America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowThis collection contains thousands of titles from rare historical American newspapers offering a rich chronicle of daily life in America. America’s Historical Newspapers provides eyewitness reporting, editorials, letters, advertisements, obituaries, and much more. It is curated into collections to provide a broad range of historical, regional, and political perspectives from 1690 to the early 20th century. Collections include the Early American Newspapers (1690-1922) and American Ethnic Newspapers collections.