Newspaper Databases

In-Library Use Only

Civil War Newspapers

A collection of historical newspapers containing extensive local and national coverage of American culture, politics, and society from the Antebellum through Reconstruction periods.

Newspapers.com

CALS provides access to digital copies of the Arkansas Gazette (starting in 1819) and the Arkansas Democrat (starting in 1878) to 1923 on Newspapers.com.

At Home Use

NewspaperARCHIVE

NewspaperARCHIVE is the world’s best resource for historical and genealogical information. Our unique archive spans more than 400 years of family history, small-town events, world news, and more. Archived newspaper access is only for Arkansas newspapers.

Library of Congress Chronicling America 

Search America’s historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.