Research Guides: Resources on the Italian-American Experience : Newspapers

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Newspaper Articles

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
This is a database of full-text articles from 600 U.S. newspapers and over 700 international newspapers, as well as newswires and other miscellaneous news sources. It is easy to select the geographic region and specific news sources that you wish to search. This is an excellent source to use to find news stories about Italian Americans anywhere in the United States.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
This database contains the full text online of articles published since 1959 in the ethnic and minority press in the United States. It includes newspapers, magazines, and journals that are regional or national in scope and is the only source for finding many publications that are not easily available otherwise. It is an excellent source to read what Italian Americans are saying in publications devoted to their interests.
Gale OneFile: News This link opens in a new window
This database provides full-text access to more than 1,100 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, and transcripts of radio and TV broadcasts, often including links to the original broadcasts online. The years of coverage vary by title, with some newspapers going back to the early 1980s.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
This fulltext database contains the text of thousands of articles from newspapers, newswires, and legal and government sources. It is also a good source for finding news articles about Italian Americans anywhere in the United States.

Specific Newspapers
You can search for articles in some important local and national newspapers (such as the San Jose Mercury, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times) by clicking on their names on this page on the library's web site.
L'Italia (1926-1964)
This Italian-language newspaper published in San Francisco is an invaluable resource for studying the history and culture of the Italian immigrant community in the San Francisco Bay Area. These bound paper issues cover the years 1926 through 1964.
L'Italia (1897-1925)
These are copies on microfilm of all the years preceding the library's printed copies of the Italian-language newspaper published in San Francisco. They are an invaluable resource for studying the history and culture of the Italian immigrant community in the San Francisco Bay Area between the years 1897 to 1925.
L'Italia (1897-1919)
Online access is available here to digitized copies of early years (1897-1919) of this Italian-language newspaper published in San Francisco. The microfilm listed above provides access for the years 1920-1925, and the library's printed copies provide access for the years 1926 -1964, when the newspaper ceased publication. This newspaper is an invaluable resource for studying the history and culture of the Italian immigrant community in the San Francisco Bay Area.