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Archives of newspapers are held in many libraries, either in the original format, on microfilm or other physical formats. Digital archives of newspapers, some searchable via the internet, also now exist. The following is a list of archives that specialise in or have notable collections of newspapers.
List of archives
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2024) |
Archive | Organisation | Geographic scope | Temporal scope | Format | Notes |
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Archivo General de la Nación de República Dominicana | Agency of the Government of the Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | ? to present | ? | Part of Ministry of Culture (Dominican Republic) until 2008. |
BAnQ numérique | Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec | Quebec | ? | Online | |
British Newspaper Archive | A collaboration between the British Library and Brightsolid | United Kingdom and Ireland | 17th century onwards | Physical and online | |
California Digital Newspaper Collection | Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research (CBSR) at the University of California Riverside | California | 1840s onwards | Online | |
Chronicling America | A partnership between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities. | United States and territories | 1690–1963 | Online | Part of the National Digital Newspaper Program |
Delpher | Royal Library of the Netherlands | Netherlands | 1618–2005 | Online | |
e-newspaperarchives.ch | Swiss National Library | Switzerland | 1692–present | Online | |
Illinois Newspaper Project | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Illinois | 1840s onwards | Microfilm and digital | |
Irish Newspaper Archives | Irish Newspaper Archives | Ireland | 1738 onwards | Online | |
Google News Archive | Worldwide | ? | Online | Purchased PaperofRecord.com in 2006 | |
Korean Newspaper Archive | National Library of Korea | Korea | 1883–1960s | Physical and online | |
National Digital Newspaper Program | Partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress | United States | 1836–1922 | Online | Companion to the United States Newspaper Program |
NewspaperArchive | Heritage Microfilm, Inc. | Worldwide (18 countries and territories available as of 2015) | 18th century onwards | Online, microfilm | Claims to be the world's largest archive of newspapers |
NewspaperSG | National Library Board and Singapore Press Holdings | Singapore | 19th century onwards | Online | |
Newspapers.com | Ancestry.com | Worldwide (10 countries available as of 2024) | 1607 onwards | Online | |
PaperofRecord.com | Cold North Wind, Inc. | Worldwide (14 countries listed on website) | 18th century onwards | Online | Sold to Google in 2006 |
Papers Past | National Library of New Zealand | New Zealand | ? | Online | |
Scriptorium | Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne | Switzerland (specifically Vaud) | ? | Online | |
Trove | National Library of Australia | Australia | 1803–1957 (The Canberra Times 1926–1995) | Online | Digital copies of the National Library of Australia's microfilm archives |
IPD Tamil 24×7 - (Tamil Daily Digital News Publisher) | IP Digital Tamil Media 24×7 Media Pvt Ltd - registered under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 | India | April 2020 onwards | Online | Digitally Acknowledged by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) Digital Division. |
United States Newspaper Program | Partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress | United States and territories | ? to present | Microfilm |