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Town Newspapers of the Five Colleges of Ohio

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A List of Microfiled Newspapers

This is a list of newspapers published in Lorain County that have been microfilmed. They are available for viewing at Lorain and Elyria Public Libraries.

Many of these microfilms may be obtained by interlibrary-loan through your local library or from The UNITED STATES NEWSPAPER PROGRAM. 



Newspapers located in Lorain and Elyria Libraries
Buckeye Sentinel, Jun 1844 - Jul 1845
Elyria Advertiser, 1834 - 1843 irreg.
Elyria Astonisher, Aug 1878 - Nov 1878
Elyria Constitution, Mar 1875 - Sep 1887
Elyria Courier, Nov 1846 - Jan 1854
Elyria Daily Reporter, Sep 1898 - Dec 1901
Elyria Daily Telephone, Apr 1886 - Dec 1887
Elyria People's Banner, 1838 irregularly
Elyria Reporter, Jan 1903 - Apr 1907
Elyria Republican, 1834 - 1839 and July 1839 - Dec 1875
Elyria Weekly Reporter, Dec 1898 - Dec 1905
Independent Treasury, Nov 1841 - 1842
Lorain Argus, Feb 1848 - Mar 1855
Lorain Constitution, Mar 1872 - Mar 1875
Lorain Constitutionalist,
Lorain County Eagle, Mar 1857 - May 1861
Lorain Gazette, July 1829 - Nov 1831
Lorain Standard, Apr 1840
Lorain Rebublican, Nov 1842 - Dec 1844
Ohio Atlas, 1832 - 1843
Old Tip's Broom, June 1840
The Budget, Jun 1860
The Weekly Times, Oct 1881 - Mar 1882

Newspapers located in the Elyira Library only
Chronicle Telegram, Jul 1919 - present
Elyria Daily Chronicle, Jul 1901 - Jun 1919
Elyria Democrat, Sep 1887 - Jan 1916
Elyria Evening Chronicle, Jan 1903 - Apr 1907
Elyria Independent Democrat, Aug 1852 - Apr 1876 and 1900 - 1928 irregular
Elyria Weekly Reporter, Dec 1891 - Aug 1900
Weekly Chronicle (irregular), Mar 1902 - Mar 1904

Newspapers located in the Lorain Puplic Library only
Amherst News-Times, May 1919 - Aug 1924
Amherst Weekly News, Jul 1914 - May 1919
Elyria Evening Telegram, Jan 1916 - Jun 1919
Lorain County Reporter, Jan 1892 - Nov 1898
Lorain Daily Democrat, Oct 1900 - Jun 1903
Lorain Daily News, Jan 1904 - Aug 1918
Lorain Journal / Morning Journal, May 1922 - present
Lorain Labor Leader, May 1943 - Dec 1946 and Jan 1981 - Dec 1982
Lorain Times-Herald, May 1901 - Dec 1932

Newspapers in the Oberlin Public Library
Lorain County Exponent, Dec 1885 - Jun 25, 1890 Lorain County News, Mar 7, 1860 - Dec 4, 1873
Oberlin Alumni Magazine, Oct 1904 thru 1992
Oberlin News, 11 Dec 1873 - 29 Jan 1874
Oberlin News Tribune, 6 Mar 1930 - 30 Dec 1997
Oberlin Weekly News, 5 Feb 1874 - 23 Apr 1891
The Citizen, 28 Dec 1892 - 28 Apr 1894
The Exponent, Jul 2, 1890 - Dec 21, 1892
The Oberlin News, 30 Apr 1891 - Feb 1930
The Oberlin Tribune, 11 May 1906 - 28 Feb 1930
The Oberlin Times, 12 Nov 1936 - 7 Sep 1950
The Owl, 24 Nov 1894 - 19 May 1899
The Tribune, 23 Feb 1900 - 4 May 1906

Newspapers in Herrick Library - Wellington
The Wellington Enterprise
19 Sep 1867 - 18 Dec 1867
12 Sep 1872 - 4 Dec 1873
6 Jan 1876
21 Sep 1876 thru 1988, with some  issues missing



Newspapers on Microfilm in the United States*
http://www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html


INFORMATION ABOUT NEWSPAPERS

  Amherst Free Press
  Black River Commercial
  Lorain Daily News.
  Lorain Monitor.
  Lorain Monitor.
  Lorain Times-Herald.
  The Post.
  Wellington Enterprise.
  Wellington Journal. - (newspaper) later known as the Journal and Free


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