Historical and Regional Newspapers

Historical and Regional Newspapers
with specific emphesis on titles held in Special Collections

NOTE: ALL MICROFILM IS AVAILABLE THROUGH LASR. Materials in Special Collections have limited hours and special regulations for use.

New York State Newspapers

Local historical and contemporary papers, not including newspapers with current subscriptions.

A list of periodicals and newspapers prior to 1800 available at Colgate University Libraries by first available date has been created.

Brookfield Brookfield Courier Case Microfilm: 1878-1935
Earlville Earlville Standard Case Microfilm: 1893-1928 (1929-1940 paper copy in Special Collections; too fragile for use)
Hamilton Chenango Valley News (Hamilton, NY) Case Special Collections: v. 1-7, no. 8 (1989-1995) Democratic Reflector Case Special Collections: 1843-46; 1853-1856 Democratic Republican Case Microfilm: 1863-1868;1871-1884 Case Special Collections: 1863-1877 Hamilton Boy Scouts: Be Prepared Case Special Collections May, 1918 Hamilton Citizen Case Special Collections July 28, 1939 Hamilton Courier Case Special Collections: 1834-1837 Hamilton Eagle Case Special Collections: 1839-1840 Hamilton Gazette Case Special Collections May 23, 1816 (Photocopy)	Hamilton Palladium Case Special Collections 1839-1843 Hamilton Republican Case Special Collections: 1887-1947 Case Microfilm: 1887-1902 Hamilton Sentinel Case Special Collections: 1834 Hamilton Sentinel Case Special Collections: 1890-1894 Hamilton Tribune Case Special Collections: v. 7 no. [9]-v. 192, no. 27 (May 3, 1995-July 3-13, 1999) Democratic Volunteer (Hamilton and Morrisville) Case Special Collections: 1866-1878 Madison County Journal Case Special Collections 1850-1852 Scattered issues Madison Farmer Case Special Collections 1828-1829 Scattered issues
Madison County Madison County Eagle (Cazenovia) Case Special Collections: 1841-1843 Madison County Leader (Morrisville) and Leader Observer (Morrisville) Special Collections: 1891-1947 Case Microfilm: 18 April 1907-Dec. 1946 The Voice of Madison County Case Special Collections v.1, no. 1, 1960- v.1, no. 2, Oct 31, 1960
Morrisville Independent Vounteer/Democratic Volunteer Case Special Collections 1860-1888 Madison County Gazette Case Special Collections July 31, 1817 (Photocopy) Madison Observer (Morrisville) Case Special Collections: 1822-23, 1835
Oneida Indian Nation Oneida Indian Nation : [newsletter] Case Journals: v. 4, no. 4, v. 7, nos. 3-5, 7-8, v. 8, nos. 2-8, nos. 10-11, and special issue (6/96); (Apr. 1993-Dec. 1997)
Poolville Weekly Pioneer (Poolville) Case Special Collections: 1879-1880 photocopies only
Syracuse Syracuse Herald American see Current Subscriptions/Post-Standard (Syracuse) for current paper issues Online: 1998-- available from Online
Waterville Waterville Times Case Microfilm: 1857-1864
Special Collections also has scattered issues of the following local newspapers, most dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries: The Civilian, Common Sense, Democratic Union, Democratic Volunteer, The Midland New Yorker, and The No-License Advocate

Other New York State Historical Newspapers

America's Historical Newspapers (Newsbank/Readex) contains many (though not all) of the microform titles listed below in a digital format plus many other titles
Constitutional Gazette (microfilm, on NY Chronicle reel) Case Microfilm: 1775-1776	New York Journal Case Microfilm: 1766-1776
Harper's Weekly Case Special Collections: v. 1-62 (1857-1916) Online: 1857-1865	New York Mercury Case Microfilm: 1752-1768
Independent Journal Case Microfilm: 1783-1788	New York Tribune Case Microfilm 1859-1870
New York Chronicle Case Microfilm: 1775-1776	New York Weekly Journal Case Microfilm: 1733-1768
New York Evening Post Case Microfilm 1875-1920	New York Times Case Circulation Desk: current issues only Case Microfilm: 1851-
New York Gazette Case Microfilm: 1759-1767	Rivington's Royal Gazette Case Microprint 1773-1783
New York Herald Case Microfilm 1857-1868	Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online 1841-1902

U.S. Regional /National Historical papers/No current subscription

Colonial/Revolution/Early Republic
America's Historical Newspapers (Newsbank/Readex) contains many (though not all) of the microform titles listed below in a digital format plus many other titles
Alexandria Herald (Virginia) Case Special Collections 1826	Pennsylvania Evening Post Case Microfilm 1775-1784
Boston Chronicle Case Microprint 1767-1770	Pennsylvania Gazette Case Microfilm 1728-1815
Boston Gazette 1774 Special Collections	Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia) Case Special Collections (1802-1803)
Boston News-Letter Case Microprint 1704-1776	Pennsylvania Packet Case Microfilm 1771-1790
Censor Case Microprint 1771-1772	Political and Social Register (Philadelphia) Case Special Collections 1800-1803
Columbian Sentinel (Boston) Case Special Collections 1797	Poulson's Advertiser (Phiadelphia) Case Special Collections 1800-1804
Essex Gazette & New England Chronicle Case Microfilm: 1775-1776	Trenton Federalist (Trenton, NJ) Case Special Collections 1800-1802
Essex Journal Case Microfilm 1773-1777	Virginia Gazette Case Microfilm 1731-1735
Massachusetts Spy Case Microprint 1770-1775	Weekly Rehearsal (Boston) Case Microprint 1731-1735
Historic Missouri Newspaper Project Online digital project includes Columbian Missourian Palladium The Missouri Republican St. Louis Christian Advocate St. Louis Globe Democrat Daily Evening Herald The Far West Liberty Weekly Tribune Liberty Banner The Independent Hannibal Courier	Northern New York Historical Newspapers Online covers Adirondack Record-Elizabethtown Post, 1917-1971 Akwesasne Indian Time, 1982-2002 Canton Commercial Advertiser, 1900-1952 Elizabethtown Post, 1882-1920 Fulton Patriot, 1916-1954 Lowville Journal & Republican, 1900-1940 Malone Farmer, 1900-1936 Malone Franklin Gazette, 1876-1899 Plattsburgh Republican, 1811-1820 Potsdam Herald-Recorder, 1906-1951 Potsdam St. Lawrence Herald, 1897-1904 Saranac Lake Adirondack Daily Enterprise, 1952-1961 Ticonderoga Sentinel, 1874-1950
Pennsylvania Chronicle Case Microfilm 1767-1774
Civil War Era Papers
America's Historical Newspapers (Newsbank/Readex) contains some (though not all) of the microform titles listed below in a digital format plus many other titles - it also contains content from many other cities and regions for this time period
Baltimore Sun Case Microfilm 1857-1868	Boston Daily Advertiser Case Microfilm 1860-1868

New York State Newspapers
Other New York State Historical Newspapers
Colonial/Revolution/Early Republic
Civil War Era

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