Early American Newspapers, Series 7 includes more than 160 significant 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century newspapers, including titles of unique historical significance, regional weeklies and big-city dailies. Drawing from the acclaimed newspaper collections of the American Antiquarian Society, Kansas Historical Society, the Library of Congress, Wisconsin Historical Society and other institutions, Series 7 further supplements the preceding series, resulting in enhanced research opportunities and more complete coverage of American history, culture and daily life.

Newspapers of special significance
Series 7 includes many new titles of singular importance, including New Orleans' Times-Picayune, established in 1837 and one of the South’s most prominent newspapers, and The Oregonian, founded in 1850 in Portland and still the state’s largest daily.

Also included here are the Courier de la Louisiane, a bilingual Creole title; Frederick Douglass’ Paper, the successor to the influential North Star, the title that marked the beginning of a separate black press; the California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences, a pioneer of early natural history writing; the Charleston Mercury, a strong supporter of slavery; the Ohio Monitor, published in Columbus and one of the state's principal 19th-century newspapers; and the popular and entertaining Southern Illustrated News.

Extended coverage of essential titles
Series 7 also features substantial new runs of important titles found in earlier series but previously unavailable. These include the National Aegis, a strong supporter of Jeffersonian Republicanism; New-Hampshire Gazette, one the nation’s oldest existing newspapers; and the New York Evening Post, nationally famous under poet and abolitionist William Cullen Bryant.

Superior bibliographic control
Like previous series of Early American Newspapers, Series 7 offers many significant titles listed in Clarence S. Brigham’s “History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820.” Bibliographic control for post-1820 titles in Series 7 comes from Winifred Gregory’s “American Newspapers 1821-1936.” A distinguished academic advisory board of librarians, curators and historians supervised the title selection process, considering the historical significance of each newspaper and the diverse political positions of the period.

An Archive of Americana ® collection
As part of America’s Historical Newspapers, Early American Newspapers, Series 7 shares a common interface with all other newspaper series from Readex. Additionally, all America’s Historical Newspapers series are cross-searchable with all other Archive of Americana® collections.