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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.

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.

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OLDER 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
  • 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:
  • 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.