Newspaper Databases
The following databases offer access to a wide range of newspapers across the nation and the world.
- Legend:
— full text available.
— restricted to UND students, faculty, & staff.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Ethnic, minority and native press. Full-text newspapers, magazines and journals.
Grand Forks Herald Index
Index of articles in the Grand Forks Herald. Note: this does not offer the full text of the articles. However, once you have found an article, you can get a copy from the Grand Forks Herald microfilm archive on the first floor of the library.
Historic American Newspapers
Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1860-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
Historical New York Times
Coverage: every page of every issue since 1851 — current until last 3 years. Including news stories, editorials, photographs, maps, graphics, and advertisements. A new year’s worth of content is added annually. For coverage of the last three years, use the New York Times (1980-Current).
New York Times (1980-Current)
Offers full text of New York Times articles from 1980 to the current issue. For older New York Times articles, see Historical New York Times.
News Library
Indexes newspapers throughout the country, including the Grand Forks Herald and Bismarck Tribune. Site offers articles for purchase; in most cases, the same articles can be had for free in the Chester Fritz Library's archives.
In addition, the library maintains a copy of Palmer’s Index to the Times, a CD-ROM-based index of the London Times covering 1790-1905. Inquire at the Reference Desk for access.
In-Library Newspapers
Current issues of national, international and North Dakota newspapers are located on the 1st floor, around the corner from the photocopiers (see map).
| Newspaper | Dates Available |
|---|---|
| Bismarck Tribune | Replaced by microfilm, 1873 to date |
| Burke County Tribune | Latest Month |
| Chicago Tribune | Microfilm, 1849-1920 |
| Christian Science Monitor | Microfilm, 1967-Aug.,1994 |
| Bottineau Courant | Latest Month |
| Fargo Forum | Replaced by microfilm, 1879 to date |
| Farmer's Independent | Latest Month |
| Grand Forks American | Microfilm, 1918-1920 |
| Grand Forks Herald | Replaced by microfilm, 1879 to date |
| Grand Forks Plaindealer | Microfilm, 1890-1905 |
| Hillsboro Banner | Latest Month |
| Indian Country Today | Online |
| Lakota Times | Fiche, 1987-1990 |
| Macroview | Latest Month |
| Minot Daily News | Replaced by microfilm, 1851 to date |
| Mountrail County Promoter | Latest Month |
| New York Times | Current 3 months; microfilm, Sep-Dec 1851 to Dec 2008; online |
| Oakes Times | Latest Month |
| El Pais | Latest Month |
| People's Daily | Latest Month |
| Red & Green: Minot | Latest Month |
| St. Paul Pioneer Press | Microfilm, 1849-1900 |
| Spectrum: NDSU | Latest Month |
| Star Tribune: Minneapolis | Replaced by microfilm, 1956 to date |
| Steele County Press | Latest Month |
| Sunday Times: London | Microfilm, 1972 to Dec 1997 |
| Times: London | Microfilm, 1785 to date |
| Traill County Tribune | Latest Month |
| USA Today | Current 2 months |
| Valley News and Views | Latest Month |
| Wall Street Journal | Current 3 Months; microfilm Jul 1889 to Jun 2008; online |
| Washington Post | Microfilm, 1973 to date |
| Winnipeg Free Press | Microfilm, 1874 to date |