The ProQuest® Historical Newspapers graphical version offer schools the full-text content of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Constitution, and The Boston Globe that date back to their original editions. Emphasizing ease of use and educational value, HNP Graphical Edition also has a collection of editorially selected primary sources covering the 25 fundamental topics of junior-high and high-school history curricula, giving students an indispensable tool for studying U.S. history.

The new ProQuest Historical Newspapers gives the same range of access afforded by the traditional ProQuest® interface, plus a user-friendly design that immerses students in the research. Every newspaper issue is reproduced, cover-to-cover, in full-page digital images—from news stories and editorials to graphics and advertisements. It offers schools a unique, affordable collection of historical primary source documents.

The search interface accommodates users at any level of experience. Users can search using keyword or Boolean queries or by date options—by decade or all dates before, after, and in between specific dates. Or, students can browse entire issues or search for articles on topics of interest; they can even restrict their searches to certain types of content, such as book reviews or editorial cartoons.

Users can also sort results by historical era, to see how our view of the past changes over time. Imagine reading contemporary accounts of Lincoln’s assassination and original reviews of Robert Frost’s poetry. What better introduction to historical revisionism, the ever-changing nature of “received wisdom,” and critical thinking?

With this engaging new interface you also get thoughtfully selected editorial content aligned to commonly accessed articles and classroom and homework activities. These features help students quickly locate and access relevant historical newspaper documents:

• Topic & Timeline Browse presents students with the top 25 topics in U.S. history, from Slavery and Politics through “The Turn of the Millennium and Beyond.” Other topics include Reconstruction, World War I, The Great Depression, and the Rise of the Cold War. All major eras in U.S. history are covered and each contains subtopics with links to thousands of related editor-selected articles. Browse by topic, or use the graphical timeline, which lets students view historical events in perspective and presents seamless access between general and specific history by letting them locate events by century, decade, or year.
• This Day in History is a high-impact historical front page for each day. With one click, students can read the full-page digital image.
• Famous Dead People highlights the published memorials and retrospective articles on 500 of the most interesting and most studied people of the last 150 years.
• What Happened On… lets students see what made the news on the date of their choice—their birthday, for instance.

This extra content immediately engages students in the use of primary sources, provides historical context, and ties yesterday’s events to today’s. Students spend more time using content, and less time finding it.

Schools can choose from the following titles:

• The New York Times, long known for providing “All the News That’s Fit to Print,” has set the standard for quality journalism since 1851
• The Wall Street Journal, is considered the pre-eminent publication for business news and information on financial markets worldwide
• The Washington Post is well known for not only in-depth news and analysis of American politics, but also insightful coverage of national and international trends and events
• The Christian Science Monitor covers international news and social issues from a uniquely independent viewpoint
• The Los Angeles Times provides a West Coast perspective on U.S. and world news and an unprecedented insight into the development of California, the West, and the Pacific Rim
• The Chicago Tribune, with its renowned slogan “World’s Greatest Newspaper,” offers a Midwestern perspective on the events that have shaped our national consciousness
• Over the next few years, ProQuest Historical Newspapers will add coverage of national, regional, and local publications