America's Historical Newspapers

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Description Focuses on digitized, searchable versions of American newspapers. Initial focus on early colonial period has been extended through the immediate post-World War I era. Collection currently includes more than 1400 titles from 48 states and the District of Columbia (Florida and Mississippi are not represented). Digitization is ongoing, so collection will continue to grow.
Format Full-text
Coverage 1690-1922
Availability Immediate
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Additional Search Aids

Truncation *
Wildcard ?
Thesaurus None
Special Features Search function uses stemming, so enter the root form of a word (ration not rations or rationing).
Additional Search Tips Put phrases in quotation marks. Search function supports Boolean AND, OR, and NOT. Also supports ADJ(x) which finds terms that are within x words of each other and in the same order. Also supports NEAR(x) which finds terms that are within x words of each other and in any order. Text scanning sees the old long s as an f, so in words with an s, substitute the wildcard character ?.
On Campus Access No restrictions
Off Campus Access Off-campus access restricted to WTAMU faculty, staff and students.
Funding Texas A&M University System
Vendor Readex and the American Antiquarian Society
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