Ohio Newspapers

The Advocate -- Long Description

Online: Selected articles and illustrations from the OHS holdings, 1915-1920.
Brief Description: Black, Republican weekly, published in Cleveland, 1914-[1924].

The Afro-American -- Long Description

Online: Selected articles and illustrations from the OHS holdings, Sept. 19, 1885 only.
Brief Description: Black weekly, Published in Cincinnati, 1882 - ?

The Colored Citizen -- Long Description

Online: Selected articles and illustrations from the OHS holdings, scattered issues 1866.
Brief Description: Black newspaper, published in Cincinnati, 1863-1869.

The Forum -- Long Description

Online: Selected articles and illustrations from the OHS holdings, scattered issues 1918-1919.
Brief Description: Black, Republican weekly, published in Dayton by J.H. Rives, 1913-[1949?].

The Gazette -- Long Description

Online: Selected articles and illustrations from the OHS holdings, 1883-1904.
Brief Description: Weekly?, published in Cleveland, 1883 - 1945 [?].

The Informer -- Long Description

Online: Selected articles and illustrations from the OHS holdings, scattered issues 1902-1920.
Brief Description: Black religious and educational monthly, published in Urbana, 1897-[1924] and in Springfield, [1925-?], and circulated nationally.

The Journal -- Long Description

Online: Selected articles and illustrations from the OHS holdings, 1903-1910.
Brief Description: Black weekly newspaper, published in Cleveland, 1903 - 1913 [?].

The Ohio State Monitor -- Long Description

Online: Selected articles and illustrations from the OHS holdings, scattered issues 1918-1920.
Brief Description: Black Baptist newspaper, published weekly in Columbus, 1918 - 1922 [?].

The Palladium of Liberty -- Long Description

Online: Selected articles and illustrations from the OHS holdings, 1843-1844.
Brief Description: Oldest known black newspaper in Ohio, published weekly in Columbus, 1843 - 1844.

The Tattler -- Long Description

Online: Selected articles and illustrations from the OHS holdings, 1890, 2 issues only.
Brief Description: Black, Republican, weekly newspaper, published in Dayton, 1890 - 1891.

The Union -- Long Description

Online: Selected articles and illustrations from the OHS holdings, 1918-1923.
Brief Description: Black weekly newspaper, published in Cincinnati 1907-1952, owned and edited by W.P. Dabney as a "one man" paper.

Most microfilmed newspapers are available for Interlibrary Loan (ILL). For OHS newspaper microfilm holdings, call numbers, and ILL information, see the Ohio Newspaper Index. Some microfilmed newspapers are available for purchase by the roll. See the individual newspapers' long description for availability.