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ProQuest Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Searches all ProQuest newspapers to which UCLA subscribes, both current and historical newspapers from major U.S. cities (Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal), international news sources, and alternative press.
U.S. Major Dailies This link opens in a new window
Contains full-text dating back to the 1980s for five of the nation’s major newspapers, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Wall Street Journal.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Complete text of articles from 1959 to the present from publications of the ethnic, minority, and native press. Covers news, culture, and history, and is searchable in both English and Spanish.
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
Full text publications focusing on the impact of gender across multiple subject areas. Include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, and more.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Black Newspapers
Search all historical African American newspapers from Proquest to which UCLA subscribes.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times This link opens in a new window
Full page and article images with searchable full text from the first issue in 1881 to 2015. For access to current issues, see Los Angeles Times [1985-present].
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times This link opens in a new window
Full page and article images with searchable full text from the first issue in 1851 to 2020. For access to current issues, see The New York Times [1980-present]. Contains the former Historical Index to the New York Times (1851-1923) from the database Historical Newspapers Online.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: San Francisco Chronicle This link opens in a new window
Full page and article images with searchable full text from the first issue as the Daily Dramatic Chronicle in 1865 to 1922.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Sentinel

Local News — Southern California

The UCLA Library has many newspapers in its collections that have not been digitized. They are not easily searchable in the UCLA Library Catalog if you do not know the title of the newspaper. If you are looking for newspapers from a specific city, you can search WorldCat and limit to newspapers in the UCLA Library. The search strategy to use is:

Enter the city (e.g., los angeles) in the search box and select Publisher location from the drop-down menu.
Limit the search to Serial Publications
Limit availability to Items in my library (CLU, UCLA Library)
Do the search, then select the Subtype Newspapers.

The results will be a list of newspapers from the publisher location searched.

Selected Southern California newspapers are listed below:

California Digital Newspaper Collection
Over 5,460,000 pages of significant historical California newspapers published from 1846-present, including the first California newspaper, the Californian, and the first daily California newspaper, the Daily Alta California. It also contains issues of several current California newspapers that are part of a project to preserve and provide access to contemporary papers. Click on Help to see how to search this database.
California Eagle (Los Angeles)
A major African American newspaper in Los Angeles from 1879 through 1964. The microfilm has been digitized by the Internet Archive, which has its own search platform.
Community Advocate (South Gate)
Only available on microfilm.
Daily News (Woodland Hills)
Much of the paper's reporting is targeted toward readers in suburban areas of Los Angeles. Special attention is given to high technology, banking, petroleum, aerospace, entertainment, insurance, and the large local universities, UCLA and USC.
Dominguez News (Carson, Dominguez Hills)
Only available on microfilm.
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Available on microfilm. Search the title for earlier years and slight title changes.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Sentinel This link opens in a new window
Major Black newspaper in Los Angeles, covering May 17, 1934 - 2010. For access to current issues see Ethnic NewsWatch.
Los Angeles Times This link opens in a new window
Full text (no ads or pictures) from 1985 to the present. For access to older issues, see ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times [1881-2000].
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times This link opens in a new window
Full page and article images with searchable full text from the first issue in 1881 to 2015. For access to current issues, see Los Angeles Times [1985-present].

Daily Bruin Access

Access World News — Historical and Current This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles from over 4,756 US and international blogs, journals, newspapers, newswires, videos, and web sources. Date coverage varies with individual newspapers. Formerly called America's Newspapers or NewsBank.

Daily Bruin Microfilm (digitized)
The microfilm of the UCLA Daily Bruin has been digitized by the Internet Archive from 1915 through 2002.
Daily Bruin Archive
Digitized issues of the Daily Bruin from 1915 to the present.
Daily Bruin Online (most recent issues)

The Daily Bruin Archive

UCLA Daily Bruin is the student newspaper at UCLA, published by and for UCLA students.

http://archive.org - online versions of microfilm reels; search term: UCLA Daily Bruin. Keyword searching is available within each reel

REEL 1: September 10, 1915 – June 20, 1918 (The Normal Outlook); September 29, 1919 – February 11, 1921 (The Cub Californian)
REEL 2: February 18, 1921 – March 21, 1924 (The Cub Californian / The California Grizzly (3/21/24)
REEL 3: March 25, 1924 – February 10, 1926 (The California Grizzly) (orientation horizontal)
REEL 4: February 11, 1926 – October 21, 1926 (The California Grizzly) October 22, 1926 - February 16, 1927 (The Daily Bruin)
REEL 5: February 27, 1927 – January 11, 1928
REEL 6: January 12, 1928 – January 18, 1929
REEL 7: February 11, 1929 – November 22, 1929
REEL 8: November 25, 1929 – October 9, 1930 (orientation horizontal)
REEL 9: October 10, 1930 – September 16, 1931
REEL 10: September 17, 1931 – September 30, 1932
REEL 11: October 3, 1932 – August 1, 1933
REEL 12: August 4, 1933 – May 11, 1934
REEL 13: May 14, 1934 – April 26, 1935 (orientation horizontal)
REEL 14: April 29, 1935 – March 9, 1936
REEL 15: March 10, 1936 – January 5, 1937
REEL 16: January 6, 1937 – November 11, 1937
REEL 17: November 12, 1937 – December 2, 1938
REEL 18: December 5, 1938 – December 11, 1939
REEL 19: February 15, 1940 – November 7, 1940 (orientation horizontal)
REEL 20: November 8, 1940 – December 1, 1941 (orientation horizontal)
REEL 21: December 2, 1941 – February 17, 1943
REEL 22: February 18, 1943 – January 22, 1945 (orientation horizontal)
REEL 23: January 24, 1945 – May 20, 1946 (orientation horizontal)
REEL 24: May 21, 1946 – October 3, 1947 (orientation horizontal)
REEL 25: October 6, 1947 – October 21, 1948
REEL 26: October 22, 1948 – September 22, 1949
REEL 27: September 23, 1949 – August 8, 1950
REEL 28: September 13, 1950 – March 15, 1951
REEL 29: March 16, 1951 – March 19, 1952
REEL 30: March 20, 1952 – March 19, 1953 (orientation horizontal)
REEL 31: March 20, 1953 – March 25, 1954
REEL 32: March 26, 1954 – March 25, 1955
REEL 33: March 28, 1955 – March 28, 1956 (poorly filmed – incomplete articles)
REEL 34: April 2, 1956 – March 14, 1957 (orientation horizontal)
REEL 35: March 15, 1957 – March 18, 1958
REEL 36: March 19, 1958 – March 5, 1959
REEL 37: March 6, 1959 – March 2, 1960
REEL 38: March 3, 1960 – February 10, 1961
REEL 39: February 15, 1961 – November 30, 1961
REEL 40: December 1, 1961 – September 27, 1962
REEL 41: September 28, 1962 – April 30, 1963
REEL 42: May 1, 1963 – March 20, 1964
REEL 43: March 31, 1964 - February 16, 1965
REEL 44: February 17, 1965 – November 2, 1965
REEL 45: November 3, 1965 – April 29, 1966
REEL 46: May 2, 1966 – February 6, 1967
REEL 47: February 7, 1967 – November 29, 1967
REEL 48: November 30, 1967 – May 2, 1968
REEL 49: May 7, 1968 – November 22, 1968
REEL 50: November 25, 1968 – May 12, 1969
REEL 51: May 13, 1969 – November 17, 1969
REEL 52: November 18, 1969 – April 23, 1970
REEL 53: April 24, 1970 – September 10, 1970
REEL 54: September 29, 1970 – December 11, 1970
REEL 55: January 6, 1971 – March 12, 1971
REEL 56: March 31, 1971 – September 9, 1971
REEL 57: September 28, 1971 – December 3, 1971
REEL 58: January 5, 1972 – March 3, 1972
REEL 59: March 29, 1972 – September 9, 1972
REEL 60: September 18, 1972 – November 22, 1972
REEL 61: January 8, 1973 – June 1, 1973
REEL 62: June 15, 1973 – November 30, 1973
REEL 63: January 7, 1974 – April 30, 1974
REEL 64: May 1, 1974 – October 31, 1974
REEL 65: November 1, 1974 – December 4, 1974
REEL 66: January 6, 1975 – April 16, 1975
REEL 67: April 17, 1975 - October 1, 1975
REEL 68: October 2, 1975 – December 3, 1975
REEL 69: January 7, 1976 – March 12, 1976
REEL 70: April 5, 1976 – September 9, 1976
REEL 71: September 21, 1976 – December 6, 1976 (orientation horizontal)
REEL 72: January 6, 1977 – March 11, 1977
REEL 73: April 4, 1977 – September 13, 1977
REEL 74: September 20, 1977 – December 5, 1977
REEL 75: January 9, 1978 – March 10, 1978
REEL 76: April 3, 1978 – September 14, 1978
REEL 77: September 19, 1978 – December 4, 1978
REEL 78: January 8, 1979 – March 9, 1979
REEL 79: April 2, 1979 – September 10, 1979
REEL 80: September 18, 1979 – December 3, 1979
REEL 81: January 7 1980 – March 7, 1980
REEL 82: March 31, 1980 – September 12, 1980
REEL 83: September 23, 1980 – December 4, 1980
REEL 84: January 12, 1981 – March 13, 1981
REEL 85: April 6 – September 3, 1981
REEL 86: September 22 – December 2, 1981
REEL 87: January 11- March 12, 1982
REEL 88: April 5 – June 4, 1982
REEL 89: June 28 – August 30, 1982
REEL 90: September 28 – December 8, 1982
REEL 91: January 10 – March 11, 1983
REEL 92: April 4 – June 3, 1983
REEL 93: June 27 – August 29, 1993
REEL 94: September 27 – December 7, 1983
REEL 95: December 27, 1983 – March 9, 1984
REEL 96: April 2 – June 1, 1984 –
REEL 97: June 21 – August 29, 1984
REEL 98: September 25 – December 6, 1984
REEL 99: January 7 – March 14, 1985
REEL 100: April 1 – June 6, 1985
REEL 101: June 24 – August 26, 1985
REEL 102: September 24 – December 5, 1985
REEL 103: January 1 – March 20, 1986
REEL 104: April 2 – April 22, 1986
REEL 105: April 23 – June 22, 1986
REEL 106: June 30 – August 28, 1986
REEL 107: September 23 – December 4, 1986
REEL 108: January 5 – March 12, 1987
REEL 109: March 30 – June 14, 1987
REEL 110: June 22 – August 27, 1987
REEL 111: September 22 – November 2, 1987
REEL 112: November 2, 1987 – December 3, 1987
REEL 113: January 4 – March 10, 1988
REEL 114: March 28 – April 29, 1988
REEL 115: May 2 – June 3, 1988
REEL 116: June 27 – September 1, 1988
REEL 117: September 26 – October 21, 1988
REEL 118: October 24 – December 8, 1988 (Reel digitized in reverse order – starts in December)
REEL 119: January 9 – February 8, 1989
REEL 120: February 9 – March 16, 1989
REEL 121: April 3 – 17, 1989
REEL 122: April 18 – June 8, 1989
REEL 123: June 26 – August 31, 1989
REEL 124: September 25 – October 31, 1989 (Reel digitized in reverse order – starts in December)
REEL 125: November 1 – December 7, 1989
REEL 126: January 8 – February 14, 1990
REEL 127: February 15 – March 15, 1990
REEL 128: April 2 – 27, 1990
REEL 129: April 30 – June 7, 1990
REEL 130: June 25 – August 30, 1990
REEL 131: September 24 – October 26, 1990
REEL 132: October 29 – December 6, 1990
REEL 133: January 7 – March 14, 1991
REEL 134: April 1 – Mary 8, 1991
REEL 135: May 9 – June 14, 1991
REEL 136: June 24 – August 29, 1991
REEL 137: September 23 – October 31, 1991
REEL 138: November 1 – December 5, 1991
REEL 139: January 6 – February 5, 1992
REEL 140: February 6 – March 13, 1992
REEL 141: March 30 – May 11, 1992
REEL 142: May 12 – June 13/14, 1992
REEL 143: June 22 – August 24, 1992
REEL 144: September 21 – October 30, 1992
REEL 145: November 2 – December 3, 1992
REEL 146: January 11 – March 18, 1993
REEL 147: April 5 – May 4, 1993
REEL 148: May 5 – June 10, 1993
REEL 149: June 28 – August 30, 1993
REEL 150: September 27 – October 29, 1993
REEL 151: November 1 – December 9, 1993
REEL 152: January 10 – March 17, 1994
REEL 153: April 4 – May 4, 1994
REEL 154: May 5 – June 19, 1994
REEL 155: June 27 – August 29, 1994
REEL 156: September 26 – October 31, 1994
REEL 157: November 1 – December 8, 1994
REEL 158: January 9 – February 10, 1995
REEL 159: February 13 – March 16, 1995
REEL 160: April 3 – May 19, 1995
REEL 161: May 22 – June 18, 1995
REEL 162: June 26 – September 3, 1995
REEL 163: September 25 – November 9, 1995
REEL 164: November 10 – December 7, 1995
REEL 165: January 8 – 30, 1996
REEL 166: February 1 – March 14, 1996
REEL 167: April 1 – June 16, 1996
REEL 168: June 24 – September 1, 1996
REEL 169: September 23 – December 5, 1996
REEL 170: January 6 – March 13, 1997
REEL 171: March 31 – June 9, 1997
REEL 172: June 30 – August 31, 1997
REEL 173: September 22 – October 20, 1997
REEL 174: October 21 – December 4, 1997
REEL 175: January 12 – February 17, 1998
REEL 176: February 18 – March 19, 1998
REEL 177: April 6 – June 19, 1998
REEL 178: June 29 – August 31, 1998
REEL 179: September 28 – December 14, 1998
REEL 180: January 11 – March 18, 1999
REEL 181: April 5 – June 18, 1999
REEL 182: June 28 – September 3, 1999
REEL 183: September 24 – October 29, 1999
REEL 184: November 1 – December 13, 1999
REEL 185: January 10 – March 16, 2000
REEL 186: April 3 – June 16, 2000
REEL 187: June 30 – September 1, 2000
REEL 188: September 25 – October 20, 2000
REEL 189: January 8 – March 15, 2001
REEL 190: April 2 – June 11, 2001
REEL 191: June 25 – September 12, 2001
REEL 192: September 23 – October 31, 2001
REEL 193: November 1 – December 10, 2001
REEL 194: January 7 – March 14, 2002
REEL 195: April 1 -30, 2002
REEL 196: May 1 – June 10, 2002
REEL 197: June 24 – September 11, 2002
REEL 198: September 26, 2002 – October 18, 2002
REEL 199: October 21 - December 9, 2002

The Daily Bruin went online in Fall Quarter, 1994: http://dailybruin.com/