History Research Guide:Newspapers

New York Times Index

Available in the Reference section of the Bell Library, call number AI 21 .N45.

The New York Times Index points you to historical newspaper articles that have been preserved on microfilm. Articles from 1851 to the present are FREE to read, 10c per page to photocopy.

For help with the Index or using microfilm, ask at the Reference Desk.

Newspaper articles

Newspapers in Bell Library

Popular Magazines and Newspapers: The Periodicals Department maintains a popular reading section in the library atrium. The most current issues of nearly 200 magazines and newspapers are kept here. We invite you to enjoy these publications in the library and request that you return them to the atrium area when you are finished. 

Newspapers: The Newspaper Shelves are located next to library room 120, the quiet study area. The most current three months of the approximately 50 newspapers to which the library subscribes are kept here. We maintain microform back files of many newspapers and provide electronic access to many others.