Guides: Finding Historical Speeches @ Pitt: Newspapers

Historic newspapers often reported on major speeches and sometimes even reprinted them in their entirety. Current newspapers can point you to specific dates or locations of a speech.

Historical Newspapers

Los Angeles Times (Historical) This link opens in a new window
The Los Angeles Times from 1881-1993
New York Times (Historical) This link opens in a new window
The New York Times from 1851-2013 with searchable full text, full page, and article-level images.
Wall Street Journal (Historical) This link opens in a new window
The Wall Street Journal from 1889-2000 with searchable full text, full page, and article-level images.
Washington Post (Historical) This link opens in a new window
The Washington Post from 1877-2000

Current Newspapers

Wall Street Journal (Current) This link opens in a new window
National Newspapers via ProQuest provides current full text access to some popular publications like Christian Science Monitor and the New York Times.
Los Angeles Times (Current) This link opens in a new window
National Newspapers via ProQuest provides current full text access.
New York Times (Current) This link opens in a new window
National Newspapers via ProQuest provides current full text access to some popular publications like Christian Science Monitor and the New York Times.
Washington Post (Current) This link opens in a new window
National Newspapers via ProQuest provides current full text access to some popular publications like Christian Science Monitor and the New York Times.

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Finding Historical Speeches @ Pitt

Historical Newspapers

Current Newspapers