Comparative and Historical Sociology
Resources for sociology researchers using comparative and historical methods
Where to start?
Know the newspaper's title?
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U-M Library Online Journals SearchTry Library Online Journals Search to see if we have it in electronic format.
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Library Catalog SearchCheck the library catalog to see if we have it online, in print, or microform
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WorldCatCheck WorldCat to see if another library has it
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CRL catalogCheck the CRL catalog to see if it's on microfilm (we have free and unlimited loans from CRL)
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UlrichsWebYou can also check UlrichsWeb to get more information about the publication: where it's indexed, which databases provide access, etc.
Newspaper Guides
Library guides to our subscription newspaper databases, covering current and historical:
News Sources
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Online News SourcesOnline News Sources: this is a link to all electronic historical newspaper sources available at the University of Michigan.
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America's Historical NewspapersAmerica's Historical Newspapers includes over 1,000 historical newspapers from 1690-1922.
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American Periodicals (APS)American Periodicals Series includes a selection of periodicals that first began publishing between 1740 and 1900, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines, and many other historically-significant periodicals.
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ProQuest Historical NewspapersProQuest Historical Newspapers provides full text searching and page images from 13 major US and international newspapers, from the late 1800s through the beginning of the 21st century. Includes the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, and several others.
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Nexis UniNexis Uni - full text of thousands of newspapers, national, local, and foreign (including tv and radio transcripts, student newspapers, and some foreign language newspapers). Most coverage begins in the 1980s or 1990s.
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Access World NewsAccess World News - similar to Nexis Uni, with a different interface and many different titles. Allows browsing all articles in a newspaper by date.
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AP NewsroomAP Images is a collection of over half a million images from the Associated Press newswire dating back to 1844.
Alternative and Ethnic Press
This is a combination of indexing tools and full-text search tools:
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Alt-Press WatchA full text database of over 200 newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press, covering ecology and the environment, grassroots organizing, labor, indigenous peoples, public policy, genetics, and much more. 1994 - (Varies by publication)
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Alternative Press Index ArchiveComprehensive guide to alternative sources of information. Covers over 300 alternative, radical, and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines with in-depth coverage in the humanities and social sciences. International in scope. 90% of the sources are not indexed elsewhere.
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Alternative Press Index ArchiveComprehensive guide to alternative sources of information published from 1969-1990. Indexes alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Provides alternative viewpoints on subjects of national and international interest.
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Ethnic NewsWatchA full text database of 200 publications of U.S. ethnic, minority and native presses. Searchable in both English and Spanish, with titles in both languages. Includes more than 100,000 articles in Spanish and over 400,000 in English. 1985-
Last Updated: Nov 10, 2025 2:18 PM
Subjects: Social Sciences