The Michigan Daily

Online version for 2001-present is available.

Start searching in the box at the top of the left column, or click on the ARCHIVES in the menu bar at the side of the page.

Online version for 1997-present is available through Lexis-Nexis. Choose the 'News' link on the left. The News Category is 'University News' and the News Source is 'University Wire.' Make sure to enter Michigan Daily in Step Five. A guide to Lexis-Nexis is available.

Select internet articles from 1996-2001 can be found by doing a search in the Google search engine. Go to www.google.com. Search using selected keywords, and the URL www.pub.umich.edu/daily/

Current paper issues are available at the Graduate Library in the Current Serials room on 2 South. These are held until the microfilm is received.

The full run (from 1890- present) is available on microfilm at the Graduate Library in Serials/Microforms Services (2 South), under the call number FILM X211.

An Index to Ann Arbor newspapers serves as a microfilm index for the Michigan Daily for the period 1976-1984. The call number is MICRO-F X236 and can be found in Serials/Microforms Services on the second floor of the Graduate Library.

Paper copies of issues from 1968-1969 are available from the Graduate Library Circulation Department, room 104. Ask for the folio volume, LH1.M624 D2.

To search for older articles by subject, the Michigan Daily office, at 420 Maynard, maintains a clippings file that individuals may go in and use. They do not field inquiries over the phone or by email. Be sure to call ahead (734-763-2459) and make sure that someone who knows how to use the file is available to assist you.

For primary source materials (original documents) and historical information pertaining to the University of Michigan, visit the Bentley Historical Library located on north campus at 1150 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Phone 734-764-3482, Fax 734-936-1333. The Bentley Historical Library has a number of resources relating to the history of newspapers in Michigan, in addition to their collections of the newspapers themselves. Their web page includes a checklist of newspapers in the Michigan Historical Collections.

The University Record

Online version available from September 1992 - present. This site allows you to navigate to a particular issue, or search.

Paper copies of Volumes 1-4 1891/1892-1894/1895 and Volumes 1-5, 1938-1943/1944 are available at Buhr. Use the call numbers LD3258 .U6 and LD3258 .U61, respectively, to retrieve.

Paper copies of years 1949-1968,1976-present are available in the Graduate Library under the call number LD 3258 .U611.  Volumes 5- ; 1949/1950- are available on microfilm in Serials/Microforms Services on the second floor of the Graduate Library, under the call number, FILM X1622.

On microfilm, 1891-1944, 1949-present is available in Serials/Microforms Services on the second floor of the Graduate Library, under the call number, FILM X1622.

Ann Arbor News

Current issues are available in the Graduate Library Current Serials room on 2 South. These are kept until the microfilm is received.

Online you can view the Ann Arbor News from Sept. 1, 2004 on.

The full run (1890 - present) is available on microfilm at the Graduate Library in Serials and Microfilm Services on 2 South. Ask for FILM X975.

An Index to Ann Arbor newspapers serves as a microfilm index for the Ann Arbor News for the period 1976-1984. The call number is MICRO-F X236 and can be found in Serials/Microforms Services on the second floor of the Graduate Library.

To search for older articles by subject, there is a clippings file at the Ann Arbor District Library that covers articles up to 2003. More current articles are indexed in a locally held database. Staff at the AADL Reference Desk can answer questions about the clippings file and the database. The Library's phone number is 734-327-4200.

The Ann Arbor News office does not have an index of the newspaper.

Ann Arbor Observer

Current paper issues are available at the Graduate Library in the Current Serials room on 2 South. These are held until the microfilm is received.

The full run (from 1976-present) is available on microfilm at the Graduate Library in Serials and Microforms (2 South), under the call number FILM X1214.

An Index to Ann Arbor newspapers serves as a microfilm index for the Ann Arbor Observer for the period 1976-1984. The call number is MICRO-F X236 and can be found in Serials/Microforms Services on the second floor of the Graduate Library.

Ann Arbor Observer city guide - annual

This publication is received by the Bentley Historical Library, which is located on north campus. They have issues from l987/l988-2002/2003. The call number is 0293 Cc 2.

The Bentley Historical Library is located on north campus at 1150 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Phone 734-764-3482, Fax 734-936-1333. They have a number of resources relating to the history of newspapers in Michigan, in addition to their collections of the newspapers themselves. Their web page includes a checklist of newspapers in the Michigan Historical Collections.

Ann Arbor Underground Newspapers

The Bentley Historical Library has a number of underground newspapers that were produced in Ann Arbor. The majority of these papers are in the original format and cannot be photocopied. For more information, consult, "The Underground Press in Michigan: A Bibliography based on the Resources of the Michigan Historical Collections," Bentley Historical Library (Ann Arbor: Michigan Historical Collections, 1982) (Call number: PN 4897 .M62 C77 in Special Collections Library, Call number: 0052 Bimu 2 in the Bentley Historical Library.)

The Bentley Historical Library is located on north campus at 1150 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Phone 734-764-3482, Fax 734-936-1333. The Bentley Historical Library has a number of resources relating to the history of newspapers in Michigan, in addition to their collections of the newspapers themselves. Their web page includes a checklist of newspapers in the Michigan Historical Collections.

The Current

Current issues are available in the magazine racks in the south lobby of the Graduate Library.

An Index to Ann Arbor newspapers

This serves as a microfilm index for the Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor Observer, and the Michigan Daily, for the period 1976-1984. The call number is MICRO-F X236 and can be found in Serials/Microforms Services on the second floor of the Graduate Library.

Michigan Newspapers and Newspaper History

The Bentley Historical Library has a number of resources relating to the history of newspapers in Michigan in addition to their collections of the newspapers themselves. Their web page includes a checklist of newspapers in the Michigan Historical Collections.

The Detroit Free Press

Full text articles from 1982-present are available from NewsBank. You may browse articles by date or search for a specific article.

Select full-text articles from January 30, 1996-present are available from Lexis-Nexis. Click on 'News' on the left. The News Category is 'Business News.' The News Source Category is 'Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.' Enter Detroit Free Press in Step Five. A guide to Lexis-Nexis is available.

Select full-text articles from March 28, 2000-present are available from InfoTrac Custom Newspapers. Authentication may be required. Click on Advanced Search. Enter Detroit Free Press in the 'Limit the results to...by publication title' box.

Current paper issues are available at the Graduate Library in the Current Serials room on 2 South. These are held until the microfilm is received.

The full run (from 1831-present) is available on microfilm at the Graduate Library in Serials/Microforms Services (2 South), under the call number FILM X442.

A Detroit Free Press library is housed at the newspaper headquarters in Detroit. Members of the public are welcome to come and use the library. Call (313) 222-6472 for more information.

Detroit News

Available online from Jan. 1, 1999-present. Access to certain freelance articles and other features (i.e. photographs, classifieds, etc.) may not be available. For complete coverage, consult the print indexes and microfilm versions of the newspapers.

Selected articles are available online from 2000 onwards.

Current paper issues are available at the Graduate Library in the Current Serials room on 2 South. These are held until the microfilm is received.

CD News: Detroit News is a CD-ROM that contains full-text from 1992-1998. It is located in Graduate Library Serials and Microforms Services under the call number CD_ROM GLX4.

The full run (from 1873- present) is available on microfilm at the Graduate Library in Serials/Microforms Services (2 South), under the call number FILM X881.

The printed Detroit News Index for issues from 1976-present is located in the Graduate Library Reference Room, call number AI 21. D48

There is a Detroit News library at the newspaper office. Staff there may be able to help with research. The library will look up one or two brief citations by phone. There is a minimum charge of $25 for anything more than that. This will get citations rather than full text. The full text is available on microfilm at the Graduate Library (see note above). The Detroit News library is not open to the public, but serious researchers who have been approved by the publisher may use the library. Call (313) 222-2110.

Michigan Chronicle

Available online from Ethnic Newswatch from 1994-present. Choose 'Advanced Search.' Type Michigan Chronicle in the Publication Title field and then enter your search terms.

"Black Newspapers Index" is located in the Graduate Library Reference Room, Call No. AI3 .I417. It indexes the Michigan Chronicle from 1976 until the present. Note that coverage varies from volume to volume.

Metro Times

Current issues are often available in the magazine racks in the south lobby of the Graduate Library.

Browse past issues back as far as 1997, by department or section. Click on the ARCHIVES link in the left column.