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America's Historical Newspapers from Readex This link opens in a new window
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Provides searchable full-text of American newspapers published between 1690 and 1922.
Available here: Series 1: 1690-1876 and Series 3: 1829-1922.
American Periodicals from ProQuest This link opens in a new window
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Searches digitized images/text of American periodicals from 1740 to 1940. Coverage varies by title.
From the Center for Research Libraries. Full description here. Highlights:
  –  89 journals published between 1740 and 1800
  –  Many titles from the first half of the 19th century (including more than 20 women's magazines)
  –  118 periodicals published during the Civil War (1861-1865) and Reconstruction (1865-1877) eras
  –  Trade magazines from the 19th and early 20th centuries
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers from Wisconsin Newspaper Association This link opens in a new window
Covers more than 250 Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago, and 13 historical Wisconsin newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s; each newspaper is available cover to cover in a searchable PDF format.

Independent Voices from Reveal Digital
Digital collection of alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals published during the latter half of the 20th century.

News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive from ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Digital access to the archival runs of 15 major 20th/21st-century consumer magazines covering such fields as the history of politics, current events, public policy, and international relations.
Current News Sources in ProQuest from ProQuest This link opens in a new window
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Covers 2000 state, regional, national and international news sources. Full text.
Includes: Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, New York Times, Star Tribune, Times of London, Wall Street Journal, Wisconsin State Journal. 1984 -
US Midwest Newsstream from ProQuest This link opens in a new window
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Includes newspapers, wires, a few trade journals, blogs, podcasts and more from approximately 145 current and 80 older publications.
US Newsstream from ProQuest This link opens in a new window
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Full-text of 1,300+ newspapers, news websites, and blogs worldwide. 1984-present.