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Chicago Tribune
Print copy, Sunday issues only, received via mail with one day delay. Print retained for 2 months.
The Courier (Monmouth College)
Monmouth College student newspaper published on selected Fridays during the semester.
Daily Review-Atlas (Monmouth, IL)
Publisher's website allows access to 7 articles per month for free, archive from 5/23/02 to present. Print copy received Monday-Saturday retained for 2 months.

Journal Star (Peoria, IL)
Digital via Access World News: 1991 to the present. Publisher's website allows access to 7 articles per month for free; archive from 01/01/1991 to the present. Print copy, Sunday-Saturday, retained for 2 months.

Register-Mail (Galesburg, IL)
Publisher's website allows access to 7 articles per month for free; archive from 7/1/1997 to present. Print copy received daily and retained for 2 months.

Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis)
Full text of more than 15,000 business, legal, and news sources (national and international) including The New York Times. U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Learn more.

Chicago Tribune
Print copy, Sunday issues only, received via mail with one day delay. Print retained for 2 months.

New York Times
Digital access via Nexis Uni: 06/01/1980 to the present.
Digital access via New York Times Historical: 1851- 3 year embargo
Print: Sunday only, received via mail with one day delay. Print retained for 3 months.

USA Today
Digital via Access World News: 07/01/1987 to the present
Print copy, received daily via mail with one day delay. Print retained for 2 months.

Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis)
Full text of more than 15,000 business, legal, and news sources (national and international) including The New York Times. U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Learn more.

Center for Research Libraries
The Center for Research Libraries is an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries. CRL holds more than 16,000 newspaper titles from countries in all world regions, and from every US state, including more than 1,800 U.S. ethnic titles and some of the earliest African American papers. CRL currently subscribes to more than 50 current international newspapers and to more than a dozen US ethnic press papers. Long runs of CRL materials can be borrowed for extended periods, and many materials are digitized on demand. Contact reference@monmouthcollege.edu for more information on this program. Member benefit brochure.

Times Digital Archive (1785-6yr embargo)
Full-image and fully searchable access to daily newspaper The Times (London). This resource can also be searched, along other resources, within Gale Primary Sources. Coverage: 1785 through 6 years from the present. Tip sheet.

Daily print copies of newspapers can be found on the Hewes Library main level.  Contact a reference librarian for help accessing these newspapers digitally.

Chicago Tribune: received Sunday only, via mail with one day delay and retained for 2 months.

Courier (Monmouth College Student Newspaper):  retained academic year.

Daily Review-Atlas (Monmouth, IL):  received daily and retained for 2 months.

Journal Star (Peoria, IL): received Sunday through Saturday and retained for 2 months.

New York Times: received Sunday only, via mail with one day delay and retained for 3 months.

Register-Mail (Galesburg, IL): received daily and retained for 2 months.

USA Today: received Sunday through Saturday via mail with one day delay and retained for 2 months.

Wall Street Journal: received daily via mail, retained for 4 months.

New York Times Historical (1851-3yr embargo)
Full-image and fully searchable access to the New York Times, from its first issue as the New York Daily Times, 1851 until 3 years from the present.

Chicago Tribune Historical (1849-1996)
Full-image and fully searchable access to nearly every page and article of the Chicago Tribune, from its first issue as the Chicago Daily Tribune in 1849 through 1997.

Times Digital Archive (1785-6yr embargo)
Full-image and fully searchable access to daily newspaper The Times (London). This resource can also be searched, along other resources, within Gale Primary Sources. Coverage: 1785 through 6 years from the present. Tip sheet.

Center for Research Libraries
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries with a shared collection of five million books, journals, documents and newspapers. Digitized materials can be searched and accessed through the library's website. Physical materials can be borrowed via ILLiad, and in some cases, may be digitized on demand. Contact reference@monmouthcollege.edu for more information on this program. Member benefit brochure.

Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections
Digital collection of over 100 newspaper titles, provided by the University of Illinois. Monmouth (IL) newspaper titles include:
The Evening Gazette (1883-1887)
The Monmouth Daily Atlas (1905-1922)
The Republican-Atlas (1895-1913)
Warren County Democrat (1887-1913)

Monmouth College Student Newspaper (1867-2010)
All versions of the student newspaper including The Courier and The Oracle. Hosted on Newspaperarchive.com. Patrons will need to create a free account to view online. Current print edition retained academic year.

African American Historical Serials Collection
Documents the history of African American life and religion and includes periodicals, newspapers, reports and annuals from various African American organizations such as churches and educational and service institutions. More information. Coverage: early 19th century until 1922. EBSCO platform.

American Antiquarian Society Hist. Periodicals (Chronological)
Full text access to American periodicals and news sources (published 1684-1912) chronicling life from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Browse by SUBJECTS as varied as theology, agriculture, women’s periodicals, slavery and abolition and advertising. Coverage: 17th, 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.

Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers Digital Archive
Full-image and fully searchable access to 19th century United States newspapers, featuring over 500 titles portraying a broad depiction of life in the 1800's. Useful for research in American history, media, politics, and society, placing particular emphasis on such topics as the American Civil War, African-American culture and history, Western migration and Antebellum-era life. This resource can also be searched, along other resources, within Gale Primary Sources. Coverage: 19th century. Tip sheet.

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