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Now you have access to the complete archive of National Geographic magazine — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos.

New York Amsterdam News became one of the nation’s leading black newspapers and one of New York’s most influential black-owned institutions.

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Newspapers from the cities of Albany, Buffalo and Syracuse,plus the New York Observer, the New York Times, the New York Post, and the New York Daily News, back to 1980.

Full text of the New York Times late edition. Complete articles from 1980 onward including the Book Review and Magazine sections.

The entire historical run of The New York Times from 1851-2009. Each article is in PDF format and includes images. Find obituaries and death notices back to 1851.

This historical newspaper database covers 1940 - 1984.

Full text articles from Newsday back to 1985.

What you can find: Marriage Announcements, Social Pages, Birth Announcements, Obituaries, Local Sports Action, and News. Years available: 1690–current

Provides access to primary source newspaper content from the 19th century, featuring full-text content and images from numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S.

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Fiction and nonfiction readers’ advisory for children and young adults.

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