ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Combined Search
This is the Advanced Search page on the ProQuest platform with all of Rutgers University Libraries' ProQuest Historical Newspapers collections preselected. The collections include the Chicago Defender, the Courier Post, the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Pittsburgh Gazette, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New Jersey Collection. This search allows you to search within all the newspaper collections simultaneously. Each issue has been fully digitized and indexed, including all articles, illustrations, and advertisements.
Chicago Defender: July 31, 1909; January 1, 1910 – December 31, 1975
Courier Post: January 2, 1950 - present
New York Times: September 18, 1851 – 3 years prior to the current year
Philadelphia Inquirer: November 7, 1860 – December 31, 2001
Pittsburgh Gazette: August 29, 1786 – December 31, 2003
Wall Street Journal: July 8, 1889 – 12 years prior to the current year
Washington Post: December 6, 1877 – 16 years prior to the current year
New Jersey Collection: January 1, 1876 - 1 week ago