Newspaper Indexes
Key Facts
Canadian Newspaper Indexes
| Index Name, Dates Covered, Location | Newspapers Indexed | Dates Covered |
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1844 –
Online via VPL’s
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Globe & Mail | 1844 - |
| BCARS (BC Archives and Records Service Newspaper Index) 1858-1982 Microfilm cabinets on Level 5, and on Level 7 Minimal coverage 1900-1940 |
Vancouver Province Vancouver Sun Victoria Colonist (and over 70 other BC newspapers) |
1894-1982 1912-1982 1858-1982 |
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British Colonist Online
1858 – 1910
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British Colonist | 1858 – 1910 |
| BC Legislative Library Newspaper Index 1900-1990 Microfilm cabinets, Level 5, Level 7. Print subject and name indexes at info desks. For dates 1900-1970, also check the 71-79 film set due to new indexing. 1991-present via the Internet at www.webpac.leg.bc.ca |
Vancouver Province
Vancouver Sun Vancouver World Victoria Daily Colonist Victoria Times Victoria Times-Colonist Vancouver Star Vancouver News Herald Vancouver Times |
1900- 1917, 1924-1990 1912-1917, 1924-1990 1910-1917, 1924 1900-1980 1906-1980 1980-1990 1924-1932 1933-1957 1964-1964 |
| Northwest History Index Early BC history – August 1998 Card file, Level 7 Very selective indexing of various BC papers. Continued by the British Columbia Index |
Georgia Straight Vancouver Courier, Province, Sun Victoria Daily/ Times Colonist Westender Vancouver World Vancouver News Advertiser Vancouver Star (and more) |
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British Columbia Index
1998- |
Georgia Straight
Vancouver Courier Westender |
1998- 1998-Jan 2004 1998-June 2006 |
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Pacific Press Clippings File
1920-1983 Microfiche cabinets on Level 5. Subject headings in VPL’s Newspaper Clipping Collection Index. |
Vancouver Province Vancouver Sun |
1920-1983 1920-1983 |
| Surrey Leader Index 1928-1937 Microfiche, Level 7 |
Surrey Leader | 1928-1937 |
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Newspaper Clippings Collection Index
Coverage varies: 1960’s-1990, a few 40’s-50’s Ask for clippings on Level 7 |
Vancouver Sun Vancouver Province (additional articles from the Globe and Mail and various local community newspapers) |
1950-2002 1950-2002 |
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Newspaper Index of the New Westminster Columbian 1956 - 1976
Microfilm on Level 7: 071.1X C72 |
New Westminster Columbian | July 1956 - 1976 |
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Province Newspaper Index
1960-1979 Index shelves on Level 5: 070.1X P96 Articles which concern or affect business
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Vancouver Province | 1960-1979 |
| Canadian Newspaper Index 1977-1992 Index shelves on Level 5: 070X C212 |
Calgary Herald Globe and Mail Halifax Chronicle-Herald Montreal Gazette Montreal Star Toronto Star Vancouver Sun Winnipeg Free Press |
1978-1992 1977-1992 1978-1992 1979-1992 1977-1979 1977-1992 1977-1992 1977-1992 |
| Canadian Index 1993-1998 Index shelves on Level 5: 050X C2124 Formed by merger of Cdn Newspaper Index, Cdn Magazine Index, and Cdn Business Index |
Calgary Herald Globe and Mail Halifax Chronicle-Herald Montreal Gazette Toronto Star Vancouver Sun Winnipeg Free Press |
1993-1998 1993-1998 1993-1998 1993-1998 1993-1998 1993-1998 1993-1998 |
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Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA)
1982- |
Globe and Mail
Financial/ National Post Canadian Press, Toronto Hill Times (Ottawa) Calgary Herald Halifax Chronicle-Herald Montreal Gazette Toronto Star Vancouver Sun |
1982 - 1982 - Jul 1993 - 1998 - Jan 1982 - Dec 2001 1982 - 2001 1982 - 2001 1982 - 2001 1982 - 2001 |
| Calgary Herald Globe and Mail Montreal Gazette National Post Toronto Star Vancouver Courier Vancouver Province Vancouver Sun Victoria Times-Colonist Westender |
1988- 2000- 1985- 1998- 1985- 2002- 1989- 1987- 1993- Aug. 2004- |
Foreign Newspapers Indexes
| Index Name, Dates Covered, Location | Newspapers Indexed | Dates Covered |
| New York Times Index 1863-1874, July 1935-2004 Index shelves on Level 5: 070 N53 New York Times 1980- |
New York Times | 1863-1874 July 1935-2004 1980 - |
| Index to the Times 1957-1972 Index shelves on Level 5: 070 U58i Times Index 1973-2000 |
Times (London) Times Sunday Times |
1957-1972 1973-2000 |
| British Humanities Index 1962-1997 Index shelves on Level 5: 050 B8625 |
Guardian Independent Independent on Sunday Spectator Times Sunday Times |
1962-1997 1962-1997 1962-1997 1962-1997 1962-1997 1966-1997 |
| National Newspaper Index 1979-1993 Microfiche cabinets on Level 5 |
Christian Science Monitor Los Angeles Times New York Times Washington Post |
1979-1993 1979-1993 1979-1993 1979-1993 |
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Newspaper Clipping Collection Index
Last updated on February 03, 2010
