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  Suzzallo Library, Ground floor
  Box 352900
  University of Washington
  Seattle, WA 98195-2900
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News Research / Article Databases: Finding News Articles

U.S. News Sources	Global News Sources
Access World News Full-text, 1980s to present. Newspapers published around the world.	17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers Full-text, Largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media.
African American Newspapers Full-text of seven 19th century newspapers.	Access World News Full-text, 1980s to present. Newspapers published around the world.
Alt-Press Watch Full-text alternative and independent press sources.	Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Index to FBIS Daily Reports, 1975 to 1996.
Chicago Defender Full-text, 1905-1975 For issues published after 1975, see Microfilm A4066 For Issues published after 1999, see Ethnic NewsWatch	LexisNexis Mostly full-text, early 1980s to present. Includes newspapers, transcripts, wire services, and more.
Early American Newspapers Series II Full-text, 1758-1900.	Library Press Display Online facsimiles of newspapers published around the world. 60-day back issue access, 5 concurrent users.
Ethnic Newswatch Full-text ethnic, minority, and native publications.	Times (of London) Full-text, 1785-1985.
Factiva Provides full text access to all editions of Dow Jones publications, including the Wall Street Journal.	ProQuest Newspapers Mostly full-text, mid 1980s to present. Washington State, national, and international newspapers.
LexisNexis Mostly full-text, early 1980s to present. Includes newspapers, transcripts, wire services, and more.	Readex Access UN Covers 1946 to 2003. Citations and some full-text United Nations publications.
Library Press Display Online facsimiles of newspapers published around the world. 60-day back issue access, 3 concurrent users.	World News Connection Full-text, 1994 to present. Continues FBIS.
Los Angeles Times Full-text, 1881-1985. For issues published after 1985, see LexisNexis or ProQuest Newspapers.
Newsbank Retrospective Full-text, 1970-1991. Selected coverage of issues and events in American history.
New York Times Full-text, 1851-2004 For issues published after 2003, see LexisNexis or ProQuest Newspapers.
Pacific Northwest Regional Newspaper & Periodical Index 1850s to present. Some online. For the complete index, go to Special Collections.
Pennsylvania Gazette Full-text from 1728 to 1800.
ProQuest Newspapers Mostly full-text, mid 1980s to present. Washington State, national, and international newspapers. This database will no longer be available after spring quarter 2008. Use Access World News. More info...
Wall Street Journal Full-text, 1889-1989 For issues published after 1989, see ProQuest Newspapers.

Searchable Guide to Newspaper Indexes
Note: The links to the databases within this guide may be broken. We are in the process of updating this database. If a link is broken, you can access the database through the UW Libraries Research Databases web page.