks browse by issue date or search
  Haines Petroleum News Archives unknown free registration is required to access the free archives
Arizona Tucson Arizona Daily Star Archives are available through the site's search box 1990- $2.95 per article with options available for purchasing multiple articles
  Imperial Valley Imperial Valley Press Archives 2001- free.
 Arkansas Fort Smith Southwest Times Record Search 2000- free.
  Little Rock Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Archives 1984- $1.95 per article
California Davis Davis Enterprise News Archive 2/16/1997- Date or keyword search; free.
  Frazier Park Mountain Enterprise Archives 12/2006- searching is available to all, but only subscribers can access the articles
  Hollywood Hollywood Reporter Archives 1991- searching is available to all, but only subscribers can access the articles
  Long Beach Press-Telegram NewsLibrary 1990- $2.95 per article with options available for multiple article purchases
  Los Angeles Los Angeles Daily News Archives via NewsLibrary 10/1985- $2.95 per article
    Los Angeles Times Archives 1/1985- stories published in the last seven days are available free through the site's search engine; $2.50 per story with other options available
    La Opinion Archives 2000- In Spanish.
  Modesto Modesto Bee Archives 1989- articles published in the last seven days are free; $3.95 per article with special pricing for purchasing multiple articles
  Ojai Valley Ojai Valley News Internet Backissues 12/2001- Articles from 2001 to 2003 are free. News published since 2004 is only available to subscribers.
  Orange County Orange County Register Archives 1987- $1.95 per article.
  Palo Alto Daily Republican Archive Search   free.
  Riverside Press-Enterprise Archives 9/28/1992 $2.95 per article
  Sacramento Sacramento Bee Search 1/1/1984 Some articles published in the last seven to thirty days are available free through one of the site's search engines; $2.95 per article with options available for multiple article purchases
  San Diego San Diego Source Search 1/1995?- free.
  San Diego San Diego Union-Tribune Archives 1/1/2000- free to subscribers, others pay $1.95 per article.
  San Francisco San Francisco Chronicle Search 1995- free.
  San Jose San Jose Mercury News Archives 1985- $2.95 per article with other pricing options.
  San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo Tribune Search 1985- articles from the past seven days are free; browse by day and section; $2.95 per article older than seven days
  Santa Rosa Albion Monitor Archives (direct link) 1995- $9.95 year subscription
  Santa Rosa Santa Rosa Press Democrat Archives 8/29/1994- free.
  "Southern" Daily Bulletin Online Search 5/1/1998- $2.95 to retrieve some articles, some articles published in the last two weeks are free, pricing options are available for multiple article purchases; covers Chino, Chino Hills, Claremont, Diamond Bar, Fontana, LaVerne, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, San Dimas and Upland
  Vacaville Vacaville Reporter Archive 1/1/1998- $2.95 to retrieve some articles, some articles published in the last two weeks are free, pricing options are available for multiple article purchases
  Ventura Ventura County Star Search box, lower right. two months free.
  Walnut Creek Contra Costa Times Archives 1985- $2.95 per article with multiple-article pricing options available, articles published within the last seven days are available through the site's search engine for free
Colorado Boulder Daily Camera Search 1994- articles published within the last two months are free and can be found through the site's search engine, older articles are $2.95 per article
  Colorado Springs Gazette Archives 1995- $1.95 per article, etc.
  Denver Rocky Mountain News Archive 1989- $2.95 per article with other options available for multiple purchases
Connecticut Danbury News-Times Archive 11/1995- Access requires a subscription. Prices and options are available on the site.
  Hartford Hartford Courant NewsLibrary 1991- $1.95 M-F 6 am-6 pm (EST); other times $.75
  Meriden Record-Journal Archives 1997- free.
Delaware Dover Delaware State News Archives 2000- 14 day search and older archives
  Wilmington The News Journal Archives 1999- 7 day archive and site search, $2.95 per article with other options
District of Columbia Washington Washington Post Archives 1877- $2.95 per article
  Washington Washington Times Archives 1990- last seven days' articles are free, older articles are $2.95 per article


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This page was initially compiled by Margot Williams, The Washington Post, with George Washington University Journalism 190 students and Christian Bourge.


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These pages provide links to United States news archives available on the Web.

Send additions or corrections to this page to Alice Pepper. If you're suggesting an archive, please include the URL of the newspaper, the URL of the archive, and pricing information.

Please note that our Web team cannot assist with research requests. Other Sources has some helpful hints for tracking down news articles.


Partially updated: 08/19/08