Newspaper Holdings

The following list of the Illinois newspaper titles on microfilm (with dates) are available through the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. All titles are available for use by visiting the library. 

Adobe Acrobat Reader or another similar PDF program is required to open the files listed below.

Newspaper Indexes

Online Indexes:

Illinois State Journal (Sangamo Journal 11/10/1831-1847; Illinois Journal 1847-1855; Illinois State Journal 1855-1860)

Illinois State Journal Index #1 - 1831-1850

Part 1 - A-Fumwell
Part 2 - Fund-Nichols
Part 3 - Nichols-Z

Illinois State Journal Index #2 - 1851-1860

Part 1 - A-Moore
Part 2 - Moore-Z


Obituary Index 

Obituary Index 

Print Indexes available in the ALPLM Reading Room:

Symbols & Abbreviations

Illinois Files by County

Illinois Newspapers by City 

Illinois Missing Issues

Foreign Newspapers

Civil War Newspapers 1861-1865

Out-Of-State Newspapers

Out-Of-State Missing Issues 


Contact

Teri Barnett
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
(217) 558-0126
email teri.barnett@illinois.gov


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