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Newspapers Guide

A guide to finding Newspapers in Vogel Library and online.

Iowa Newspapers on Microfilm: Click the name of the city to see list of titles

  • Anamosa Eureka (no dates listed)

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  • Wisconsin territorial gazette and Burlington advertiser July 20, 1837-June 30, 1838
  • Iowa territorial gazette and Burlington advertiser July 14, 1838-June 6, 1840
  • Iowa State gazette May 9, 1849-June 28, 1854
  • Weekly Iowa State gazette July 5, 1854-July 11, 1855
  • Burlington patriot Dec. 13, 1838
  • Iowa patriot June 6, 1839-August 29, 1839
  • Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot Sept. 5, 1839-May 27, 1841
  • Hawk-eye Sept. 30, 1843-Mar. 13, 1845
  • Burlington hawk-eye May 29, 1845-Dec. 25, 1851
  • Burlington daily hawk-eye Jan. 22, 1853-Sept. 5, 1853
  • Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye Sept. 19, 1854-June 25, 1855
  • Burlington tri-weekly telegraph July 2, 1850-June 3, 1851
  • Burlington weekly telegraph Aug. 10, 1850-June 9, 1855
  • Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph July 4, 1855-June 30, 1857

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  • Cedar Falls Gazette Mar. 16, 1860-Mar. 22, 1867

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  • Clinton Mirror May 2, 1854-May 14, 1856
  • Lyons Mirror June 11, 1856-May 27, 1858
  • Lyons City Advocate Feb. 9, 1856-Jan. 28, 1860

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  • Davenport Gazette Aug. 26-1841-Aug. 19, 1847
  • Daily Iowa State Democrat July 4, 1856-Dec. 31, 1856

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  • Iowa news June 3, 1837-June 26, 1838
  • Daily miners’ express Aug. 19, 1852-June 18, 1853
  • Dubuque Weekly Observer July 1, 1854-Nov. 3, 1854
  • Daily Express and Herald Nov. 17, 1855-Dec. 29, 1855
  • The Dubuque Herald June 25, 1861-Dec. 1, 1861

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  • Iowa sentinel June 12, 1847-July 13, 1849
  • Fairfield Ledger Mar. 24, 1853-May 18, 1860

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  • Fort Madison patriot Mar. 24, 1838-July 25, 1838
    • (shelved with Burlington patriot)

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  • Valley Whig and Keokuk register Mar. 29, 1849-Apr. 10, 1851
  • Keokuk dispatch June 25, 1850-May 24, 1853
  • Keokuk daily Whig Sept. 9, 1854-Mar. 6, 1855
  • The Morning Glory Feb. 27, 1855-Sept. 14, 1855
  • The Keokuk Saturday Post Nov. 10, 1855-Jan. 30, 1858

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  • Manchester Democrat June 20-July 4, 1877 (on reel with scattered issues of other papers), Jan. 10, 1894-Dec. 28, 1921

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  • Iowa Freeman June 19, 1849-April 6, 1853
  • Iowa True Democrat Mar. 26, 1851-April 6, 1853

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  • Muscatine Daily Journal July 1, 1856-Dec. 31, 1856
  • Muscatine Journal Jan. 3, 1852-Dec. 30, 1853

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  • The Cedar Co. advertiser Nov. 12, 1853-Jan. 19, 1856
  • The Tipton advertiser Jan. 26, 1856-July 9, 1859

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Waverly:

  • Bremer County Independent and Independent-Republican 1881, 1890-
  • Bremer County Phoenix 1862-1864
  • Waverly Democrat 1880-
  • Waverly Journal 1932-1945
  • Waverly Republican 1856-1861, 1869-1916
  • Wartburg Trumpet 1935-

Waverly's German Newspapers:

Waverly papers Wartburg does NOT currently own:

  • Bremer County Argus 1860-1861
  • Iowa Volksblatt 1883-1885
  • Deutsche Volks-Zeitung 1874-1876

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Find these alphabetically on the first floor in the Journals/Periodicals shelving.

Anamosa:
Anamosa Eureka

Burlington:
Wisconsin territorial gazette and Burlington advertiser July 20, 1837-June 30, 1838
Iowa territorial gazette and Burlington advertiser July 14, 1838-June 6, 1840
Iowa State gazette May 9, 1849-June 28, 1854
Weekly Iowa State gazette July 5, 1854-July 11, 1855
Burlington patriot Dec. 13, 1838
Iowa patriot June 6, 1839-August 29, 1839
Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot Sept. 5, 1839-May 27, 1841
Hawk-eye Sept. 30, 1843-Mar. 13, 1845
Burlington hawk-eye May 29, 1845-Dec. 25, 1851
Burlington daily hawk-eye Jan. 22, 1853-Sept. 5, 1853
Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye Sept. 19, 1854-June 25, 1855
Burlington tri-weekly telegraph July 2, 1850-June 3, 1851
Burlington weekly telegraph Aug. 10, 1850-June 9, 1855
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph July 4, 1855-June 30, 1857

Cedar Falls:
Cedar Falls Gazette Mar. 16, 1860-Mar. 22, 1867

Clinton:
Clinton Mirror May 2, 1854-May 14, 1856
Lyons Mirror June 11, 1856-May 27, 1858
Lyons City Advocate Feb. 9, 1856-Jan. 28, 1860

Davenport:
Davenport Gazette Aug. 26-1841-Aug. 19, 1847
Daily Iowa State Democrat July 4, 1856-Dec. 31, 1856

Dubuque:
Iowa news June 3, 1837-June 26, 1838
Daily miners’ express Aug. 19, 1852-June 18, 1853
Dubuque Weekly Observer July 1, 1854-Nov. 3, 1854
Daily Express and Herald Nov. 17, 1855-Dec. 29, 1855
The Dubuque Herald June 25, 1861-Dec. 1, 1861

Fairfield:
Iowa sentinel June 12, 1847-July 13, 1849
Fairfield Ledger Mar. 24, 1853-May 18, 1860

Fort Madison:
Fort Madison patriot Mar. 24, 1838-July 25, 1838
(shelved with Burlington patriot)

Keokuk:
Valley Whig and Keokuk register Mar. 29, 1849-Apr. 10, 1851
Keokuk dispatch June 25, 1850-May 24, 1853
Keokuk daily Whig Sept. 9, 1854-Mar. 6, 1855
The Morning Glory Feb. 27, 1855-Sept. 14, 1855
The Keokuk Saturday Post Nov. 10, 1855-Jan. 30, 1858

Manchester:
Manchester Democrat June 20-July 4, 1877 (on reel with scattered issues of other papers), Jan. 10, 1894-Dec. 28, 1921

Mount Pleasant:
Iowa Freeman June 19, 1849-April 6, 1853
Iowa True Democrat Mar. 26, 1851-April 6, 1853

Muscatine:
Muscatine Daily Journal July 1, 1856-Dec. 31, 1856
Muscatine Journal Jan. 3, 1852-Dec. 30, 1853

Tipton:
The Cedar Co. advertiser Nov. 12, 1853-Jan. 19, 1856
The Tipton advertiser Jan. 26, 1856-July 9, 1859

Waverly:
Bremer County Independent and Independent-Republican 1881, 1890-
Bremer County Phoenix 1862-1864
Waverly Democrat 1880-
Waverly Journal 1932-1945
Waverly Republican 1856-1861, 1869-1916
Wartburg Trumpet 1935-

Waverly's German Newspapers:
Waverly Phoenix 1892-1924.

Click here to access the link to UNI's digitized version of this newspaper.

Waverly papers Wartburg does NOT currently own:
Bremer County Argus 1860-1861
Iowa Volksblatt 1883-1885
Deutsche Volks-Zeitung 1874-1876

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Iowa and American newspapers digitized

Digitized Iowa newspapers

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