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Community History Archive Partner
Newport Public Library
Newport, Rhode Island
Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Newport.
1846 to 1923Dates represented
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279,242Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
Explore local history
Discover the people, places, and stories of Newport, Rhode Island.
Get to know Newport, Rhode Island in earlier years through the newspapers shared in the Newport Public Library's digital archive. The archive includes Newport Daily News and Newport Journal, with material from 1846 to 1923.
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Selected titles
Selected titles from Newport Public Library include “Newport Daily News” and “Newport Journal”.
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Free and open access
No subscription or payment required.
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A closer look
An earlier generation comes into view through the stories its newspapers chose to report, placing familiar names and events within the concerns of their time.
Historical newspapers can connect a family name with the events and everyday concerns of an earlier time, offering more than a date or a name on its own. Bring a family connection, a question about a familiar place or an interest in local history, and see where the sources lead. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.
Explore the collection
Titles in this collection
Explore Newport Daily News and Newport Journal through 279,242 digitized pages, with material from 1846 to 1923. A partnership between Newport Public Library and Advantage Archives makes this collection available. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
Follow a family connection or a question about the community through the titles below and the history they preserve.
Newport Daily News
278,534 pages from 1846 to 1923
Newport Journal
708 pages from 1868 to 1870
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About the Library
About The Newport Public Library
The Newport Public Library is dedicated to enriching the lives of Newport residents by providing resources and programs that encourage lifelong learning, foster creativity, and strengthen community connections. By offering access to both local and global information, the library serves as a bridge, connecting people to a wealth of knowledge and each other.
Library History
The History Of The Newport Public Library
Since its founding, the Newport Public Library has aimed to be a pillar of the community, evolving to meet the needs of Newport residents. With a wide range of materials and services, the library fosters educational, recreational, and cultural opportunities, ensuring that Newport remains a place of inspiration and knowledge for all.
Local History
Did You Know?
Did you know that the Newport Public Library offers a digital archive of local newspapers? This valuable collection allows patrons to explore Newport’s history from anywhere, making it easier than ever to connect with the past.
More ways to explore and share local history
Research Guidance
Read a report in its time and place
Start with something you would like to understand about the past of Newport. It might be a person, a neighborhood or an event remembered in your family. Use the digital archive shared by the Newport Public Library to follow that question into the historical record. When using historical newspapers, try alternate spellings and nearby dates, then read the surrounding page to place a local story in its time. Compare later reporting or another available title to explore different perspectives rather than treating one account as the whole story. Check nearby issues or another listed newspaper when available. Differences in timing and wording can add perspective to a story, while the issue date and surrounding articles help show what kind of account you are reading.
Follow a promising report into a nearby issue or another title where available. Compare dates and surrounding coverage; a single account is one perspective on a story. Use the surrounding account to shape your next question, while keeping each source's perspective distinct.
Keep the title, date, page, or item reference with each useful finding. Separate the words in a historical account from your interpretation, and note conflicting perspectives rather than choosing one too quickly. These notes help connect a local story to its evidence and show what remains uncertain.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Newport Public Library, its community, and Advantage Archives. Together, these partnerships preserve local sources and give people a way to explore, learn from, and share the history around them.
Advantage Archives covers ongoing archive hosting, storage, development, and maintenance. The institution and its community do not pay a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or other recurring archive-service charge. Local history remains a community resource, not a subscription to maintain.
Would you like to see more of your community's history preserved and accessible? Start a conversation with your library, newspaper publisher, historical or genealogical society, museum, or school about the materials they would like to share and a possible partnership with Advantage Archives.
Learn about partnerships
Stories, research tips, and archive news
Read All About It connects archive research with the people and institutions preserving local history. Explore partner and community stories, project updates, research ideas, and perspectives on digitization, education, and working with primary sources. Use the articles as a starting point for your next question or a new way to share a discovery.
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