Electronic Resources

Historical Newspapers

Historical Newspapers contains four major historical resources:

• Palmer's Index to the Times which covers the period from 1790 to 1905 in The Times
• The Official Index to the Times which takes the coverage forward from 1906 to 1980
• The Historical Index to the New York Times which covers The New York Times from 1851 to September 1922
• Palmer's Full Text Online, 1785-1870, providing access to the full articles referenced in Palmer's index to the Times

Palmer's Full Text Online 1785-1870 enables you to find the full text of every article in every issue of The Times newspaper during one of the most important periods in the social, political and economic development of the industrialised world. This exciting new resource consists of a fully searchable electronic index to The Times in which each record is linked to a high quality image of the relevant article. Using Palmer's Index to The Times, you can move from the index entry directly to any column of any issue of The Times from its foundation as The Daily Universal Register in 1785 up to 1870.

Palmer's Index to the Times 1790-1905 and The Official Index to the Times, 1906-1980 are complete and fully available.

The current release of The Historical Index to the New York Times, 1851-1922 contains data from the years 1863 to 1905, and 1913 to September 1922.

Palmer's Full Text Online 1785-1870 is available now with coverage for the period 1800 (January 9) - 1870.

For USC users only.