Cowles Library: Journalism & Mass Communication: Newspapers

Iowa Newspapers

Cowles Library offers Drake students, faculty and staff access to Des Moines Register:

Des Moines Register (full-text)
This database includes full-text PDF coverage from 1871 to present. It's updated daily. Note: the most recent three months are HTML-only.

Print & Microfilm

The library keeps copies of the print edition for the most recent three months. Issues from 1915-present (with an approximate six month delay) are available on microfilm. Indexes are available in the print reference collection (Reference AI21 .D55) for 1975-1987, from UNI for September 1965-June 1976, and from Des Moines Public Library for 1986-present.

Iowa Historic Newspapers
Archives of The Des Moines Register (1871-2008) and The Iowa City Press-Citizen (1965-2008).

National & International Newspapers

New York Times digital access
Access New York Times from 1851-present via the web or through the New York Times app. Register here: http://library.drake.edu/nyt

New York Times (Proquest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Full-text including scanned digital images of the New York Times, 1851-2020
Chicago Tribune (Proquest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Digital version of the Chicago Tribune (1849-1989).
The Listener - Historical Archive This link opens in a new window
The Listener (1929-1991) was the weekly newspaper published by the BBC. The complete archive of this landmark publication is an essential witness to the intellectual and cultural history of the twentieth century.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Newspapers, television and radio news transcripts.
NewsVault This link opens in a new window
Cross-search Gale newspaper archives using a single interface. Drake has access to the complete (London) Times Digital Archive and the 19th Century U.S. Newspaper Digital Archive.
Times (London) Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
The Times Digital Archive, 1785-2014, is Gale's online historical archive, delivering every page as published from 200 years of The Times (London) to your library.
Wall Street Journal (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
Full-text of the newspaper's eastern edition, 1984 - present.
U.S. Newsstream This link opens in a new window
News content from top U.S. national and regional newspapers.
U.S. Newsstream enables users to search current U.S. news content, as well as archives that stretch back into the 1980s. It features top newspapers, wires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, and news sites in full-text format. U.S. Newsstream provides key national and regional news sources from the U.S. and includes access to top titles, including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Chicago Tribune.