Resources for History Graduate
Historical Newspapers
Electronic Newspaper Databases
- America's Historical Newspapers: Louisiana State Package | NewsBank ** This link opens in a new windowLouisiana newspapers and coverage
Local Electronic Newspaper
- Daily Advertiser, The (Lafayette, LA Newspaper) | ProQuest ** This link opens in a new window(2002-present)
Newspapers on Microfilm
- Louisiana NewspapersLocated in the Louisiana Room on the 3rd Floor of Dupré Library
- Microforms DepartmentLocated on the 1st floor of Dupré Library, behind the Reference Computer Lab. For more information or help with the collection, call (337) 482-1191.
- Daily Advertiser (1869-present) Much of this microfilm is damaged
- The Lafayette Gazette (1893-1908, Louisiana Room)
- New York Times (1851-present)
- Virginia Gazette (1736-1780)
- Times of London (1785-present)
- Times Picayune (1837-present)
- American Periodical Series (18th Century to Reconstruction)
- Chicago Tribune (1849-1872)
- Atlanta Constitution (1868-1953)
- Miscellaneous slavery source materials, newspapers and narratives
- Massachusetts newspapers (1767-1775)
- LSU Library Special CollectionsHas Daily Advertiser (1869-present) microfilm
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- Google ScholarFrom one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, and other sources. Google Scholar provides links to Dupré Library to check for availability. Include 'library.louisiana.edu' in the library links section of your Google Scholar settings to automatically link to full-text through the library.