Primary sources are documents or other sources of information that were created at the time of the event discussed. For more information about primary sources, see the online guide to primary sources.
Stony Brook University Libraries is a member of various library consortiums which allows Stony Brook University students, faculty and staff to have access to and/or borrowing privileges at other research libraries. Please contact your library liaison or email reference for more information.
Use STARS catalog to determine location of historical sets and papers such as:
Early American Newspapers
Underground Newspaper Collection
Alternative Press Collection
New York Herald (1840-1919)
New York Tribune / Daily Tribune / Herald Tribune (1841-1966
Christian Science Monitor (1908-1925)
Le Monde (Paris, France) (1944-present)
Le Temps (Paris, France : 1861) (1861-1942)
Pravda (Moscow, Russia) (1917, 1921-1975)
New York Amersterdam News (1919-present)
Chicago Defender (1905-1966)
Pittsburgh Courier (1923-1947)
For more information see the Primary Sources guide.