For additional resources, please see the geographical categories on the left.
The following is a chronological listing of undergraduate publications at Williams College that primarily contain college news. Many report on athletics, proceedings of the various campus societies, alumni news, and newsworthy events at other colleges. They also feature editorials and fiction by undergraduates.
Title | Dates Published | Access |
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The Vidette | 1867-1874 | Request at Special Collections |
The Williams Review | 1870-1874 | Request at Special Collections |
The Williams Athenaeum | 1874-1885 | Request at Special Collections |
The Argo | 1881-1885 | Request at Special Collections |
The Fortnight | 1885-1887 | Request at Special Collections |
The Williams Weekly | 1887-1904 | Request at Special Collections |
The Williams Record | 1904-1972 |
Print: College Archives and Sawyer Reference |
The Williams Herald | 1943 | Request at Special Collections |
The Williams Advocate | 1970-1972 | Print: College Archives and Sawyer Reference Call number: LH1.W5 W533 Digitized issues: 1970-1972 |
RecordAdvocate | 1972-1975 |
Print: College Archives and Sawyer Reference |
The Williams Record | 1975- | Print: College Archives and Sawyer Reference Call number: LH1.W5 W53 Digitized issues: 1975-1990 To find articles on a topic, use the index volumes shelved with print copy. |
The Williams Free Press | 1994-1999 | Request at Special Collections |
See the College Archives Undergraduate Publications research guide for information about these publications.
To find print, microfilm, and online editions of local newspapers in our collections, use the Browse search function of the library catalog. Choose to search by Subject and enter the following pattern:
Town/County (State abbreviation) -- Newspapers
Examples:
Note: the date listed in the catalog record is the year the newspaper began publishing.
If you know the title of the newspaper you want, do a Browse search by Title. Watch out for changes in the title over time; there will be a different catalog record for each time the title changes.
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Library Databases: Multiple Titles
Library Databases: Individual Titles
Library Databases: Translated News
Freely Available Digital Collections
Many national libraries and university libraries have been digitizing historic newspapers. Below are some resources that can help you find these digital collections.
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