Library Guides: Finding the Forgotten: Newspapers

Newspapers

The contents on this page are organized and identified with thanks in large part to Dr. Rachel Stein. The link below in this box leads to a more general research guide for materials of all kinds on Louisiana. In the box below, find specific information about the extent of the Black press in historic Louisiana and New Orleans, as well as links to access resources that Tulane subscribes to.

General Information Resources on Louisiana

Compilation of Historic Black Press Outlets

DIGITAL ACCESS

African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 This link opens in a new window
A subset of the America's Historical Newspapers Collection from Readex, which includes African American newspapers from around the United States.

Includes the following New Orleans/ Louisiana titles and date ranges:

Black Republican 1865
Community Leader 1985
Concordia Eagle 1875 to 1883
Echo 1873
Inside New Orleans 1965
L'Union 1862 to 1864
New Orleans Daily Creole 1856
New Orleans Tribune 1864 to 1869
Observer 1900
Weekly Louisianian 1870 to 1882
Weekly Pelican 1886 to 1889

America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Contains text-searchable digitizations of U.S. newspapers published between 1690 and 1980.

Includes the following New Orleans/ Louisiana titles and date ranges:

Black Republican 1865
Community Leader 1985
Concordia Eagle 1875 to 1883
Echo 1873
Inside New Orleans 1965
L'Union 1862 to 1864
New Orleans Daily Creole 1856
New Orleans Tribune 1864 to 1869
Observer 1900
Weekly Louisianian 1870 to 1882
Weekly Pelican 1886 to 1889

African American Periodicals 1825-1995 This link opens in a new window
A collection of more than 170 digitized African American newspapers from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Includes the following New Orleans/ Louisiana titles and date ranges:

Black Warrior (1864)
Blackview (1984)
Nkombo (1968-1969)

African American Louisiana Newspapers - Chronicling America
The Library of Congress's Chronicling America site provides digital access to select issues of The Black Republican (1865-186?), The Concordia Eagle (1873-1890), The Crusader (1889-189?), The Echo, L'union (1862-1864), Le Dimanche (1861), The Louisianian (1870-1871), The Observer (1899-1900), The Republican Courier (1899-1900), the Semi-Weekly Louisianan (1871-1872), Southern Republican (1898-1907), and The Weekly Louisianian (1872-1882).

Newspapers.com This link opens in a new window
Proquest's Newspapers.com Library Edition is an extensive online database of 4,000+ historical newspapers.
To clip, save, and share articles, sign in and create a free Newspapers.com or Ancestry.com account.

Includes the following New Orleans/ Louisiana titles and date ranges:

L'Union (New Orleans, 1862-1864)
The Black Republican (New Orleans, 1865)
The Concordia Eagle (Vidalia, 1875 -1885)
The Echo (St. Martinville, 1873)
Le Dimanche (New Orleans, 1861)
The Weekly Louisianian (New Orleans, 1870-1882)
The Observer (Baton Rouge, 1990)

TULANE MICROFILM

Monroe News Leader (Monroe, Jan. 7, 1968-Dec. 30, 1973)
Louisiana Weekly (New Orleans, Jan. 7, 1939-Dec. 31, 1983)
The Weekly Louisianian (New Orleans, Feb. 29, 1872-June 17, 1882)

LOUISIANA BLACK PRESS RESEARCH TOOLS

African-American Newspapers and Periodicals by James P. Danky (Editor); Maureen E. Hady (Editor)
Call Number: Howard-Tilton Stacks ; PN4882.5 .A37 1998
Publication Date: 1999
This monumental bibliography lists African-American newspapers and periodicals published across the U.S. Each bibliographic entry includes information on which libraries hold print copies, as well as availability on microfilm.

Excel List of Louisiana African-American Newspapers and Periodicals
This excel list allows you to view and sort the Louisiana newspapers included in James P. Danky's African-American Newspapers and Periodicals (1999). Use the index numbers to find more information on each title in Danky's bibliography.