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San Antonio Express News & San Antonio Light
- San Antonio Express-News (NewsBank) This link opens in a new window2018-current – full image
1990-current (text only) Excludes articles excerpted from other news sources, paid ads and obituaries.
1867-2018 – full image (incomplete)
2016-current – (text only) Web edition articles
Other sources:
JPL 4th Floor Microfilm: AN2 .S3 E9 (1868 - current) (with gaps)
Index (print): JPL 3rd Floor AI21 .S3 S26 (1988-1995)
San Antonio Express-News Photograph Collection (1941-1989)
- San Antonio Express-News Photograph CollectionThe original negatives in this collection chronicle the history of San Antonio through the eyes of Express-News' staff photographers. Check inventory online for contents. 1941-1984. Collection is housed at ITC. Selected photos have been digitized.
- San Antonio Express (Historical) (NewsBank) This link opens in a new windowFull-image of Texas’ oldest major newspaper, which began as a weekly in 1865. Includes ads, classifieds, photos & graphics as well as local, national and international news stories. Collection is still being digitized with more issues forthcoming.
Current coverage: 1867-1875, 1898-1906, 1911-2018
- San Antonio LightOnline access to selected issues through Newspaper Archive Texas Collection (1882 - 1977) (UTSA subscription)
JPL 4th Floor Microfilm: AN 2 .S3 L53 (1987 -1993)
Other sources for microfilm: Trinity University (1882 -1992) and San Antonio College (1967-1993)
Photo Archive (UTSA Special Collections Digital Archive)
Portal to Texas History (1883 -1886) (open access)
Paper: Ceased publication 1/28/93
Earlier names: San Antonio Daily Light (1884 -1907)
Light and Gazette.(1907 -2011) - San Antonio Light Photograph CollectionThis collection showcases original glass and film negatives made by the newspaper's staff photographers. The photographs depict people and events in San Antonio from 1924 to 1993. Also included are views of small towns in South and Central Texas. Images may be viewed in person at Special Collections by appointment.
- NewspaperArchive: Texas Collection This link opens in a new windowSearchable full image access to many historical newspapers from all across Texas, including the San Antonio Light (1882 -1977) and the San Antonio Express News (1865-1974). (Some years are incomplete.) Database covers 1813-2022.
Austin American Statesman
Note: ProQuest Central, Newsbank, and Newspaper Source are partial text only coverage and each may contain articles not in the other versions.
We do not have online coverage for 1981-1989.
Microfilm available for 1921-1973, & 1981. JPL 4th floor AN2 A9 A43
- Austin American Statesman (Historical) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowFull-image of this important Texas newspaper in the state capital. Includes ads, classifieds, photos & graphics as well as local, national and international news stories. Especially strong in central Texas political reporting.
Coverage: 1871-1980
Includes:
The Democratic Statesman (1871-1872)
Daily Democratic Statesman (1873-1880)
The Austin Daily Statesman (1880-1889)
The Austin Statesman (1889-1891)
Austin Daily Statesman (1891-1902)
The Austin Statesman (1902-1916)
The Austin American (1914-1973)
The Austin Statesman and Tribune (1915-1916)
Evening Statesman (1916-1916)
The Statesman (1916-1921)
The Austin Statesman (1921-1973)
The Austin American Statesman (1973-1980)
Other San Antonio
- ConexiónMicrofilm: Included with San Antonio Express-News.
Weekly newspaper with Hispanic focus (English / Spanish). Affiliated with the San Antonio Express-News. - La Prensa - San AntonioSan Antonio bilingual newspaper
Ceased publication June 2018
Microfilm: AN2 .S3 P74 (1913-2002) (JPL 4th Floor Current Periodicals)
Archival copies: Special Collections
Full-Text Electronic Access (1991-June 2018): Ethnic NewsWatch
Portal to Texas History (1913-1923) (open access) - San Antonio Area MediaList and links to local media, TV, radio, newspapers
- San Antonio Business Journal This link opens in a new windowProvides in-depth coverage and breaking news on the business communities in the local San Antonio area.
Users must first register for an account using their UTSA email address to access the content.
Microfilm: HF5500 .AS26 (Jan. 1989 - Jan. 1996) Online ProQuest Central (1999 - 2004)
- San Antonio in the NewsSan Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau
- San Antonio Register This link opens in a new windowLocally focused, black-oriented weekly newspaper available full image.
Legacy index from May 29, 1931 through 1959.
Paper: 1986-2001 in Special Collections (JPL)
Microfilm (1931-2002) is available in the UTSA John Peace Library.
Portal of Texas History (1931-2000)
- San Antonio Report (formerly The Rivard Report)A nonprofit, member-supported newsroom providing news about local government, education, business, and more.
- Texas Newspapers 1813-1939: Union List of Newspaper Files Available in Offices of Publishers, Libraries, and a Number of Private CollectionsSan Jacinto Museum of History, 1941
WPA produced list of Texas newspapers.
Texas Historical Newspapers
- Austin American Statesman (Historical) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowCovers 1871-1980. Includes the complete paper-cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in easily downloadable PDF format. Especially strong in central Texas political reporting.
- Dallas Morning News Historical Archive (NewsBank) This link opens in a new windowA historical archive of one of Texas's oldest continuously published newspapers and a paper of record for major news, key events, and personalities in Texas history. Broad state and regional coverage, from 1885-1977.
- Hispanic American Newspapers 1808-1980 (Readex) This link opens in a new windowA collection of hundreds of searchable full-text / full-image newspapers published in the United States by Hispanics during the 19th and 20th centuries. Papers may be in Spanish, English, or both Spanish and English. Based on Nicolás Kanellos' "Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project."
- NewspaperArchive: Texas Collection This link opens in a new windowSearchable full image access to many historical newspapers from all across Texas, including the San Antonio Light (1882 -1977) and the San Antonio Express News (1865-1974). (Some years are incomplete.) Database covers 1813-2022.
- Newspaper Collection at The Center for American History (at UT Austin)The Briscoe Center's Newspaper Collections contain more than 4,500 Texas, Southern, U.S., and non-U.S. titles and is the largest collection of its kind in Texas. They also are home to the newspaper clippings morgues of the NY Herald-Tribune, the New York Journal-American, New York Times, and Newsweek Magazine.
- Texas Borderlands Newspaper CollectionScanned newspaper pages from 13 border and near-border Texas counties, including titles published in Spanish and French as well as English. From Portal to Texas History. 1887-1923.
- Chicano Studies Library Serial CollectionJPL Microfilm Cabinets (4th Floor) E184 .M5 C461
A set of 577 microfilms of Chicano periodicals, journals, newsletters and journals published throughout the United States from 1855 to 1995. This comprehensive group of periodicals was gathered by the Chicano Studies Library at the University of California, Berkeley. Use guide in 3rd Floor JPL Stacks E184 .M5 C461 to locate titles or consult title list (pdf). - Texas Digital Newspaper Program - List of Newspapers on the PortalNewspapers are listed alphabetically with dates of coverage. The Texas Digital Newspaper Program is a partnership intended to create a digitized newspaper resource that covers a broad geographical area.
- Texas Newspapers (LLMC Digital)Advocate of the people's rights, 1833-
Constitutional advocate and Texas public advertiser, 1832-
Gaceta de Texas, 1813
Mexican citizen, 1831-
Mexicano, 1813
Telegraph and Texas register, 1835-
Texas gazette, 1829-32
Texas republican, 1834-36
Tri-Weekly state gazette, 1863-
San Antonio Student Newspapers
- The PaisanoStudent newspaper - University of Texas at San Antonio
Archive Online: UTSA Digital Collection Special Collections (1981-1998)
Other Holdings see Library Quick Search - The RattlerStudent newspaper - St. Mary's University
- The Lake FrontStudent newspaper - Our Lady of the Lake University
- The LogosStudent newspaper - University of the Incarnate Word
- The RangerStudent newspaper - San Antonio College
- The TrinitonianStudent newspaper - Trinity University
- The MesquiteStudent newspaper - Texas A&M - San Antonio
- University StarStudent newspaper - Texas State University - San Marcos
Texas News Portals & Organizations
- 50States.com (Texas)Extensive links to online editions of Texas newspapers.
- Texas Newspapers & MediaFrom the Legislative Reference Library of Texas. Comprehensive list of newspaper and media sites by Texas city.
- Texas Press AssociationWebsite, contact, history of Texas newspapers
Texas Newspapers on Microfilm at UTSA
Runs may not be complete. Please check Library Quick Search for more details.
AN2 A9 A43 Austin American Statesman (1921-1973)
AN2 .A9 A43 Austin Statesman (1869-1891)
AN2 .A9 A43 Austin Statesman and Austin Tribune (1915-1916)
AN2 .A9 A43 Austin American Statesman (1973)
AN2 .A9 A43 Democratic Statesman (1871-1873)
AN2 .A9 C58 Austin City Gazette (1839-1842)
AN2 .B36 E58 Bandera New Era (1918-1946)
AN2 .B7 T49 Texas Republican (1834-1836)
AN2 .C37 M43 Medina Valley & County News Bulletin (1960-1974)
AN2 .F74 R33 Fredericksburg Post (1984)
AN2 .F74 R33 Radio Post (1922-1984)
AN2 .F74 S73 Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post (1984-2003)
AN2 .F74 W6 Fredericksburger Wochenblatt (1890 -1945)
AN2 .H6 P6 Houston Post (1976-1995)
AN2 .K37 C58 Karnes City Citation (1955-1978)
AN2 .K37 C58 Karnes Citation (1978-1988)
AN2 .K46 A38 Kenedy Advance (1911-1982)
AN2 .K46 A38 Kenedy Advance-Times (1982-1988)
AN2 .K47 A38 Kerrville Advance (1912-1919)
AN2 .K47 M68 Kerrville Mountain Sun (1908-1920)
AN2 .K47 M68 Kerrville Mountain Sun and Advance (1920-1926)
AN2 .K47 M68 Mountain Sun (1902–1907)
AN2 .K47 N49 Kerrville News (1909)
AN2 .K47 P37 Kerrville Paper (1899)
AN2 .L37 C76 Cronica (Laredo) (1910-1914) (possibly missing)
AN2 .N39 H49 New Braunfels Herald and Zeitung (1967)
AN2 .S3 A4 Alamo Express (1860)
AN2 .S3 A4 Tri-weekly Alamo Express (1861)
AN2 .S3 C495 Westsider (San Antonio) (1977-1978)
AN2.S3 C66 Conexión: The Weekly Voice of la Cultura (2006:Mar.21 - 2007:Jan.31)
AN2 .S3 D35 Daily Commercial Recorder (1989 - 2002)
AN2 .S3 D354 Daily Herald (San Antonio) (1857-1874)
AN2 .S3 I54 San Antonio Informer: An Urban News Journal (1988-1995)
AN2 .S3 L53 San Antonio Light (1987 - 1993)
AN2 .S3 P74 Prensa de San Antonio. (1913-2002)
AN2 .U9 L4 Uvalde Leader-News (1993-2003)
BM1 .J48 Jewish Journal of San Antonio (1973-2001)
BX1404 .S683 Alamo Messenger:
Official Catholic Newspaper of Archdiocese of San Antonio (1957:Aug.15 - 1971:Dec.24)
BX1404 .S683 Alamo Register:
Official Catholic Newspaper of the Archdiocese of San Antonio (v.1:no.1 (1942:June 5) - v.16:no.11 (1957:Aug.9))
BX1404 .S68 St. Mary's Review v.1:no.8 (1891:May 1) - v.1:no.9 (1891:May 15)
BX1404 .S68 St. Mary's Weekly Review v. 1:no.10 (June 6, 1891) - v.2:no.2 (Jan. 9, 1892)
BX1404 .S68 San Antonio Messenger (1892-1893)
F 381 .T368 Texas Observer v.45 (1954) - v.70 (1978)
HF5500 .A2 S2655 San Antonio Business Journal (1989-1996)
HF5500 .A2S26 San Antonio Executive (1982-1987)
HC107.T4 T46 Texas Business Review (1927-1996)