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FYW: Social History of Technology: Newspapers
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The Furman Libraries subscribe to several databases that include hundreds of news sources. We've curated this guide with titles we think will be most helpful to you. If you do not see the title you are looking for, please either contact us or try searching one of the databases below that covers a wide range of different news sources (the one you're looking for may be included).
- 19th Century US NewspapersAs a new American nation emerged in the 1800s, the first draft of history was written by those who experienced it and recorded it in newspaper pages from coast to coast. Provides digital images of both full pages and clipped articles for hundreds of 19th century U.S. newspapers.
- Archival Films & Newsreels CollectionsThroughout modern history, cameras have recorded public events, wars, cultural phenomena, and government programs. This collection is a treasure trove of archival and historical films from multiple sources.
- Black Historical Newspapers (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)Search across multiple Black Historical Newspapers: The Baltimore Afro-American, Atlanta Daily World, Chicago Defender, Cleveland Call & Post, Los Angeles Sentinel, Michigan Chronicle, New York Amsterdam News, Norfolk Journal & Guide, The Philadelphia Tribune, Pittsburgh Courier
- New York Times Historical Full Image from 1851Searchable full image of every page of the New York Daily Times and New York Times including all advertisements.
- Nexis UniNexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
- ProQuest Historical NewspapersSimultaneously search more than fifty major historical American and Canadian newspapers, including the largest circulating African-American newspapers.
- New York TimesUsing this link will take you to a page where you can either create a new New York Times (NYT) account or sign in to a previously-created account. You may use your Furman or personal email address; if you have previously created a personal account, you can verify it for free access through Furman via this link.
If you've already completed this setup step, simply go directly to nytimes.com to start reading. Depending on your browser configuration, or if you're using a different computer, you may need to sign in using the link at the top right.
National News
- American Newsreels in VideoAmerican Newsreels in Video is comprised of news footage covering the years leading up to and during the Second World War. United Newsreel provides more than 35 hours of the American weekly newsreel produced by the U.S. Office of War Information from 1942 to 1946, complete with transcripts, while the Universal Newsreel provides more than 200 hours of content with full transcripts from Universal Studios’ biweekly series that ran from 1929 to 1946.
- Archival Films & Newsreels CollectionsThroughout modern history, cameras have recorded public events, wars, cultural phenomena, and government programs. This collection is a treasure trove of archival and historical films from multiple sources.
- New York TimesUsing this link will take you to a page where you can either create a new New York Times (NYT) account or sign in to a previously-created account. You may use your Furman or personal email address; if you have previously created a personal account, you can verify it for free access through Furman via this link.
If you've already completed this setup step, simply go directly to nytimes.com to start reading. Depending on your browser configuration, or if you're using a different computer, you may need to sign in using the link at the top right. - America’s Historical NewspapersProvides access to early American newspapers from 1690 to1922. Offers over 2000 searchable historical American newspapers. Focuses largely on the 18th and early 19th century newspapers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Also includes African American newspapers from 1827 to 1998.
- Nexis UniNexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
- Time Magazine ArchiveIntended to be read in under an hour, each issue of Time contains reports of national and international current events, politics, sports, and entertainment. Capturing the relevant news for a given week, the magazine remains an important resource for researchers studying just about any aspect of 20th-Century history and life. Time Magazine Archive includes the first issue, published in March 1923, through December 2000.
- Wall Street Journal HistoricalSearchable full image of every page of the Wall Street Journal including all advertisements. Coverage begins with 1889 and continues to an 8-year moving wall.
- Washington Post HistoricalSearchable full image of every page of the Washington Post including all advertisements. Coverage begins with 1877 and continues to a 7-year moving wall.
The following databases contain transcript for many broadcast television new shows.
- News (Gale OneFile)Choose Publication Type: Transcript in the "by document type" box.
- Newspaper Source PlusContains transcripts for TV news stations including CNN, PBS, FOX, MSNBC, CBS, CBC, and ABC. Choose "Transcript" from either "Document Type" box or the "Publication Type" box in the lower right of the search screen.
- Nexis UniSelect "Search by Subject or Topic" on the right above search box. Then select "Broadcast Transcripts."
Covers broadcasts from 2007 to current. 34 unique stations with no network local affiliates.
- Broadcasts: Access World NewsCoverage varies from 2004-current including some local affiliate stations. Some local affiliate stations cease transcripts after a few years.
- Sixty Minutes: 1997-2014The 60 MINUTES: 1997–2014 collection provides 350 hours of video from 17 years of broadcasts. Each news segment within the collection serves as a standalone short documentary on a specific news topic.