A collection of historic newspapers from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century.

Collections in this community

  • Eighteenth-Century Newspapers

    A selection of digitized eighteenth-century newspapers from the historic newspaper collection at the Bentley Rare Book Museum.
  • Nineteenth-Century Newspapers

    A selection of digitized newspapers from the historic newspaper collection at the Bentley Rare Book Museum.

Recent Submissions

  • Freewill Baptist Missionary 

    Freewill Baptist Foreign Mission Society (Freewill Baptist Foreign Mission Society, 1843-09)
    An issue of the Freewill Baptist Missionary from September 1843.
  • Frederick Douglass' Paper 

    Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass, 2019-06-12)
    In 1847, Frederick Douglass founded the abolitionist newspaper entitled "The North Star" in Rochester, NY. " In 1851, "The North Star" merged with The Liberty Paper Party in Syracuse, NY, and its name changed to "Frederick ...
  • The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser 

    Unknown author (John Dunlap and David C. Claypoole, 1788-07-14)
    An issue of the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser from July 14, 1788.
  • Independent Gazetteer, October 8, 1782 

    Independent Gazetteer (Independent Gazetteer, 2018-10-26)
    An issue of the Independent Gazetteer from October 8, 1782.
  • Independent Gazetteer, October 1, 1782 

    Independent Gazetteer (Independent Gazetteer, 2018-01-24)
    An issue of the Independent Gazetteer from October 1, 1782.
  • Independent Gazetteer, December 14, 1782 

    Independent Gazetteer (Independent Gazetteer, 2018-01-24)
    An issue of the Independent Gazetteer from December 14, 1782.
  • Independent Gazetteer, December 7, 1782 

    Independent Gazetteer (Independent Gazetteer, 2018-01-24)
    This item is an issue of the Independent Gazetteer from December 7, 1782
  • Independent Gazetteer, December 10, 1782 

    Independent Gazetteer (Independent Gazeteer, 2018-01-24)
    This item is an issue of the Independent Gazetteer from December 10, 1782.