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Libraries, historical societies, and archives usually keep copies of old newspapers in microfilm format. Digitized newspapers may be available on the internet for free or for a fee, or through a subscription service paid by your local library. Occasionally libraries will have copies of newspapers in their original print format. This guide can help you identify newspapers and figure out where to find them.

    • Newspapers in Libraries
    • How to Find Newspapers
    • Idaho Newspapers Online,
    • Older Newspapers
    • Newspaper Archives and Indexes

The Idaho World building in Idaho City, April 25, 2018. Photo by farrit.lili.org.

NEWSPAPERS IN LIBRARIES

Public Libraries usually keep copies of their local newspapers, and many own microfilmed collections. Contact individual libraries for more information.

The Idaho State Archives owns the state’s largest collection of Idaho newspapers on microfilm and will loan copies of many of them through Interlibrary Loan. A list of their inventory is available online. The University of Idaho Library maintains a large collection of Idaho newspapers on microfilm. It is the only library that loans The Idaho Statesman on microfilm to other libraries. Use WorldCat.org to identify newspaper names and dates, and contact your local library to request microfilm through Interlibrary Loan.

Newspapers on chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

HOW TO FIND NEWSPAPERS

The Gebbie Directory is a directory of newspapers and broadcast media. It is available in print or online format (for a fee). Gebbie Press all-in-one Directory. New Paltz, N.Y., Gebbie Press.

The U.S. Newspaper Directory published by the Library of Congress is a comprehensive online directory of newspapers published in the United States. The Library of Congress also publishes pre-1923 newspapers online as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program. Visit chroniclingamerica.loc.gov to search or browse these newspapers, or browse the list on Lili LibGuides.

WorldCat will provide you with the names of publications as well as the dates they were published and where they can be found in library collections. Use the advanced search in WorldCat to limit your search to newspapers.

Front page of The Capital newspaper, Boise, Idaho, February 3, 1899.

IDAHO NEWSPAPERS ONLINE

This is a list of Idaho newspapers published online. This list was updated on April 16, 2018.

  • Aberdeen Times – Aberdeen, Power County
  • The Adams County Record – Council
  • Argus Observer – Fruitland, Payette County (Ontario, Oregon)
  • Blackfoot Morning News – Blackfoot, Bingham County
  • Boise Weekly – Boise, Ada County
  • Bonner County Daily Bee – Sandpoint, Bonner County
  • Challis Messenger – Challis, Custer County
  • Clearwater Tribune – Orofino, Clearwater County
  • Coeur d’Alene Press – Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls
  • Courier News – Fairfield, Camas County, Gooding, Gooding County, and Shoshone, Lincoln County
  • Emmett Messenger-Index – Emmett, Gem County
  • Idaho County Free Press – Grangeville, Idaho County
  • Idaho Mountain Express – Sun Valley, Ketchum, Hailey, Bellevue, Carey, Blaine County
  • Idaho Press-Tribune – Nampa Canyon County
  • Idaho State Journal – Pocatello, Bannock and Power Counties
  • Idaho Statesman – Boise, Ada County
  • Idaho Unido
  • Kootenai Valley Press – Bonners Ferry, Boundary County
  • Kuna Melba News – Kuna and Melba, Ada County
  • Lewiston Tribune – Lewiston, Nez Perce County
  • Meridian Press – Meridian, Ada County
  • Morning News – Blackfoot, Bingham County
  • Moscow-Pullman Daily News – Moscow, Latah County
  • Mountain Home News – Mountain Home, Elmore County
  • News-Examiner – Montpelier, Bear Lake County
  • Owyhee Avalanche – Homedale, Owyhee County
  • Post Register – Idaho Falls, Bonneville County
  • Power County Press – Aberdeen, Power County
  • Rexburg Standard Journal – Rexburg, Madison County
  • Saint Maries Gazette-Record – Saint Maries, Benewah County
  • Sandpoint Online – Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho
  • Spokesman Review – Coeur d’Alene, Kootenai County/Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
  • St. Maries Gazette Record – St. Maries, Benewah County
  • Standard Journal – Rexburg, Madison County
  • Star-News – McCall, Valley County
  • Teton Valley News – Driggs, Teton County
  • Times-News – Twin Falls, Twin Falls County
  • Weiser Signal American – Weiser, Washington County
  • Wood River Journal – Sun Valley, Ketchum, Hailey, Bellevue, and Carey, Blaine County
  • United States Newspaper Listing (USNPL) – directory of online newspapers

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OLDER NEWSPAPERS

  • Idaho newspapers in Chronicling America (dates cover roughly 1863 to 1922) Library of Congress
  • Blackfoot Newspapers – BYU Idaho Digital Collections
  • Eastern Idaho Newspapers – BYU Idaho Digital Collections
  • The Idaho Statesman
    • Boise State University  – 1864 (July 26) to present
    • Boise Public Library  – 1864 (July 26) to present on microfilm
    • Boise Public Library  – 1864 (July 26) to 1976 (December 31) Idaho Statesman NewsBank database
    • Boise Public Library – Local articles 1999 to current Idaho Statesman NewsBank database
    • Boise Public Library – 2017 (September 7) to present Idaho Statesman NewsBank database
    • Boise Public Library – Blogs 2007 to current Idaho Statesman NewsBank database
    • College of Idaho – 1961 to 2006
    • Idaho State Archives – 1864 (July 26) to present
    • Idaho State Law Library – Latest 2 months only
    • Idaho State University – 1864 (July 26) to present
    • Lewis-Clark State College – 1864 (July 26) to present
    • North Idaho College – 1864 (July 26) to present
    • The University of Idaho – 1864 (July 26) to present
    • University of Idaho Law Library – 1983 (June 4) to present
  • Minidoka Irrigator – The Minidoka Irrigator was published by the inmates at the Minidoka concentration camp from 1942 to 1945.
    • Densho Digital Repository
    • Library of Congress
  • Rexburg Newspapers – BYU Idaho Digital Collections
  • Rigby Star – BYU Idaho Digital Collections
  • Twin Falls Times News – Twin Falls Public Library
  • Weiser American – Weiser Public Library online newspapers
  • Weiser City Leader – Weiser Public Library online newspapers
  • Weiser World – Weiser Public Library online newspapers
  • Weiser Signal – Weiser Public Library online newspapers
  • Weiser Signal American – Weiser Public Library online newspapers

Pages 2 and 3 of The Capital newspaper, Boise, Idaho, February 10, 1899.

NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES AND INDEXES

  • Archive.org
  • Idaho Historical Society microfilm (PDF)
  • Idaho History Clipping Files Index – Boise Public Library. Search for file names online. Visit the Main Boise Public Library to look at the files.
  • Library of Congress
    • Chroniclingamerica.loc.gov – Newspapers digitized by the Library of Congress. Includes publications published between 1789 and 1963.
    • Newspaper Archives, Indexes & Morgues
    • U.S. Newspaper Directory published by the Library of Congress
  • McCall Public Library keeps clippings of obituaries from Valley, Adams, Washington, and Latah counties.
  • Catalog of Digital Historical Newspapers (NewspaperCat), University of Florida
  • Google News Archive
  • Newspapers.com – Pay to access newspapers through this online service. As of April 29, 2019, the following Idaho newspapers were listed on their site: The Bingham County News, Blackfoot, Idaho (1910-1922); The Caldwell Tribune, Caldwell, Idaho (1888-1922); Caribou County Sun, Soda Springs, Idaho (1915-1962); Elmore Bulletin, Rocky Bar, Idaho (1889-1905); Elmore County Republican, Mountain Home, Idaho (1910-1913); Gem Valley Chronicle, Grace, Idaho (1947-1948); Idaho Free Press, Nampa, Idaho (1965-1976); The Idaho Recorder, Salmon, Idaho (1904-1922); Idaho Semi-Weekly World, Idaho City, Idaho (1875-1893); Idaho State Journal, Pocatello, Idaho (1949-1977); The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho (1864-1902); The Idaho World, Idaho City, Idaho (1864-1875); The Kendrick Gazette, Kendrick, Idaho (1903-1922); Lewiston Daily Teller, Lewiston, Idaho (1876-1900); Lewiston Evening Teller, Lewiston, Idaho (1903-1908); Lewiston Inter-State News, Lewiston, Idaho (1864-1902); Mountain Home Republican, Mountain Home, Idaho (1905-1875); The North Gem Herald, Bancroft, Idaho (1938-1948); The Post-Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho (1932-1950); The Teton Peak-Chronicle, St. Anthony, Idaho (1903-1905); The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho (1959-2019); The Wallace Miner, Wallace, Idaho (1907-1920); Wood River Times, Hailey, Idaho (1882-1893).
  • Libraries:
    • Subscription databases such as Access World News, NewsBank, Newspaper Source Plus, or ProQuest may be available to you through your local library.
    • You may also be able to borrow copies of newspapers through your local library’s Interlibrary Loan program. Use WorldCat, or the Library of Congress’s U.S. Newspaper Directory to identify newspapers.
  • OnlineNewspapers.com – Links to Idaho newspapers online.
  • Pacific Northwest Regional Newspaper and Periodical Index – This index is provided by the Special Collections of the University of Washington Libraries. Citations back to 1996 are available online, along with some other select information. The rest of the index is available in the Special Collections Reference Area at the University of Washington in Seattle.
  • Washington State Library Historic Newspapers – Online newspapers. This digital collection includes the Spokane Times (1879-1882), and the Spokane Falls Review (1883-1890).
  • WorldCat – Use WorldCat to find newspaper holdings in libraries.

 

Updated by Ronnie Joiner on April 29, 2019.

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