LibGuides: HISTORY 450 China and US (JYW): Historical Newspapers

Online Newspaper Archives

Historical Chinese Newspapers
English-language newspapers published in China. It spans 1832-1953, with most content from 1910-1940.

Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

For full terms of use, please see the Electronic Resources Usage Policy (https://www.library.umass.edu/about-the-libraries/policies/electronic-resources-usage-policy/).
Historical New York Times
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The entire New York Times, searchable, in PDF format, from 1851 to three years ago.

Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Historical Boston Globe
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Massachusetts' newspaper of record, 1872-1979.

Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Combined search of historic Afro-American and ethnic and alternative newspapers, and historical Boston Globe, New York Times, and Washington Post.

Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

For full terms of use, please see the Electronic Resources Usage Policy (https://www.library.umass.edu/about-the-libraries/policies/electronic-resources-usage-policy/).
People's Daily (Ren Min Ri Bao)
Chinese newspaper of record, 1946-present.

Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

For full terms of use, please see the Electronic Resources Usage Policy (https://www.library.umass.edu/about-the-libraries/policies/electronic-resources-usage-policy/).
Shen Bao Digital Archive
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The first newspaper in China with a Chinese editorial staff, 1872-1949. Established in 1872, Shen Bao (申報, historically transliterated as Shun Pao or Shen-pao) was the most influential and longest lasting commercial newspaper before the establishment of the People’s Republic. Published until 1949, Shen Bao was uniquely a newspaper for Chinese readers, written by Chinese reporters. During its existence, Shen Bao gradually shifted from a conservative to a more liberal perspective, and played a pivotal role in the formation of public opinion in the imperial period and into the tumultuous beginnings of modern China.

Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

Chronicling America
Newspaper (and more) archive from the Library of Congress. You can browse by state, year, and keyword search as well.
Newspaper SG (Singapore)
NewspaperSG is an online resource of current and historic Singapore and Malaya newspapers. You can search our digital archive of newspapers published between 1831-2009, or find information on over 200 newspaper titles in the National Library's microfilm collection.

Local News

The Massachusetts Daily Collegian (UMass news)
digitized version of the microfilm. A little messy to use, but searchable.
Springfield Republican archives
you can search for free. Institutional access to the articles through either Smith College or Amherst College.

At Other Colleges

At Amherst College:

FBIS: Federal Broadcast Information Service (1974-1996)
News in translation (by the CIA) from radio, television, and newspapers around the world.

This is a particularly useful option to find out what was being reported in Chinese newspapers at the time.

At Smith College:

South China Morning Post (1991-present)

This is a very well regarded English language newspaper covering Chinese issues.