Public and Applied Liberal Arts (PALA)

Over 20,000 issues of historical newspapers from throughout Michigan that recorded history as it happened. This database has been created and is maintained by the CMU Libraries.

The Michigan Chronicle was founded in 1936 by John Sengstacke, the owner of the Chicago Defender and has continued to be a leading voice for Blacks in Detroit and beyond. It’s longtime editor, Longworth Quinn became a leader in Detroit’s African American community, business and church groups in the 1940’s solidifying the Chronicle’s position in the community.

Search the complete text of the New York Times from 1851 to 2017 for PDF images of original articles which include photographs and drawings

Provides access to the five most respected U.S. national and regional newspapers, including The New York Times and Washington Post, co-exclusive access to The Wall Street Journal, and exclusive access to Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. The titles offer researchers thorough and timely coverage of local, regional, and world events with journalistic balance and perspective. The content is available by 8am each day and provides archives stretching as far back as 1985.