Search newspaper titles and pamphlets from the collection of Reverend Charles Burney. Coverage includes seventeenth and eighteenth-century British political history, economics and business, literature, advertising, theatre, the press, and more.
To find the cabinet number of the microfilm titles below, search the Davidson Library Catalog.
All titles are in English unless otherwise indicated.
To find the cabinet number of the microfilm titles below, search the Davidson Library Catalog.
Some of our most popular titles are linked directly below, and see how to access even more on our Current Newspapers guide.
Magazines focus on colonial life and the growing tensions between colonists and their oversea rulers leading up to the American Revolution and coverage moves into the 20th Century covering a variety of topics including art, commerce, education, health and medicine, military history, and politics.
Part of Gale Primary Sources
Includes full-text coverage of US newspapers listed below, with the earliest starting in the late 19th century and many continuing through the 20th century.
Davidson has purchased perpetual access to:
The Atlanta Constitution (1868-1945)
Atlanta Daily World (1931-2010)
The Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988)
Chicago Defender (1909-2010)
Chinese Newspapers Collection (1832 - 1953)
Cleveland Call and Post (1934-1991)
Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005)
New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993)
The New York Times with Index (1851-2020)
Norfolk Journal and Guide (1916-2010)
Philadelphia Tribune (1912-2001)
Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002)
The Wall Street Journal (1889-2013)
The Washington Post (1877-2008)
To find the cabinet number of the microfilm titles below, search the Davidson Library Catalog.
Looking for newspapers other than the ones that we have at Davidson? You may be able to borrow microfilm copies of newspapers on interlibrary loan. Try the following to identify and request newspapers.
Step 1:
Find a newspaper or newspaper published in a particular place and/or time period
If you already know the title of the newspaper, please go directly to step 2.
Consult one of the following bibliographies or catalogs to identify newspapers published in a particular time period, country, city, state, or region:
U.S. newspapers
Foreign newspapers
Step 1:
Find a newspaper or newspaper published in a particular place and/or time period
If you already know the title of the newspaper, please go directly to step 2.
Consult one of the following bibliographies or catalogs to identify newspapers published in a particular time period, country, city, state, or region:
U.S. newspapers
Foreign newspapers
Step 2:
Search the Davidson Library Catalog to find a microform record and submit an interlibrary loan request
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