Research Guides @ Fordham: Irish Studies: News, Newspapers & Magazines

Current Publications

Irish Publications

The Irish Times
From 1992 to present.

Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
Offers recent access to newspapers across Ireland from Readex/Newsbank.

Irish American Publications

Irish Voice
From 1991 to 2023.
Irish America
From 1994 to 2021.

American Publications

New York Times (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Full text from 1980 to the present on the ProQuest platform.

Open Access Historical Resources

Catholic News Archive This link opens in a new window
A project of the Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA) offering selected digitized American Catholic news and newspapers.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Provides access to information about historic American newspapers and offers select digitized newspaper pages.
HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Partnership of major research libraries creating a digital archive of public domain books, journals, magazines, pamphlets, government publications, and more.

Historical Databases through Fordham

American Publications

New York Times: ProQuest Historical Newspapers with Index This link opens in a new window
Full text of the New York Times for 1851-2017.

America's Historical Newspapers, Early American Series 1-5 (1690-1922) This link opens in a new window
From Readex. Offers hundreds of newspapers chronicling the evolution of American history and culture from 1690-1922.

American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1-5 (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Offers access to Series 1-5 of the American Antiquarian Society's collection of digitized periodicals covering 1691-1912.

American Periodicals (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 1,500 magazines and journals published between 1740 and 1940.

British Publications

British Library Newspapers, 1800-1900 (Parts I & II) This link opens in a new window
Sourced from the British Library, this collection of offers 69 newspapers ranging from early tabloids to radical papers.

New York Public Library Resources

Anyone over the age of 13 who lives, works, attends school, or pays property taxes in New York State can apply for a library card at New York Public Library.

New York Public Library can provide increased access to historical databases, some of which are accessible to cardholders remotely. See NYPL's database offerings here.

Search NYPL's database list to find these resources that can help with Irish Studies research:

17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
19th Century UK Periodicals Series I & II
America's Historical Newspapers (offers more content that Fordham's subscription)
Irish Historical Newspapers
Irish Times (1851-2020) & Weekly Irish Times (1876-1958)
Newspapers.com
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. Northeast Collection
ProQuest Historical Newspapers

Irish Studies: News, Newspapers & Magazines

Current Publications

Open Access Historical Resources

Historical Databases through Fordham

New York Public Library Resources

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