The Microform & Newspaper Collections houses the UW Libraries newspaper collection and has other indexes available.

Search the Searchable Guide to Newspaper Indexes by title of newspaper or by geographic region to see which print and electronic newspaper indexes are held in the Suzzallo/Allen Libraries.

News Indexes in Print

Alternative Press Index

Indexes radical, labor, feminist, and socialist papers published in the United States. It also includes several international publications.

Suzzallo Reference

AI3 .A48

London Times

Index to articles printed in the London Times from 1785 to 1786 and 1790 to the present.

Suzzallo Reference Index/Abstract

New York Times index

Index to articles printed in the New York Times from 1913 to 1946 and 1948 to the present.

Suzzallo Reference Index/Abstract

AI21 .N44

Search the Searchable Guide to Newspaper Indexes by title of newspaper or by geographic region to see other print newspaper indexes held in the Suzzallo/Allen Libraries.

Electronic News Indexes

African American Newspapers : The 19th Century - UW Seattle Campus Only

Full-text of 7 African American newspapers from the 19th century including Freedom's Journal and the National Era.

Ethnic NewsWatch - UW Restricted

Contains a large collection (over 170 titles) of ethnic, minority and native publications currently published in the United States. Selected international publications have recently been added as well. Searched by keyword, title, byline, ethnic group and other fields for full text articles which can then be printed out or downloaded. The database goes back to 1991, contains over 300,00 articles and is updated monthly. The web site can be searched in either English or Spanish. Articles originally published in Spanish are not translated. All other material is in English.

Historical Index to the New York Times - UW Restricted

Index to articles published in the New York Times between 1863-1922. Later years will be added in the future.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - UW Restricted

Contains hundreds of national and international news sources, including some files in Spanish, French, German and Italian. Most files are searchable in their entirety, some going back to the early 1980's and most updated daily.

National Newspapers - UW Restricted

Indexing and partial full text of 9 U.S. newspapers, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Coverage varies by newspaper.

Newsbank Infoweb - UW Restricted

• Readex Access UN (1966-1999): Provides access several thousand full-text current and retrospective United Nations documents and publications, as well as more than 265,000 citations.
• Global Newsbank (1996-Current): This fulltext database provides news stories originating from countries around the world. Newspaper articles, radio and television news broadcasts and wire service reports covering political, economic and social news are selected. All texts are in English.
• Newsbank Newsfile (1991-Current): This comprehensive, full-text news resource consists of more than 500 regional, national and international newspapers and wire services.
• Newsbank Retrospective (1970-1991): This full-text newspaper information resource covers issues and events from contemporary American history.

Official Index to the Times - UW Restricted

Index to articles published in the Times of London between 1906-1980.

Pennsylvania Gazette - UW Seattle Campus Only

Full-text of the Pennsylvania Gazette from 1728-1800.

Washington State Newsstand - UW Restricted

Indexing and partial full text of six Washington State newspapers, with various full text backfile depths:

• Puget Sound Business Journal, 1985-
• Seattle Post Intelligencer, 1995-
• Seattle Times, December 1988-
• Spokane Spokesman Review, 1995-
• Tacoma News Tribune, 1995-
• Vancouver Columbian, 1995-.

Selected business coverage may extend back further than indicated above.

Visit the Microform & Newspaper Collections list of Electronic News Indexes for links to other news indexes.

For reference help, contact Jessica Albano at jalbano@u.washington.edu
Last modified: Thursday September 20, 2001