Newspaper Collection Research Guide
Search The Oregonian index online: 1851-1987
Access to The Oregonian 1987-present
Contents
- Newspaper Databases
- Newspapers in the Library
- Finding Aids: Ways to Locate Old News
- Newspapers and News Sources on the Web
Newspaper Databases
- America's Historical Newspapers 1690-1876
Also known as Early American Newspapers, Series I, 1690-1876. This historical collection contains hundreds of historic newspapers listed in Clarence Brigham's authoritative bibliography and in additional subsequent bibliographies. - American Periodicals Series 1740-1900
This unique and valuable collection contains digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals that originated between 1741-1900, when Andrew Bradford's American Magazine and Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine were launched. Deriving from the acclaimed American Periodicals Series microform collection, APS Online features over 1,100 periodicals spanning nearly 200 years-from colonial times to the advent of American involvement in World War II. Titles range from America's first scientific journal, Medical Repository, to popular magazines like Vanity Fair and Ladies' Home Journal. - Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (Full-text):
Collection of full-text databases that indexes 124 regional, business, and international newspapers, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, and London Times. Lexis-Nexis also includes newspapers in the Spanish, Dutch, French, Italian, and German languages. - NewspaperDirect PressDisplay (Full-text):
Newspapers from around the world in full-color, full-page format. Newspapers are in their original language. The collection currently includes over 230 titles. Just like reading the print edition, you can browse articles and other key content, such as pictures, advertisements, classifieds, and notices. There is a 60-day backfile and the ability to perform keyword searches within any issue. - Newspaper Source - Ebscohost (Full-text):
Provides selected coverage of 143 U.S. and international newspapers, including Christian Science Monitor, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, and San Jose Mercury News. International coverage includes The News (Mexico), The Hong Kong Standard, and much more. - Oregonian -- LexisNexis Academic (Full-text, 1987-present)
Full-text of the Portland Oregonian. The entire text is searchable or searches can be limited to headlines, authors, dates, and/or newspaper sections. Useful for information on all topics, but especially Pacific Northwest issues. - Index to The Oregonian (1851-1987)
Search for your article using the index, then use the microfilm or database to retrieve the article's full-text. - Oregon Index:
Indexes 10 Oregon papers. Current file covering 1995-present; backfile covering 1987-1994. Coverage:- Oregonian, Jan 1988-Dec 1992
- Statesman Journal, Jan 1987-date
- Register-Guard, Jan 1988-date
- Coos Bay World, Jan 1996-Mar 1996
- Corvallis Gazette-Times, 1995-1996
- Daily Astorian (incomplete coverage)
- Klamath Falls Herald and News, Jan-Mar 1996
- LaGrande Observer, 1995-1996
Newspapers in the Library
Current Subscriptions
Newspaper Room
The library receives many newspapers, including major national newspapers, some international newspapers, and many local Oregon newspapers. Subscriptions may include, but are not limited to the following. For an alphabetical listing of all newspapers which the library currently receives, search the OSU Online Catalog, call number "Newspaper".
| Oregon | |
| Argus Observer (Ontario, OR) | Appeal Tribune (Silverton, OR) |
| Baker City Herald (Baker City, OR) | Bulletin (Bend, OR) |
| Burns Times-Herald (Burns, OR) | C G Sentinel (Cottage Grove, OR) |
| Capital Press (Salem, OR) | Chronicle (St. Helen's, OR) |
| Clackamas Co. News (Estacada, OR) | Clatskanie Chief (Clatskanie, OR) |
| Courier (Reedsport, OR) | Curry Coastal Pilot (Brookings, OR) |
| Curry Co. Reporter (Gold Beach, OR) | The Dalles Chronicle (The Dalles, OR) |
| Daily Courier (Grants Pass, OR) | Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR) |
| Dayton Tribune (Dayton, OR) | Democrat Herald (Albany, OR) |
| East Oregonian (Pendleton, OR) | Gazette-Times (Corvallis, OR) |
| Gazette-Times (Heppner, OR) | Graphic (Newberg, OR) |
| Headlight Herald (Tillamook, OR) | Herald and News (Klamath Falls, OR) |
| Hermiston Herald (Hermiston, OR) | Hood River News (Hood River, OR) |
| Independent (Woodburn, OR) | Lebanon Express (Lebanon, OR) |
| Lake Co. Examiner (Lakeview, OR) | Mill City Independent Press (Mill City, OR) |
| Malheur Enterprise (Vale, OR) | News-Register (McMinnville, OR) |
| New Era (Sweet Home, OR) | News Times (Newport, OR) |
| News Review (Roseburg, OR) | Oregon Daily Emerald (Eugene, OR) |
| News-Times (Forest Grove, OR) | Outlook (Gresham, OR) |
| Oregonian (Portland, OR) | Polk Co. Itemizer Observer (Dallas, OR) |
| Pendleton Record (Pendleton, OR) | Record Courier (Baker, OR) |
| Portland Observer (Portland, OR) | Redmond Spokesman (Redmond, OR) |
| Register Guard (Eugene, OR) | Siuslaw News (Florence, OR) |
| The Sandy Post (Sandy, OR) | Spilyay Tymoo (Warm Springs, OR) |
| Skanner (Portland, OR) | Statesman Journal (Salem, OR) |
| Spotlight (Scappose, OR) | The Sun (Sheridan, OR) |
| Stayton Mail (Stayton, OR) | Times (Brownsville, OR) |
| Tri-County News (Junction City, OR) | Wallowa Co. Chieftain (Enterprise, OR) |
| West Lane News (Veneta, OR) | Willamette Week (Portland, OR) |
| National | |
| Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) (exp. Dec. 2006) | Christian Science Monitor (Boston, MA) |
| Denver Post (Denver, CO) | Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI |
| Journal of Commerce (NY, NY) | New York Times (NY, NY) |
| Indian Country Today | Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA) (exp. Dec. 2006) |
| People (Sunnyvale, CA) | San Francisco Chronicle (San Fran., CA) (exp. 10/06/2006) |
| San Francisco Examiner (San Fran., CA) | Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) (exp. 12/31/2006) |
| USA Today (Arlington, VA) (exp. 10/19/2006) | Wall Street Journal (NY, NY) |
| Washington Post (Washington, DC) (exp. 12/31/2006) | |
| International | |
| Al Watan (Kuwait) | Le Monde (France) |
| Akhgar (Iran) | Macroview Weekly (Taiwan) |
| Asian Link (Portland, OR) | Nameh Mardon (Iran) |
| Business Weekly (China) | Nikkei Weekly (Japan) |
| China Daily (China) (exp. Dec. 2006) | People's Daily (Asia) |
| Epoch Times (China) | People's Korea (No. Korea) |
| France Amerique (France) | Portland Chinese Times (China) |
| Israel Today (Israel) | Sing Tao Daily (China) |
| Japan Economic Review (Japan) | Standard (England) |
| The Jerusalem Post (Isreal) (exp. Dec. 2006) | Sunday Times (London, UK) |
| Korea Daily (So. Korea) | Taiwan Journal (Taiwan) |
Newspapers at the Circulation Desk
Daily issues of four newspapers are kept at the Circulation Desk, where they may be checked out for a two-hour loan period with a valid ID card (university ID, driver's license, etc.).
Microfilm and Historical Collections
Historical Newspaper Databases
- America's Historical Newspapers 1690-1876
- American Periodicals Series 1740-1900
- Christian Science Monitor (AN .U5 C5)
Library holdings: 1908-1998
Location: Paper: Newspaper Room (2nd floor); Microfilm: Valley Microforms (3rd floor).
Index: Christian Science Monitor Index (1960-1995 - AN .U5 C5 - 3rd floor near microforms).
Electronic Access: Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (full-text: 1980-present); Newspaper Source (full-text: 1995-present). - New York Times (AN .U5 N7)
Library holdings: 1851-present
Paper: Newspaper Room (2nd floor - Latest issue only at Circulation Desk).
Microfilm: Valley Microforms (3rd floor).
Index:New York Times Index (1851-1912 - AN .U5 N71 and 1913-present - AN .U5 N72 - 3rd floor near microforms);
Electronic Access: Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (full-text: 1980-present); Newspaper Source (index only: 1994-present).
Search the New York Times index online, 1851-present.
New York Times Obituary Index (1858-1978 - CT 213 N47 v.1 and v.2 - 3rd floor near microforms)
Personal Name Index (1851-1974 - CT104 F3 and 1975-present - CT104 F31 - 3rd floor near microforms).
Theater Reviews (1920-1970 - Z6935 N48 1973 - 3rd floor near microforms) - Times (of London) (AN .G7 T49)
Library holdings: 1914-present
Location: Paper: Newspaper Room (2nd floor). Microfilm: Valley Microforms (3rd floor).
Index: The Times Index (1790-present - AN.G7 T495 and AN.G7 T5 - 3rd floor near microforms.).
Electronic Access: Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (full-text:1985-present); Newspaper Source (full-text: 10/2000-present). - Wall Street Journal (HG1 .W2)
Library holdings: 1889-present
Location: Paper: Newspaper Room (2nd floor - Latest issue only at Circulation Desk). Microfilm: Valley Microforms (3rd floor).
Index: Wall Street Journal Index (1958-1994 - HG1 W21 - 3rd floor near microforms).
Electronic Access: Wall Street Journal (ProQuest) (full-text: 1982-present).
Oregon Newspapers
- Corvallis Gazette-Times (AN.U5 C6) See also AN.U5 C592 and AN.U5 C59
Library Holdings: 1921-present
Location: Paper: Newspaper Room (2nd floor -latest issue only at Circulation Desk). Microfilm: Valley Microforms (3rd floor)
Index: Card Catalog Index: 1952-1987 (Valley Microforms, 3rd floor).
Electronic Access: Oregon Index (Index only: 1995-1999)
Gazette-Times Online (archived from 2000-present) - Daily Barometer (LH1 .O7)
Library holdings: 1896 - present
Location: Paper: Newspaper Room (2nd floor). Microfilm: Valley Microforms (3rd floor).
Index: Paper: Daily Barometer Subject Index and Personal Name Index 1896-1980 (electronic access OR books - LH1.O7 pts 1 and 2 - 3rd floor near microforms)
Card Catalog: 1952-1987 (Valley Microforms, 3rd floor).
Electronic Access: Daily Barometer Online (archived from 9/2001-present);Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (full text, 10/1997-present, select "News", then "University News" and change source field to "University Wire", select "Source List", then choose "OSU Daily Barometer".) - Oregonian (AN .U5 O66)
Library holdings: 1866 - present
Location: Paper: Newspaper Room (2nd floor - latest issue only at Circulation Desk). Microfilm: Valley Microforms (3rd floor).
Index: Online from the University of Oregon Libraries, 1851-1987; Card Catalog: 1952-1987 (Valley Microforms, 3rd floor); Oregon Index (1985-1992); Library Association of Portland Newspaper Index.
Electronic Access: Lexis-Nexis Academic (full-text: 1987-present); Newspaper Source (full-text: 1997-present); Oregonian (today's issue) - Register-Guard (AN .U5 E831)
Library holdings: 1968 - present
Location: Paper: Newspaper Room (2nd floor). Microfilm: Valley Microforms (3rd floor).
Index: Oregon Index 1988-2002; Register-Guard Weekly Index.
Electronic Access: Register-Guard Online. - Statesman Journal (AN .U5 O63)
Library holdings: 1888 - present
Location: Paper: Newspaper Room (2nd floor). Microfilm: Valley Microforms (3rd floor).
Index: Oregon Index.
Electronic Access: Statesman Journal Online.
Oregon Newspapers Online
- Everything Oregon OregonLive.com features The Oregonian's output, the Associated Press NewsFlash and SportsFlash feeds, Sports Network content, Oregon high school sports reporting, entertainment calendars, Webcasts, streaming audio, forums, chat rooms, enhanced classifieds and more. OregonLive.com is separate from The Oregonian.
- Oregon.com lists web sites of Oregon newspapers.
- The Oregon Herald News offers online ad-free state, national and world news. Updated hourly.
Other Newspapers on Microfilm
| Oregon | ||
| Benton Bulletin | AN.U5 B37 | 1976 - 1998 |
| Benton County Courier | AN .U5 B4 | Mar. 18, 1915 - May 26, 1924 |
| Benton County Herald | AN U5 B42 | Aug. 4, 1932 - May 18, 1978 |
| Benton County Republican | AN U5 B4 | Oct. 11, 1906 - Mar. 11, 1915 |
| Benton Democrat | AN U5 B414 | May 4, 1871 - Mar. 21, 1874 |
| Benton Independent | AN U5 B45 | Apr. 18, 1924 - Mar. 24, 1932 |
| Corvallis Gazette (weekly) | AN U5 C592 | Apr 22, 1865 - 1920 |
| Corvallis Times | AN U5 C59 | Aug 2, 1893 - Jun 25, 1909 |
| Newport Mercury | AN U5 N761 | 1758 - 1775 |
| Occidental Messenger (Corvallis) | AN U5 W4 | Sep 26, 1857 - Jun 5, 1858 |
| Oregon Free Press | AN U5 O59 | Apr 8 - Dec 16, 1848 |
| Oregon Journal | AN U5 O6 | Mar 11, 1902 - Sep 4, 1982 |
| Oregon Labor Press | HD6500 O726 | 1940 - 1985 |
| Oregon Spectator | F880 O711 | v.1; 1846 - v.8; 1855 |
| Oregon Union | AN U5 O65 | Jul 1897 - Feb 10, 1899 (Mar 12, 1859 - Sept 30,1861 filmed with AN U5 W4) |
| Portland Reporter | AN U5 P8 | Feb 11, 1960 - Oct 1964 |
| Willamette Bridge (Portland) | AN U5 W48 | Jul,20 1968 - Jul 14, 1971 |
| Willamette Valley Observer | AN U5 W5 | Jan 1975 - Jul 21, 1982 |
| Willamette Week | AN U5 W52 | 1974 - June 5, 1999 |
| National | ||
| American Weekly Mercury | AP2 A2 A838 | Dec 22, 1719 - May 22, 1746 |
| Boston Post Boy | AN U5 B642 | Nov 12, 1744 - Apr 17, 1775 |
| Chicago Defender | AN U5 C4 | Apr 2, 1921 - 1980 |
| Daily Journal of Commerce | HF5001 .D27 | 1953 - Apr 16, 1974 |
| Daily Republican | AN U5 B39 | Jan 2 - Feb 19, 1915 |
| Daily Worker | AN U5 W6 | 1919 - July 14, 1968 |
| Daily World | AN U5 D3 | Jul 1968 - Jun 1974 |
| Gales Independent Gazeteer | AN U5 G3 | Nov 1786 - 1797 |
| Hemingford Ledger (Lincoln, NE) | AN U5 H461 | Oct 7, 1915 - Mar 3, 1938 |
| Independent Gazetteer | AN U5 G3 | Nov 22, 1786 - Sept 12, 1797 |
| Maryland Gazette | AN U5 M371 | 1745 - 1789 |
| National Observer (Wash., D.C.) | AN U5 N35 | Feb 1962 - Jul 11, 1977 |
| Newbern (NC) Gazette | AN U5 N741 | 1798 - 1804 (scattered issues) |
| North Carolina Gazette | AN U5 N871 | Nov 1751 - Oct 1759 (lacks many issues) Jun 1768 - Nov 1778 (lacks many issues) |
| North Carolina Mercury | AN U5 N741 | 1799 - 1801 (scattered issues) |
| Pennsylvania Evening Herald & General Advocate | AN U5 P4 | 1785 - Feb 14, 1788 |
| Pennsylvania Evening Post & Daily Advertiser | AN U5 P42 | 1775 - 1779 |
| Pennsylvania Ledger or Philadelphia Market Day advertiser | AN U5 P44 | Nov 11, 1775 - May 23, 1778 |
| Pennsylvania Mercury & Philadelphia Price current | AN U5 P45 | 1786 - 1792 (see AN U5 G3 for 8/20/1784 - 1/20/1786) |
| Philadelphische Zeitung | AN .U5 P481 | 1755 - 1757 |
| Pittsburgh Courier | AN U5 P5 | Mar 25, 1911 - 1912; 1923 - 1973 |
| Triweekly Republican | AN U5 B38 | Jun 21, 1900 - Jun 17, 1910 |
| Vietnam Courier | DS557 A1 V45 | Jun 10, 1964 - Apr 24, 1972 |
| Virginia Gazette | AN U5 V5 | Sep 6, 1736 - Dec 9, 1780 |
| Virginia Journal & Alexandria Advertiser | AN U5 V52 | Feb 5, 1784 - Nov 24,1795 |
| Woodburn Opportunity News | HD1527 O7 O6 | v.1; 1965 - v.4; 1968 |
| The Worker | AN U5 W6 Film | 1919 -Jul 14, 1968 |
| International | ||
| Der Hoch-Deutsche | AN U5 H581 | 1739 - 1745 & 1756 - 1762 |
| Japan (Nippon) Times | AN J3 J29 | Dec 1941 - 1945 |
| Manchester Guardian Weekly | AN G7 M3 | v.66; 1952 - v.155; Dec. 1996 |
| Pravda | AN R8 P7 | 1961 - June 1999 |
Finding Aids: Ways to Locate Old News
- The bibliographic indexes below allow you to identify newspaper articles from specific time periods in papers we own and in papers we do not own. If OSU does not collect a copy of the newspaper you are looking for, and you are an OSU student, faculty, or staff member, you may request a copy of a newspaper article through Interlibrary Loan if a full and accurate citation is provided to the ILL office.
- Antislavery Newspapers and Periodicals (E449 .A621)
Volume two provides an annotated index of letters in the Liberator, Anti-Slavery Record, Human Rights, and the Observer, 1835-1865. - Early American Newspapers, Series I, Online 1690-1876
Also known as America's Historical Newspapers. Series I offers more than 700 historical American newspapers from 23 states and the District of Columbia printed between 1690 and 1876. Focusing largely on the 18th century, Series I is based on Clarence S. Brigham's "History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820" and other authoritative bibliographies. - The University of Oregon Libraries' newspaper collection includes local, national, and international newspapers, both current and historical. This material must be accessed in person at the University of Oregon's Knight Library or through Interlibrary Loan with very specific citation information in order to quickly and easily located a desired article.
- Eugene Newspaper Index: 1855-1870 (AN .U5 E8)
- Library Association of Portland Newspaper Index (AI3 .P78)
Indexes issued in 1980 cover state and local news, ca. 1905-1979, from the Oregon Journal, the Oregonian (with selected indexing from the Portland Telegram [1919-1931] and the Portland Reporter [1960-1964]), and retrospective indexing to 1851 from miscellaneous sources. Indexes issued in 1985- cover the Oregonian, Oregon Journal, Willamette Week, and Business Journal. - Newspaper Indexes: A Location and Subject Guide for Researchers (REF AI3 .M5 1977)
- Oregon Newspapers on Microfilm (REF Z6952 .O7 O71 & REF Z6952 .O7 O71 1989)
- Oregon Spectator (Indexes) 1846-1854 (AI21 .O7)
- Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature (REF AI3 .R4)
Sometimes refers to NY Times articles.
Newspapers and News Sources on the Web
- AJR NewsLink links to online newspapers from the American Journalism Review.
- All the World's Newspapers links to world newspapers from Australia's WebWombat.
- College News Online links to full-text online college newspapers from campuses around the U.S.
- Hawaiian Newspapers Project - A collection of historical Hawaiian newspapers provided by ALU LIKE, Inc., Hale Kuamo`o, and the Bishop Museum.
- NewsDirectory.com - From the Electric Library.
- News & Newspapers Online - From the Walter Clinton Jackson library at UNC-Greensboro.
Many search engines (Google, AltaVista, etc.) provide a "News" section, which may be helpful in locating contemporary news information.
For questions about newspapers, please contact Jane Nichols at 737-7269 or .
