Print Archives

How to access The Daily Northwestern’s print archives

Digitized print archives of The Daily Northwestern and its predecessors — The Northwestern, Tripod and Vidette — are available starting in 1871. The print archives are hosted by Newsbank for Northwestern University Libraries and accessible through the Library website. Special thanks to Daniel S. Jones (’61) for his generous gift which made the digitization possible.

Alumni

Click here to go to the Northwestern Library University Archives Digitized Publications page.

1. If you don’t have an Our Northwestern account, sign up by clicking the “Our Northwestern” bullet point.

2. Select “Log In” at the top left of the page or “Sign Up” at the bottom of the page.

3. Once you’ve signed up or logged in, click “Alumni News” in the top bar.

4. Click “Daily Northwestern Digital Archive” in the middle of the page.

5. Click “Northwestern Newspaper” and use any of the search parameters to find exactly what you’re looking for.

Students, faculty and staff

Go to Northwestern Libraries’ list of newspapers and news sources and find the landing page for archived Daily issues. Sign in with your netID.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 847-491-3136.