The Michigan Daily
Paper copies of issues from 1968-1969 are available from the Graduate Library Circulation Department, room 104. Ask for the folio volume, LH1.M624 D2.
For primary source materials (original documents) and historical information pertaining to the University of Michigan, visit the Bentley Historical Library located on north campus at 1150 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Phone 734-764-3482, Fax 734-936-1333. The Bentley Historical Library has a number of resources relating to the history of newspapers in Michigan, in addition to their collections of the newspapers themselves. Their web page includes a checklist of newspapers in the Michigan Historical Collections.
The University Record
Online version available from September 1992 - 2002. This site allows you to navigate to a particular issue. The search box no longer works but you can search later issues at the University of Michigan gateway site. Include "University Record" in your search.
Paper copies of Volumes 1-4 1891/1892-1894/1895 and Volumes 1-5, 1938-1943/1944 are available at Buhr. Use the call numbers LD3258 .U6 and LD3258 .U61, respectively, to retrieve.
Paper copies of years 1949-1968,1976-present are available in the Graduate Library under the call number LD 3258 .U611.
On microfilm, 1891-1944, 1949-present is available in Serials/Microforms Services on the second floor of the Graduate Library, under the call number, FILM X1622.
Ann Arbor News Archive, 1907-present (Access World News)
Full-text access to the nearly complete backfile of the Ann Arbor News, from June 25, 1907 to the present. Includes page images, with the notable gap of 2003-2018 (note that text is still available for that time period).
The full run of the print newspaper (1890 - 2009) is available on microfilm at the Graduate Library in Serials and Microfilm Services in 205 Hatcher North. Ask for FILM X975.
The Ann Arbor District Library is digitizing articles from the Ann Arbor News as well as many of the photos taken by Ann Arbor News photographers. Some of those photos were published in the Ann Arbor News while others were never published. This database is called Old News. Note that the Ann Arbor District Library estimates that it will take about 20 years to digitize all the content they have available but they are open to requests from patrons in determining which articles and photos will get priority in the digitization process. You can contact the staff at AADL to provide input on what you might like to see digitized in the near future.
An Index to Ann Arbor newspapers serves as a microfilm index for the Ann Arbor News for the period 1976-1984. Located at the Buhr shelving facility, the call number is MICRO-F X236 and can be requested via the library catalog record.
To search for older articles by subject, contact the Ann Arbor District Library by emailing them at oldnews@aadl.org and give them as many details as possible on what you are looking for. They will check an old clippings file that covers articles up to 2003 from the Ann Arbor News, the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News on subjects related to the Ann Arbor area. In addition they will check an archive of photographs they received from the Ann Arbor News. They also provide an online resource called Old News archive, which includes not just the Ann Arbor News, but also the Signal of Liberty, The Ann Arbor Argus and The Ann Arbor Courier. Browse by topic, places, people and events.
ANN ARBOR: The True Democrat 1845-1849; Michigan Argus 1879-1907; Ann Arbor Daily Argus 1898-1907; Ann Arbor Daily Times 1903-1908; Ann Arbor News-Argus 1907-1908; Ann Arbor News 1909-1922
Flint Journal 1898-1922
Current paper issues are available at the Graduate Library in Serials/Microforms room in 205 Hatcher North. These are held until the microfilm is received.
The full run (from 1976-present) is available on microfilm at the Graduate Library in Serials and Microforms (205 Hatcher North), under the call number FILM X1214.
An Index to Ann Arbor newspapers serves as a microfilm index for the Ann Arbor Observer for the period 1976-1984. The call number is MICRO-F X236 and can be found in Serials/Microforms Services on the second floor of the Graduate Library.
The Ann Arbor Observer's Then and Now columns are digitized and available online.
This publication is received by the Bentley Historical Library, which is located on north campus. They have issues from l987/l988-2002/2003. The call number is 0293 Cc 2.
The Bentley Historical Library is located on north campus at 1150 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Phone 734-764-3482, Fax 734-936-1333. They have a number of resources relating to the history of newspapers in Michigan, in addition to their collections of the newspapers themselves. Their web page includes a checklist of newspapers in the Michigan Historical Collections.
AADL database that contains some digitized content from older Ann Arbor newspapers such as the Signal of Liberty, the Ann Arbor Argus, and the Ann Arbor Courier. Includes some content from the Ann Arbor News as well as some content from the Ann Arbor News photo files that were never published. Details about the Old News database and coverage of individual newspapers is at http://oldnews.aadl.org/papers. This collection is expected to grow slowly over time. Feedback from those using the database will influence digitization priorities.
The Bentley Historical Library has a number of underground newspapers that were produced in Ann Arbor. The majority of these papers are in the original format and cannot be photocopied. For more information, consult, "The Underground Press in Michigan: A Bibliography based on the Resources of the Michigan Historical Collections," Bentley Historical Library (Ann Arbor: Michigan Historical Collections, 1982) (Call number: PN 4897 .M62 C77 in the Special Collections Research Center, Call number: 0052 Bimu 2 in the Bentley Historical Library.)
The Bentley Historical Library is located on north campus at 1150 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Phone 734-764-3482, Fax 734-936-1333. They have a number of resources relating to the history of newspapers in Michigan, in addition to their collections of the newspapers themselves. Their web page includes a checklist of newspapers in the Michigan Historical Collections.
Current issues of Current are available in the magazine racks in the south lobby of the Graduate Library.
This serves as a microfilm index for the Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor Observer, and the Michigan Daily, for the period 1976-1984. The call number is MICRO-F X236 and can be asked for at Serials/Microforms Services (Room 203, Hatcher North).
Detroit News
Detroit News Archive (1873 - present) via Access World News database. Page images for issues from 1873-1998, and 2018 to the present.
Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press Complete (1831-present) collection from ProQuest
Content from 2000-2007 and the most recent 3 months is available in text-only format. All other content is available in full image page reproductions that include all illustrations, ads, etc.
Current paper issues are available at the Hatcher Graduate Library in the Serials/Microforms area, room 205 Hatcher North. These are held until the microfilm is received.
The full run (from 1831-present) is available on microfilm at the Graduate Library in Serials/Microforms Services (205 Hatcher North), under the call number FILM X442.
The card catalog at Detroit Public Library's Burton Historical Collection indexes articles from the Detroit Free Press as well as other Detroit newspapers. This is not a comprehensive index of the Detroit Free Press.
Michigan Chronicle
Available online from Ethnic Newswatch from 1994-present. Choose 'Advanced Search.' Type Michigan Chronicle in the Publication Title field and then enter your search terms.
Also available online from Access World News from July 12, 2006 to the present.
"Black Newspapers Index" is located in the Graduate Library under the call number AI3 .I417. It indexes the Michigan Chronicle from 1976 until the present. Note that coverage varies from volume to volume.
Current paper issues are available at the Graduate Library in Serials/Microforms in 205 Hatcher North. These are held until the microfilm is received.
The microfilm from 1939 to the present is available at the Graduate Library in Serials/Microforms in 205 Hatcher North under the call number Film X626.
Metro Times
Current issues are often available in the magazine racks in the south lobby of the Graduate Library.
Browse past issues back as far as 1997, by department or section. Click on the ARCHIVES link in the left column.
Michigan Frontpage
Current paper issues are available at the Graduate Library in Serials/Microforms in 205 Hatcher North.
Michigan Advance is a non-profit, non-partisan state news site that covers state politics and policy - health care, business, environment, civil rights, labor, government. Part of the States Newsroom network, begun in 2019.
"Michigan Newspapers on Microfilm," is available in the Graduate Library Reference Room. (Z6952 .M6 M64 1985). This is a list of Michigan Newspapers.
Michigan Newspaper Family Histories, hosted by the Library of Michigan, provides information about the history of Michigan newspapers.
"A history of the newspapers of Ann Arbor, 1829-1920," by Louis William Doll. This is located in the reference room of the Graduate Library under the call number, PN 4899 .A63 D66 1959.
Library Research Guide about Detroit created by Rebecca Price, the urban planning selector. Lots of links to information sources about the city of Detroit.