List of newspaper archives

Archives of newspapers are held in many libraries, either in the original format, on microfilm or other physical formats. Digital archives of newspapers, some searchable via the internet, also now exist. The following is a list of archives that specialise in or have notable collections of newspapers.

List of archives

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Archive Organisation Geographic scope Temporal scope Format Notes
Archivo General de la Nación de República Dominicana Agency of the Government of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic ? to present ? Part of Ministry of Culture (Dominican Republic) until 2008.
BAnQ numérique Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec Quebec ? Online
British Newspaper Archive A collaboration between the British Library and Brightsolid United Kingdom and Ireland 17th century onwards Physical and online
California Digital Newspaper Collection Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research (CBSR) at the University of California Riverside California 1840s onwards Online
Chronicling America A partnership between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities. United States and territories 1690–1963 Online Part of the National Digital Newspaper Program
Delpher Royal Library of the Netherlands Netherlands 1618–2005 Online
e-newspaperarchives.ch Swiss National Library Switzerland 1692–present Online
Illinois Newspaper Project University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Illinois 1840s onwards Microfilm and digital
Irish Newspaper Archives Irish Newspaper Archives Ireland 1738 onwards Online
Google News Archive Google Worldwide ? Online Purchased PaperofRecord.com in 2006
Korean Newspaper Archive National Library of Korea Korea 1883–1960s Physical and online
National Digital Newspaper Program Partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress United States 1836–1922 Online Companion to the United States Newspaper Program
NewspaperArchive Heritage Microfilm, Inc. Worldwide (18 countries and territories available as of 2015) 18th century onwards Online, microfilm Claims to be the world's largest archive of newspapers
NewspaperSG National Library Board and Singapore Press Holdings Singapore 19th century onwards Online
Newspapers.com Ancestry.com Worldwide (10 countries available as of 2024) 1607 onwards Online
PaperofRecord.com Cold North Wind, Inc. Worldwide (14 countries listed on website) 18th century onwards Online Sold to Google in 2006
Papers Past National Library of New Zealand New Zealand ? Online
Scriptorium Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne Switzerland (specifically Vaud) ? Online
Trove National Library of Australia Australia 1803–1957 (The Canberra Times 1926–1995) Online Digital copies of the National Library of Australia's microfilm archives
United States Newspaper Program Partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress United States and territories ? to present Microfilm

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