To find articles in twentieth-century newspapers, try searching some of the indexes listed below.

Looking for an article in an early or mid-twentieth century newspaper and don't know the date it appeared? You can often use the New York Times and its indexes as guides. Generally, major news stories will appear in other newspapers around the time that they appear in the New York Times.

• Print
  • The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
    Reference Index Area R 070 A88 and R 070 A881
    Library has: 1971-1973, 1983-2003
  • Christian Science Monitor Index
    Reference Index Area R 070 C555
    Library has: 1954-1992
  • The New York Times
    Reference Index Area R 071 N53
    Library has: 1851 to present
    Note: the library also has the Personal Name Index to the "New York Times Index" (1851-2001), Reference Index Area R 071 N53p
  • The News and Observer [Raleigh, NC]
    Reference Index Area R 071 N5581
    Library has: 1967-1976, 1980-1981
  • The Times [London]
    Reference Index Area R 070 T58, R 070 T58i, and R 070 T58o
    Library has: 1785 to present
    Note: the library also has the years 1906-1972 on microfilm.
  • The Wall Street Journal
    Reference Index Area R 071 W187
    Library has: 1961-2003
  • The Washington Post Index
    Reference R 071 N53
    Library has: 1971-2005

• Online
  • Historical Newspapers: The New York Times
    Years of coverage: 1851-2001
  • LexisNexis Academic
    Years of coverage: approx. 1980 to present (coverage varies by newspaper)
    Includes the full text of regional, national, and international newspapers
  • NewsBank
    Years of coverage: approx. 1985 to present (coverage varies by newspaper)
    Contains the full text of 23 North Carolina newspapers and 10 national newspapers.
  • ProQuest Newspapers
    Years of coverage: approx. 1985 to present (coverage varies by newspaper)
    Indexes and provides selective full text for major national newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal.