Database of the Month: Times & Tribune Historical Newspapers

For February, the databases of the month are the Chicago Tribune and New York Times Historical Newspapers from ProQuest.  Both of these historical newspapers contain rich content over an extended period of time, highlighting some of the best journalistic reporting in the United States.

Content for the Chicago Tribune Historical covers the years 1849-1992 and features regular news articles in addition to obituaries, letters to the Editor, wedding announcements, death notices, advertisements and more.  The New York Times Historical covers the years 1851-2012 and features news articles plus editorials. letters to the Editor, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, stock photos, advertisements, and more.

Since they are provided by the same company, the search interface allows you to search them at the same time or individually depending on your needs.  The Advanced Search features provides the ability to search specific dates, columns, and the database will thread articles across multiple pages together in one view.  Both publications contain a breath and depth of content for today's students.

Find the Chicago Tribune Historical and the New York Times Historical on the library's Databases: Find Articles page.

Access to library databases is limited to the current students, staff, and faculty of Monmouth College.