Primary Philadelphia Studies News Sources

Daily Pennsylvanian
Also Known as: DP
University of Pennsylvania's independent student newspaper, third-largest daily newspaper circulation in Philadelphia. Searchable archive from April 1990 to present.

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Philadelphia Inquirer (1981- , via NewsBank)
Also Known as: NewsBank, philly.com
- from Newsbank Access World News
Searchable fulltext of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Images, advertisements, and classified ads are not provided....   [more]
Holdings: 1981-present (i.e., yesterday)

philly.com
Also Known as: Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News
Current news from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and WPVI Channel 6. Includes classifieds and other advertisements, searchable databases and special reports on schools, crime, and...   [more]
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Important Philadelphia Studies News Sources

Alt-Press Watch
Also Known as: AltPress Watch, Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia Weekly. Alt-Press Watch (APW)
Provides fulltext for U.S. alternative and independent newspapers, weeklies, magazines, and journals. Topics include the arts, media and popular culture, business and labor, literature and criticism, ...   [more]
Holdings: Coverage varies, from 1990.

Alternative Press Index
Also Known as: Altpress Index
Indexes over 250 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Includes selected abstracts from research journals. ...   [more]
Holdings: 1991 to present

American Periodicals Series Online 1740-1900
Also Known as: APS Online
Includes digitized images of the pages of 1,100 American magazines and journals published from colonial days to the dawn of the 20th century. Titles range from Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine...   [more]
Holdings: 1740-1900

CamdenBase
Also Known as: Camden Database
CamdenBase includes citations to articles, books, book chapters, government documents, and other published materials concerning the history of the city of Camden, New Jersey. The file includes citatio...   [more]
Holdings: Fulltext of the Courier Post is available through Newsbank National Newspapers.
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Ethnic NewsWatch
Full text, comprehensive archival database providing access to more than 400,000 articles in nearly 200 ethnic, minority and native press newspapers, magazines, and journals. Full text archive of Phi...   [more]
Holdings: Covers 1960 to date. Updated monthly.

Hallwatch Philadelphia
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Independent Voices
Open access collection of the alternative press of the 60s, 70s and 80s, over 1000 titles from the special collections of over a dozen libraries. ...   [more]

Jewish Exponent (1887 - 1990), ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Also Known as: Jewish Exponent
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Newsbank Access World News
Also Known as: NewsBank National Newspapers , America's Newspapers , Access World News , News Bank
Searchable fulltext of international and U.S. national, regional, and local newspapers. Coverage for current issues (i.e., yesterday in most cases) with extensive backfiles. Business and Management, ...   [more]
Holdings: Varies with title, 1970s or more recent to present.
    NewsBank U.S. Newspapers

Newspapers on Microform and Philadelphia Newspapers
This database provides holding and location information for over 800 newspapers on microfilm owned by Van Pelt Library. It also includes those newspapers published in Philadelphia in all formats. ...   [more]
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Philadelphia Daily News
- from Newsbank Access World News
Searchable fulltext of the Philadelphia Daily News, 1978-present (i.e., yesterday). Images, advertisements, and classified ads are not provided....   [more]
Holdings: 1978-present (i.e., yesterday)

Philadelphia Daily News
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Philadelphia Inquirer (1981- ) & Philadelphia Daily News (1978- ) via NewsBank Access World News
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Philadelphia Inquirer (1994- , via LN Academic) - use Internet Explorer
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Philadelphia Inquirer (2010- ProQuest digital microfilm)
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Holdings: 2010-

Philadelphia Tribune
Free registration required to access full text content. ...   [more]
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Philadelphia Tribune (1912-2001), ProQuest Historical Newspapers
- from Proquest Historical Newspapers
Almost a century of the Philadelphia Tribune online, with access to every page from every available issue as full page and article images along with searchable full text. The Tribune is the largest...   [more]
Holdings: 1912-2001
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Physician's News Digest-Delaware Valley/Western PA edition
Source of local medical news in southeastern and western Pennsylvania. Focuses on local health policy, medical economics and health care law....   [more]
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Digital Archives
Also Known as: Daily Pennsylvanian Digital Archives
Searchable fulltext, with page and article images....   [more]
Holdings: 1885-2001 (when complete)
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Related Philadelphia Studies News Sources

Harpweek
Harper's Weekly from 1857-1912. Excellent interface for searching and retrieval....   [more]