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Early American Newspapers is a fulltext database of over 1,500 newspapers published between 1741 and 1922. It includes the entire text of each issue, including advertisements, classified advertisements, editorials, letters to the editor, poetry, fiction and obituaries. It allows keyword searching within article title as well as fulltext. Searches may be limited by date, place of publication, article type, and newspaper title.
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There is a "Help" link in the top right of every screen. For additional help, contact Tom Glynn (glynn@libraries.rutgers.edu), American history librarian.
Dates covered
1741-1922.
Updating frequency
The database is complete.
Sources
Newspapers.
Type of coverage
Full-text facsimiles of articles, editorials, advertisements, reviews, fiction, classified ads, obituaries, illustrations, etc.
Print counterpart or
related resources
Some titles are available in Alexander Library in microfilm.
Producer/content provider
Vendor/electronic presentation provider
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