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on Microfilm About Newspapers in the BPL
About
the Massachusetts Newspaper Project
Boston Newspapers
Newspapers published in the City of Boston are arranged by the first significant word in
the title, disregarding the name of the town, names of the days of the week, and such
words as indicate periodicity. Where place of publication is a neighborhood of the city of
Boston, for example, Dorchester, Roxbury, etc., the papers are listed by neighborhood at
the end of this section. PDF file.
Massachusetts Newspapers
(Also see Boston section above.) These are
arranged by town, then by title. The dates given are for the range of years available on
film. For more detailed information on our holdings please contact us.
Holdings data can also be determined from the OCLC cataloging record. Newspapers published
in the city of Boston have been listed in greater detail in the section on Boston
Newspapers. PDF files.
Domestic (U.S) Newspapers
These are the United States newspapers on microfilm at the Boston Public Library, from
states other than Massachusetts. Unless otherwise noted the newspapers are
dailies. PDF file.
Early American Newspapers
These titles are from the Early American Newspaper collection, published by the Readex Corporation.
The period covered is from 1704 to the early part of the 19th century. The dates
given are for the range of years on film. PDF file
Foreign Newspapers
Foreign newspapers on microfilm at the Boston Public Library are listed by country, then
by city. Canadian newspapers are arranged by province, then by city. PDF file.
Ethnic Newspapers
Newspapers on microfilm at the Boston Public Library arranged by the ethnic group for whom
they were published. PDF file.
Miscellaneous Negro Newspapers Series
The Library of Congress filmed this microfilm set of "Miscellaneous Negro
Newspapers" in 1947 for the Committee on Negro Studies of the American Council of
Learned Societies. There are twelve reels of newspapers. In our guide the papers are
arranged by state, then by city, then by title. In many cases only a few issues are
available for a year. The final column shows on which reel of the set that the newspaper
can be found. PDF file.
Current subscriptions are in the Newspaper Room
Reference questions may be sent electronically or
write to the following:
Curator of Microtext & Newspapers
Research Library
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02117
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