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Preserving news (newspapers, news broadcast and wire service content) in the 20th century posed significant challenges for libraries and archives. Issues of publication frequency, physical size and poor paper quality, multiple editions, and title changes conspired to hamper library efforts to comprehensively preserve and catalog newspaper back files.

African-American Newspapers

Black newspapers
1925-present (varies)

In 1965, the Center began subscribing to about 20 papers intended primarily for Black communities in major U.S. cities. The Center maintains current subscriptions to numerous titles.

State City Title Link Dates
California Los Angeles Los Angeles sentinel (#9505770) 1946-  
Illinois Chicago Muslim Journal (#12063707) 1985-  
Louisiana Shreveport Shreveport sun (#20606995) 1966- 
Maryland Baltimore Afro-American (#7642696) 1915-47; 1988-  
Massachusetts Roxbury Bay state banner (#6749070) 1972- 
Michigan Detroit Michigan chronicle (#2264134) 1943- 
Missouri Kansas City The call (#16736831) 1925- 
New York New York New York Amsterdam news (#13416782) 1962- 
Ohio Cleveland Call and post (#9964681) 1934-
Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia tribune (#2266077) 1912-
Tennessee Memphis Tri-state defender (#9578018) 1951-

 

CRL has retrospective holdings of many additional Black newspapers. See the CRL Catalog for full details.

Radical or Alternative Press

British Contemporary Press
Primary Source Microfilm

This set complements the Underground and Alternative Press and The Left in Britain collections by offering contemporary grass-roots and radical literature published in Britain.
Underground and alternative press in Britain.
Harvester Press
1961–1997

The initial compilation of this fiche and microfilm set covered titles from 1961 to 1972. Since then, an annual update has been issued with additional holdings and titles.

CRL holds the microfiche edition (1961-1988) as well as the microfilm collection (1971/72-1997).
Underground newspaper collection.
Micro Photo [ProQuest]
1963–85

This collection contains underground newspapers originally compiled by the Underground Press Syndicate, mostly published in the U.S., but also from Canada, Latin America, and Europe. Individual titles cataloged separately.
Underground newspaper collection. Hoover Institution supplement
University Microfilms International

This set supplements UMI’s Underground newspaper collection by adding missing issues and other titles from the holdings in the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace.

Radio Broadcast Reports and Transcripts

British Broadcasting Corporation. Home Service. 9 p.m. news.
Chadwyck-Healey
1939–45

This microfiche edition of approximately 60,000 pages of newsreaders' scripts from 1939–45 offers insight into contemporary reactions to WWII.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service. Summary of world broadcasts.
University Microfilms, U.K.
1974–85

CRL’s holdings of these reports in microfiche cover 1974–85. Starting with 1983, the fiche is issued in the following area editions: Eastern Europe; Far East; Middle East, Africa, and Latin America; Soviet Union; monitoring report.
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. Monitoring service reports from Aug. 28, 1939-May 23, 1945.
Library of Congress
Aug. 28, 1939–May 23, 1945

This set includes microfilm of reports of foreign broadcasts monitored by CBS.
Voice of America. [Radio programs].
Library of Congress
1953–80

This microfilm set features Voice of America broadcast scripts from the U.S. Information Agency from 1953 to 1980.

U.S. General Circulation Newspapers

U.S. general circulation newspapers
1843-present (varies)

The Center acquires microfilm editions of general circulation newspapers published in the U.S. Listed below are titles received on microfilm, with dates of coverage up through 2017. Holdings may not be complete; backfiles are eligible for demand purchase.

State City Title Link Dates
California Los Angeles Los Angeles times (#3638237) 1886-2017  
Colorado Denver Denver post (#8789877) 1909-2017  
Florida Miami Miami herald (#2733685) 1911-2017 
Illinois Chicago Chicago tribune (#7960243) 1864-2017  
Maryland Baltimore Sun (#7909813) 1843-2017  
Massachusetts Boston Boston Globe (#1536853) 1872-2017  
Michigan Detroit Detroit free press (#10345127) 1871-2017  
Missouri Kansas City Kansas City star (#3555868) 1885-2017  
  St. Louis St. Louis post-dispatch (#1764810) 1878-2017  
New York New York Daily news (#9541172) 1920-2017  
Ohio Cleveland Plain dealer (#7742580) 1885-2017 
Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia inquirer (#8733259) 1860-2017  
Texas Dallas Dallas morning news (#9475176) 1885-2013  

In addition, CRL has retrospective holdings of U.S. newspapers from every state, in original format and in microform. See CRL Catalog for details.

United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service

Daily report, foreign radio broadcasts.
Sept. 4, 1941–1995

The collection contains translations of news and commentary from broadcasts, news agency transmissions, and some newspapers and periodicals.

  • Daily report (United States. Foreign Broadcast Monitoring Service)
    [Sept. 4, 1941-July 28, 1942] [Catalog Record]
  • Daily report (United States. Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service)
    [July 29, 1942-Dec. 4, 1945]  [Catalog Record]
  • Daily report, foreign radio broadcasts
    [Feb. 24, 1947-Dec. 29, 1951] [Catalog Record]
  • Daily report : 1952-1969
    [1952-Mar 1969]  [Catalog Record]
  • Daily report. Supplement
    Jan 5-Dec 20, 1966  [Catalog Record]
  • Daily report : 1970-1979
    [Jan 1970-Apr 1974]  [Catalog Record]

For other reports, see separately cataloged records for area editions, 1946--47 and 1974--95.
Daily report, foreign radio broadcasts. European section.
Library of Congress
Jan. 3, 1946–Feb. 21, 1947
Daily report, foreign radio broadcasts. Far Eastern section.
Library of Congress
Jan. 3, 1946–Feb. 21, 1947
Daily report, foreign radio broadcasts. Latin American section.
Library of Congress
Jan. 9, 1946–Feb. 21, 1947
Daily report. Africa (Sub-Sahara)
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
June 1987–Sept. 1988
Daily report. Asia & Pacific
Foreign Broadcast Information Service/NTIS
April 1974–Dec. 1980
Daily report. Asia & Pacific
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Jan 1981-May 1987
Daily report. Central Eurasia
The Service
Jan. 1992–1995
Daily report. China
Foreign Broadcast Information Service/NTIS
Apr. 1981–1995
Daily report. East Asia
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
June 1987–1995
Daily report. East Europe
The Service/NTIS
June 1987–1995
Daily report. Eastern Europe
Foreign Broadcast Information Service/NTIS
1974–May 1987
Daily report. Latin America
Foreign Broadcast Information Service/NTIS
Apr. 1974–1995
Daily report. Middle East & Africa
Foreign Broadcast Information Service/NTIS
Apr. 1, 1980–May 1987
Daily report. Middle East & North Africa
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Jan. 1974–Mar. 1980
Daily report. Near East & South Asia
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
June 1987–1995
Daily report. People's Republic of China
Foreign Broadcast Information Service/NTIS
1974–Mar. 1981
Daily report. South Asia
Foreign Broadcast Information Service/NTIS
Apr. 1980–May 1987
Daily report. Soviet Union
Foreign Broadcast Information Service/NTIS
Jan. 1974-Jan. 3, 1992
Daily report. Sub-Saharan Africa
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Apr. 1974–Mar. 1980
Daily report. Sub-Saharan Africa
The Service, National Technical Information Service
Sept. 1988–1995
Daily report. West Europe
The Service, National Technical Information Service
June 1987–1995
Daily report. Western Europe
Foreign Broadcast Information Service/NTIS
Apr. 1974–May 1987


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