Online Access
- Access World NewsOver 100 news sources in Minnesota including daily newspapers and transcripts from local television stations and radio programs
- Duluth News TribuneAvailable 1995 to present
- Minnesota Star Tribune (1867 to 2001) This link opens in a new windowDigital archives for daily Minneapolis newspapers from 1867-2001. Find news articles, editorials, advertisements, classified ads, obituaries, cartoons, notices, illustrations and photographs and all other full image content. Each newspaper can be browsed or searched individually or collectively across all years:
Minneapolis Daily Tribune (1867-1876)
The Tribune (1877-1882)
Daily Minnesota Tribune (1882-1884)
Minneapolis Daily Tribune (1884-1886)
Minneapolis Tribune (1886-1909)
Minneapolis Morning Tribune (1909-1930)
Minnesota Daily Star (1920-1939)
Minneapolis Star (1928-1939)
Minneapolis Tribune (1930-1939)
Minneapolis Star the Minneapolis Journal (1939)
Minneapolis Star-Journal (1939-1947)
Minneapolis Morning Tribune (1939-1964)
Minneapolis Star (1947-1982)
Minneapolis Tribune (1964-1982)
Minneapolis Star and Tribune (1982-1987)
Star Tribune (1987-2001)
- Minneapolis Tribune (1867-1930)The Historical Minneapolis Tribune is an open access digital archive of this newspaper from 1867-1930. Full pages can be printed or saved to pdf using the print feature. For other digital newspapers from the Minnesota Historical Society, go to Digital Newspapers at MNHS
- The Minnesota DailyThe historical archive of the student newspaper for the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is available online in the UDC from 1900 to 2009. There is a full web archive of the MN Daily site, including video content, available from April 2019 to present, and 2014 to present copies are available on Issuu.
- Minnesota Digital Newspaper HubSite from the Minnesota Historical Society that makes hundreds of thousands of pages of Minnesota newspapers available online. The Hub contains geographically and culturally diverse newspapers published between 1850 and today. Includes the Minneapolis Tribune from 1867-1922.
- Minnesota Star Tribune (1986 to present) This link opens in a new windowFull-text articles from the recent issues of the Star Tribune. Does not include wire stories, ads, photos, or other non-textual article content from the paper. (via ProQuest Newsstream). Note: There is a one-day embargo on content; article counts for recent issues may be initially incomplete, but increase as the publisher provides access to finalized print content in daily feeds to ProQuest.
- St. Paul Pioneer Press (2010 to 2019) This link opens in a new windowFull digital replicas of recent content from the newspaper (including full-text articles, photos, illustrations, ads, etc.). Does not include the most recent 3 months of content. (via ProQuest Recent Newspapers)
- Daily Globe. : (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884The Daily Globe published its first edition in Saint Paul on January 15, 1878. Its founder was Harlan P. Hall, a former editor and publisher of the Saint Paul Dispatch. The Globe was a Democratic newspaper and a competitor of the Dispatch. Access this digital collection from the Library of Congress Chronicling America:
Jan. 15, 1878-Feb. 9, 1884
Later Title: Saint Paul Globe - St. Paul Daily Globe. (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896Digital issues from the Library of Congress Chronicling America collection that can be searched or browsed. Covers:
Feb. 10, 1884-May 10, 1896 - Saint Paul Globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905Digitized newspaper from the Library of Congress Chronicling America:
May 11, 1896 -Apr. 30, 1905
Earlier Title: The Globe
Microfilm Collections in Wilson Library
Microfilm collections of historical newspapers are found in the Newspaper Room of the Wilson Library (basement level). The newspapers are in alphabetical order. Find title and matching dates below. Use microfilm equipment to view, print, email or scan articles.
Minneapolis
Evening journal (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Sept 26, 1881 and May 1883-Sept 1888
Earlier Title: Anoka journal
Later Title: Minneapolis journal (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1888)
Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1888)
1888-1939
Earlier Title: Evening journal (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Later Title: Minneapolis Star-Journal (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1939)
Minneapolis Daily Star
Scattered issues 1934-1939
Merges with the Minneapolis Journal to become the Minneapolis Star-Journal.
Minneapolis Star-Journal (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1939)
1939-1947
Earlier Title: Minneapolis daily star; Minneapolis journal (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1889)
Later Title: Minneapolis star
Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1947)
1947-1982
Earlier Title: Minneapolis star-journal (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1939)
Merged with: Minneapolis tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1964) to form : Minneapolis star and tribune.
Minneapolis tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1964)
1964-1982
Later Title: Minneapolis morning tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1939)
Merged with: Minneapolis star (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1939), to form: Minneapolis star and tribune
Minneapolis Star
1982-1987
Later Title: Star tribune
Star Tribune /
1987-present
Minneapolis daily tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1867)
1867-1876
Merged with: Saint Paul daily pioneer-press, to form: Pioneer-press and tribune (Saint Paul, Minn. : Daily), and: Minneapolis tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1876).
Minneapolis tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1876)
1876-1877
Earlier Title: Minneapolis daily tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1867) Merged with part of its morning ed.: Pioneer-press and tribune (Saint Paul, Minn. : Daily), to form: Tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1877)
Tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1877)
1877-1882
Later Title: Daily Minnesota tribune Formed by the union of part of: Pioneer-press and tribune (Saint Paul, Minn. : Daily), and: Minneapolis tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1876).
Daily Minnesota Tribune
1882-1884
Earlier Title: Tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1877)
Later Title: Minneapolis daily tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1884)
Minneapolis Daily Tribune
1884-1886
Earlier Title: Daily Minnesota tribune
Later Title: Minneapolis tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1886)
Minneapolis Tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1886)
1886-1909
Earlier Title: Minneapolis daily tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1884)
Later Title: Minneapolis morning tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1909)
Minneapolis Morning Tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1909)
1909-1930
Earlier Title: Minneapolis tribune (Minneapolis, Min. : 1886)
Later Title: Minneapolis tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1930)
Minneapolis Tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1930
1930-1939
Earlier Title: Minneapolis morning tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1909)
Later Title: Minneapolis morning tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1939)
Minneapolis Morning Tribune. (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1939)
1939-1964
Earlier Title: Minneapolis tribune (Minneapolis, Minn : 1930)
Later Title: Minneapolis tribune (Minneapolis, Minn. : 1964)