Can I get back issues of local newspapers at the Library?Yes. The library has back issues of the Newport Daily News and the Newport Mercury. |
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The library also has back issues of The Providence Journal.
- Online access to the ProJo from inside the library.
- Online access to the ProJo from home.
- Microfilm issues of the ProJo, 1973 – the present.
The Newport Daily News Index
The library staff has created an in-house, automated index to the Newport Daily News from mid-1996 to the present. This index can only be used on Library computers in the Adult Reference area.
Rhode Island’s Historical Newspapers
Newsbank is an online resource that allows you to explore and search early Rhode Island newspapers from 1732 to 1913. Included in this resource are:
- Newport Mercury (1758-1842)
- Newport Herald (1787-1791)
- Providence Gazette (1762-1825)
