America's Historical Newspapers - 1690-2000

This new online resource allows you to search or browse American newspapers published from 1690 to 2000. You can also view the full text newspaper articles using either a timeline or by a topic search. This database of news information provides eyewitness accounts and pro/con articles of events, issues and daily life in the colonies or during the Revolutionary War, westward expansion, the Civil War, Reconstruction, industrialization, the Progressive Era, World War I, the Great Depression, Vietnam War, World War II, Civil Rights Movement, Cold War, globalization and other eras.

Also included are illustrations, advertisements, classifieds, obituaries, stories about historic people and other articles exactly as they appeared in print.

To access this resource from off campus locations you must be a currently enrolled student or staff member at Southwestern College. You can request a username and password for American's Historical Newspapers by using our Password Request Form at http://www.swccd.edu/~library/Passwordrequest

How to Find Newspapers

The Southwestern College libraries have an outstanding collection of current, recent and historical newspaper which may be avaialble in paper, digital and microfilm formats.

We receive daily print copies of the San Diego Union. Please check our catalog for the location. If you would like access to hundreds of newspapers from around the world please visit our Articles and Databases webpage. This site also includes digital access to the Historical New York Times and Historical Los Angeles Times with issues dating back into the late 1800s (including photographs). Our Internet Resources webpage includes links to newspaper websites on the Internet.


The library provides an excellent research guide "How to Find Newspaper Articles" which provides very helpful information about our U.S. and other newspaper holdings. If you have any questions, please contact our reference desk and speak with a librarian.