Introduction

Why Use This Database

Searching the Database

Viewing Options

Printable Checklist

Printable Checklist

 Why use this database?

• New York Times (1851-2001)
• Wall Street Journal (1889-1987)
• Full-text, most of it searchable
• Historical research
• Research specific events
• Pictures, advertising, classifieds, stock quotes
• Use "Document Type" menu to limit searches to obituaries, marriage notices, and others

Searching the database

• Keyword searching
• In most cases, avoid broad keywords such as "capital punishment"
• Limit the search by date to research certain decades or events (the Depression, World War II)

Viewing Options

• Page maps display the entire page of the newspaper
• Articles can be selected from the page map
• Other pages from that particular issue can be browsed
• PDFs are available of whole pages or individual articles
• PDFs can be printed, saved, or e-mailed