U.S. Newspaper Indexes in Olin Library

INTRODUCTION

This guide lists newspaper indexes currently or previously available in the Olin Library reference collection or in the Olin microform area. Each entry provides newspaper index titles, (cities), library call numbers, current locations, and date range holdings for each index, as well as online indexing information when available. One section is devoted to local Ithaca papers.
For international indexes, go to international newspaper indexes list.

Indexes to U.S. Newspapers by title


Atlanta Journal/Atlanta Constitution Index (Atlanta, GA)
Call Number: + AI 21 .C76
Location: Olin Stacks. Search Library Catalog by call number; see notes field for current location.
Printed indexes: 1971 to 1979 (Atlanta Constitution only, AI 21 .C75+), 1984 to 2007
Online indexing:

  • 1985 to date; (Lexis-Nexis Academic)
  • 1990 to date; (ProQuest Newspapers)

    • Boston Globe Index (Boston, MA)
    Call Number: AI 21. B63 B43
    Location: Olin Stacks. Search Library Catalog by call number; see notes field for current location.
    Printed indexes: 1982 to 2007
    Online indexing:

  • 1979 to date; (Boston Globe Archives)
  • 09/01/1988 to date; (Lexis-Nexis Academic)
  • 1980 to date; (ProQuest Newspapers)

    • California News Index * (various California papers including the LA Times and San Francisco Chronicle)
    Call Number: + AI 21 .C15
    Location: Olin Stacks. Search Library Catalog by call number; see notes field for current location.
    Printed indexes: 1970 to 1975

    Chicago Tribune Index (Chicago,IL)
    Call Number: AI 21 .N581
    Location: Olin Stacks. Search Library Catalog by call number; see notes field for current location.
    Printed indexes: 1972 to 2007
    Online indexing:

  • 1852 to date; (ProQuest Archiver: Chicago Tribune)

    • Christian Science Monitor Index (Boston, MA)
    Call Number: Reference + AI 21 .C55
    Current Location: Olin Reference
    Printed indexes: 1949 to 2007
    Online indexing:

  • 1980 to date; (Christian Science Monitor Archives)
  • 1908-1980; (ProQuest Archiver: Christian Science Monitor)
  • 1980 to date; (Lexis-Nexis Academic)
  • 09/30/1988; (Factiva)
  • 1988 to date; (ProQuest Newspapers)

    • Denver Post Index (Denver, CO)
    Call Number: Microfiche 252
    Location: Olin Lower Level, Microfilm stacks
    Printed indexes: 1963 to 1974
    Online indexing: 1994 to date; (Lexis-Nexis Academic)

    Geneva (New York) Newspaper Index
    Call Number: + AI 3 .G32
    Location: Olin Stacks. Search Library Catalog by call number; see notes field for current location.
    Printed indexes: 1806 to 1829 [in 2 volumes]
    Online indexing: none

    Honolulu Advertiser/Honolulu Star-Bulletin Index (Honolulu, HI)
    Call Number: + AI 21 .H77 and + AI 21 .H772
    Location: Olin Stacks. Search Library Catalog by call number; see notes field for current location.
    Printed indexes: 1929 to 1983 [5 volumes in 4 physical volumes]
    Online indexing: none

    Ithaca, New York newspapers: [see also Trumansburg]

    Cornell Chronicle

    Call Number: Olin Reference + LD 1357.5 .C815
    Print Index: 1989 - 2002 [index to articles about Cornell; see Cornell ClipFile Index]
    Online Browsing and Searching: 1996 to date, Cornell Chronicle Web site
    Microfilm access: Olin Film 3126 (1969-2005)

    Cornell ClipFile Index

    Call Number: Olin Reference + LD 1357.5 .C815
    Print Index: 1989/1990 - 2002 [index to articles about Cornell; see notes for earlier years]
    Online indexing: 1999 - 2002, (Cornell ClipFile Search Form)
    Notes: Cornell-related articles only from Cornell Chronicle, Cornell Daily Sun, Ithaca Journal, Ithaca Times. Before 1989, see the next entry, Cornell Clippings File.

    Cornell Clippings File

    Call Number: Kroch Library Rare & Manuscripts Archives 13-8-3367
    Print Index: Newspaper clippings filed in folders by subject, circa 1940 to 1989.
    Online indexing: See Guide to the Cornell Clippings File, 1940-1989 for a list of subjects and years covered.
    Notes: Cornell-related articles only from Cornell Chronicle, Cornell Daily Sun, Ithaca Journal, Ithaca Times.

    Cornell Daily Sun

    Call Number: Olin Reference + LD 1357.5 .C815
    Print Index: 1989/1990 - 2002 [index to articles about Cornell; see Cornell ClipFile Index]
    Online indexing: 2000 to date; Archives on Cornell Daily Sun Site; 1999 - 2004, (Cornell ClipFile Search Form)
    09/22/1997 to date; (Lexis-Nexis Academic) [go to Guided News Search: University News: University Wire: Source List]
    The Sun and the Library are collaborating on a project to digitize the newspaper from 1880 through 2000.
    Microfilm access: Olin Film 1106 (1880-Oct. 1943, Oct. 1946-2003, 2005)

    Ithaca Journal

    Other Titles: Ithaca Daily Journal (1872-1913); Ithaca Journal-News (1919-1933)
    Print Index: 1989/1990 - 2002 [index to articles about Cornell; see Cornell ClipFile Index]
    Online indexing: Available in the Newspapers section of ProQuest (1/26/2002 to date). The IJ website has an searchable online archive of the most recent two years.
    Microfilm access: Olin Film 882 (1872 to date)

    Ithaca Journal Obituary Index (Ithaca NY)

    Call Number: Olin Reference CT 100 .I89
    Print Index: 1860 - 1876, 1900 - 1914, 1980 - 1999 obituaries only

    Ithaca Times

    Other Titles: Ithaca New Times (1972-1978)
    Print Index: 1989/1990 - 2002 [index to articles about Cornell; see Cornell ClipFile Index]
    Online indexing: 2005 to date. Ithaca Times News Archive
    Microfilm access: Olin Film 4383 (1972 to date)

    Los Angeles Times Index (Los Angeles, CA)
    Call Number: Reference AI 21 .N582
    Current Location: Olin Reference
    Printed indexes: 1972 to 2007, * see also 1970 to 1975 in Calif. News Index
    Online indexing:

  • 12/4/1881 to date; (ProQuest Archiver: Los Angeles Times)
  • Latest 6 months only; (Lexis-Nexis Academic)
  • 01/01/1985 to date (Factiva)

    • Minneapolis Star Tribune Index (Minneapolis, MN)
    Call Number: AI 21 .M66
    Location: Olin Stacks. Search Library Catalog by call number; see notes field for current location.
    Printed indexes: 1971 to 1981
    Online indexing: 10/1991 to date; (Lexis-Nexis Academic)

    National Observer Index (Silver Spring, MD)
    Call Number: + AI 21 .N27
    Location: Olin Stacks. Search Library Catalog by call number; see notes field for current location.
    Printed indexes: 1969 to 1977

    New York Daily Tribune Index (New York, NY)
    Call Number: + AI 21 .N5
    Location: Olin Stacks. Search Library Catalog by call number; see notes field for current location.
    Printed indexes: 1875 to 1906

    New York Times Index (New York, NY)
    Call Number: Reference AI 21 .N56
    Current Location: Olin Reference
    Printed indexes: 1851 to date
    Online indexing:

  • 1851 to 2006; full page images; (ProQuest Historical Newspapers).
  • 06/01/1980 to date; (Factiva)

    • Personal Name Index to the New York Times Index
    Call Number: Reference + AI 21 .N56 Index
    Current Location: Olin Reference
    Printed indexes: 1851 to 1974, 1975 to 1999
    Online indexing: See New York Times Index, above.

    San Francisco Chronicle Index (San Francisco, CA)
    Call Number: AI 21.S25 S19
    Location: Olin Stacks. Search Library Catalog by call number; see notes field for current location.
    Printed indexes: 1976 to 2007, * see also 1970 to 1975 in Calif. News Index
    Online indexing:

  • 1995 to present; (San Francisco Chronicle Archive)
  • 10/1989 to date; (Lexis-Nexis Academic)

    • Texas Observer Index (Austin, TX)
    Call Number: + AI 21 .T35
    Location: Olin Stacks. Search Library Catalog by call number; see notes field for current location.
    Printed indexes: 1954 to 1981 [2 volumes]
    Online indexing:

  • 1/19/2001 to date; (Alt-Press Watch)

    • Times Picayune Index (New Orleans, LA)
    Call Number: AI 21 .N583
    Location: Olin Stacks. Search Library Catalog by call number; see notes field for current location.
    Printed indexes: 1972 to 1982
    Online indexing: 1991 to date; (Lexis-Nexis Academic)

    Trumansburg (New York) Newspapers, Index to
    Call Number: + AI 3 .T78
    Current Location: Olin Reference
    Printed indexes: 1827 to 1940
    Online indexing: none

    USA Today Index (Arlington, VA)
    Call number: + AI 21 .U8 U84
    Location: Olin Stacks. Search Library Catalog by call number; see notes field for current location.
    Printed indexes: 1990 to 2007
    Online indexing:

  • 1987 to date; (USA Today Archive)
  • 1989 to date; (Lexis-Nexis Academic)
  • 1987 to date; (ProQuest Newspapers)

    • Village Voice (New York, NY)
    Call Number: Indexed in Access: A Supplementary Index to Periodicals, + AI 3 .A16;
    last ten volumes in Olin Reference, previous volumes in Olin stacks
    Printed indexes: 1975 to date
    Online indexing: 06/07/1994 to date; (Lexis-Nexis Academic)

    Wall Street Journal Index (New York, NY)
    Call Number: Olin + AI 21 .W18; Management AI21 .W18 Library Office
    Location: Olin Stacks; Management Library Office
    Printed indexes: Olin stacks: 1955 to 2007; Management Library: 1958 to date.
    Online indexing:

  • 1889 to 1992; full page images; (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
  • 06/13/1979 to date; (Factiva)
  • 1973 to date, abstracts only; (Lexis-Nexis Academic)
  • 09/09/1994 to date, abstracts only; (Business Source Premier); browse issues

    • [Washington] Evening Star. Index. (Washington, DC)
    Call Number: Film 2408
    Location: Olin Lower Level, Microfilm stacks
    Microfilmed index: 1894 to 1970
    Online indexing: none

    Washington Post Index (Washington, DC)
    Call Number: Reference AI 21 .N584 and + AI 21 .N585
    Current Location: Olin Reference
    Printed indexes: 1971 to 2007
    Online indexing:

  • 1877 to date; (ProQuest Archiver: Washington Post)
  • 1877 to 1990; full page images; (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
  • 1977 to date; (Lexis-Nexis Academic)
  • 01/01/1984 to date; (Factiva)

    • Go to International Newspaper Indexes page

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    Last update 6 November 2009 [MOE]

    Originally created by L. J. LaFleur

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