chronicling america

the library of congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of congress. it is also the largest library in the world, with more than 162 million items. the collections include books, sound recordings, motion pictures, photographs, maps, and manuscripts.

search america's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the u.s. newspaper directory to find information about american newspapers published between 1690-present.