On this site you can search and access complete content for historic Oregon newspapers that have been digitized as part of the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program (ODNP). This full-text searchable database contains almost 1,400,000 pages from Oregon newspapers dated 1846 - 2020. A complete list of newspapers titles can be found on the Title page.
The Washington Digital Newspapers program brings together over 400,000 pages from the earliest online Washington Territorial newspaper collection with titles digitized by the state library.
Historic newspapers from the Library of Congress. You can narrow searches by state and dates.
The History of Portland's African American Community
"This document is not intended to provide a set of conclusions about the African American experience in Portland. The intent is to educate the general public about the African American presence in Portland by highlighting significant places, events, institutions, individuals and group achievements from 1805 to 1993".
The Oregon Encyclopedia - Black History
A project of the Oregon Historical Society.
This collection was developed with the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) as part of an effort to preserve serials related to African American religious life and culture. It documents the history of African American life and religious organizations from materials published between 1829 and 1922. More than 170 unique titles, approximately 60,000 pages of searchable primary source content, and reports and annuals from African American religious organizations and social service agencies and African American periodicals are included.
Research Portland history through the Oregonian Collection with coverage from 1861 through current. Study trends, issues, events, advertisements, companies and more through historical and current full newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
