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Local Resources

Local Resources
Newspapers

Local Resources

The resources in this section are most specifically connected to the University of Missouri, Columbia, and the State of Missouri. However, most tools that you see here are also available for other populations, and these can give you a starting point for finding other resources if you are researching a topic outside of these locations.

Library Guides

Government Document Resources

Missouri Government
Missouri Historical Documents Browser - Has documents from 1835 - 1943
List of Government Document Resources

Newspaper Databases

MU Libraries provides access to a large list of newspaper resources. There are international, national, and local newspapers included in the collection. The descriptions below the database links will provide information as to what kinds of resources are included.

Missouri Digital Heritage
Many individual collections relating to Missouri's 19th-century history: county & city records, black history, women's history, exploration and settlement, maps, military records, photos, sports, transportation and tourism

Factiva
Provides access to newspapers, journals, magazines, television and radio transcripts, photos, etc. from nearly every country worldwide in 28 languages. It also contains business and financial data on companies from around the world.
Also includes continuously updated newswires.
Date Coverage: Varies
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License terms restrict access to MU students, faculty, and staff only.

User's Guide: http://proquest.libguides.com/factiva
Global Newsstream
Global Newsstream enables users to search the most recent global news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full- text format.
Newspaper Source
Provides cover-to-cover full text for national (U.S.) and international newspapers and contains full text for a selection of regional (U.S.) newspapers along with full-text television and radio news transcripts. Access provided by MOREnet.
Date Coverage Varies
Maximum Users Unlimited
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NewsBank
Includes World Newspaper Archive, including African Newspapers; African American Periodicals 1825-1995; Black Authors, 1556-1922: Imprints from the Library Company of Philadelphia; Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, (1639-1800); Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, (1801-1819); Early American Newspapers, Series 1 (1690-1876) and Series 2 (1758-1900).
Date Coverage: 1989-date.

Maximum Users: Unlimited

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English 1000 Instructional Session - Allendorf

Local Resources

Local Resources

Library Guides

Government Document Resources

Newspaper Databases

For a full list of newspaper databases: Newspaper Databases