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African American Studies: Newspapers

19th and 20th centuries

  • Antebellum Black Newspapers: Indices to New York Freedom's Journal (1827-1829), The Rights of All (1829), The Weekly Advocate (1837), and The Colored American (1837-1841).Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, c1976. (DR) E185.5.J33 
  • Antislavery Newspapers and Periodicals: Annotated Index of LettersEdited by John W. Blassingame and Mae G. Henderson. Boston: G.K. Hall, c1980-c1984.   Volume 1, Annotated index of letters in the Philanthropist, Emancipator, Genius of Universal Emancipation, Abolition Intelligencer, African Observer, and the Liberator, 1817-1845.    Volume 2, Annotated index of letters in the Liberator, Anti-Slavery Record, Human Rights, and the Observer.  Volume 3, Annotated index of letters in the Friend of Man, Pennsylvania Freeman, Advocate of Freedom, and American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Reporter.  Volumes 4-5, Annotated index of letters in the National Anti-Slavery Standard. (DR) Z1249.S6A57 
  • Black Newspapers Index (1977-1986).  Wooster, Ohio: Indexing Center, Micro Photo Division, Bell & Howell Co., 1977-1986  (FilmB) AI3.I46 
  • Black Newspapers Index.  Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1987-. (FilmB) AI3.I46 
  • Blacks in Selected Newspapers, Censuses and Other Sources: An Index to Names and Subjects. Compiled by James de T. Abajian. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1977.  (F) Oversize Z1361.N39 A28q 
  • Blacks in Selected Newspapers, Censuses and Other Sources: An Index to Names and Subjects. First supplement. Compiled by James de T. Abajian. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1985.  Microfilm 08516 
  • Campbell, Georgetta Merritt. Extant Collections of Early Black Newspapers: A Research Guide to the Black Press, 1880-1915, with an Index to the Boston Guardian, 1902-1904. Troy, N.Y.: Whitston Pub. Co.,1981.  (DR) Z6944.N39 C35 
  • In Black and White: A Guide to Magazine Articles, Newspaper Articles, and Books Concerning More than 15,000 Black Individuals and GroupsMary Mace Spradling, editor. 3d ed. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co., c1980. (DR) Z1361.N39 S655 
  • In Black and White. Supplement: A Guide to Magazine Articles, Newspaper Articles, and Books Concerning More than 6,700 Black Individuals and Groups.  Mary Mace Spradling, editor. 3rd ed. Detroit, Mich.: Gale, c1985. (DR) Z1361.N39 S655 1980 Suppl. 
  • Index to the Hampton University Newspaper Clipping File.  Edited by Nicholas Natanson.  Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck-Healey, c1990.  (FilmB) E184.6 .I523 1990 
  • Index to the Schomburg Clipping File.  Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck-Healey, c1986.  (FilmB) Oversize Z1361.N39 S373 1986q

News Clipping File:

Tuskegee Institute News Clippings File. Tuskegee Institute, Ala.: Division of Behavioral Science Research, Carver Research Foundation, [Sanford N.C.: Microfilming Corporation of America, 1976]  Microfilm 05488  Printed guide (FilmB) Z1361.N39xT8 1978

Related collections:

Claude A. Barnett Papers: the Associated Negro Press, 1918-1967.  Part 3, Subject files on Black Americans, 1918-1967  Microfilm 02648          Printed guide (FilmB) PN4841.A73 M44