Newspapers are an extraordinary primary source. The best place to find early newspapers is Proquest Historical Newspapers. History majors will find most useful the Chicago Tribune and the New York Times, both dating back to around 1850. Contemporary newspapers, general and ethnic, can be found in Proquest's Newsstand and Ethnic NewsWatch databases.
Newspapers are an extraordinary primary source. The best place to find newspapers in the library databases is the Proquest Historical Newspapers. History majors will find most useful the Chicago Tribune and the New York Times, both dating back to around 1850.
To find this resource go to the ProQuest database, and click the icon for Historical Newspapers. You will then get the Historical Newspapers page, and we recommend that you click "Advanced" for advanced search. Under Search Options, you will need to narrow the date to either the precise date, a date range, or to before or after a certain date.
Search for historical articles in the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal.