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Newspaper Databases
| Ann Arbor News (June 11, 2003-July 23, 2009; January 1, 2016-present) | Full-text beginning June 11, 2003-July 23, 2009, then again starting in January 2016-current. The Ann Arbor News serves Washtenaw County and parts of Livingston, Lenawee and Wayne Counties, Michigan. |
| Chronicling America | Search newspaper pages digitized through the National Digital Newspaper Project for the years 1756-1963 or find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. |
| Detroit Free Press Historical (1831-1999) | Full-text access to articles and full-page images from over 90 years of Detroit newspapers. Articles cover Detroit and Michigan as well as national news from 1831-1999. |
| Detroit News (1999-present) | The Detroit News from 1999, with statewide news coverage. Main coverage areas include Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Livingston counties with bureaus in Dearborn, Plymouth, Birmingham, Mount Clemens, Howell, Lansing and Washington D.C. |
| New York Times Historical (1851-2020) with Index (1851-1993) | Full-text, article and page images provide the historical context for major events throughout American history. |
| New York Times Online (NYTimes.com) | Full-text of America's 'paper of record.' View articles in several formats including whole-page images with photos and headlines. |
| Newspaper Source Plus | Includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. Offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources. Primary full coverage newspapers are The Washington Post and USA Today. |
| Old News | Read newspapers from Ann Arbor's past to learn more about the places around you. Old News includes over 115,000 articles and photos from the Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor Courier, Ann Arbor Argus, and Ann Arbor Argus-Democrat. Read full issues of 19th century newspapers and browse or search articles and photos from the 20th. |
| Signal of Liberty | Ann Arbor's prominent abolitionist newspaper, with issues from 1841-1847 now available online. Browse the articles in the original or search all newspaper items. |
| Wall Street Journal Online (WSJ.com) | Full-text access from 1984-present to the financial newspaper of record. |