News and Observer: Newspaper Databases
Online access to News & Observer articles
Microfilm: November 23, 1876 - December 31, 1969 located in cabinets in the Hill ATC (Ask for assistance at the Ask Us desk). January 1, 1970 - December 31, 2010 located in the Hunt Library bookbot.
Recent issues: For issues after December 31, 2010 use the State Library downtown.
Another Raleigh newspaper: We have Raleigh Times microfilm for 1940-1989 in the Hunt Library bookBot. Earlier microfilm back to 1912 available at State Library downtown, or UNC-CH.
Indexes (to the News & Observer)
Index to the News and Observer, 1926-1992
Search or browse topics and personal names to find 20th-century News & Observer article citations.
Indexing in earlier formats:
| Dates | Location | Call Number |
| November 1926 - July 1953 | bookBot | MFM 496 REELS 1-9 |
| August 1953 - December 1974 | bookBot | MFM 497 REELS 1-8 |
| 1967 - 1973 | bookBot | Z6953 .R3 N48 |
| 1974 | bookBot | AN2 .N495 - Microfiche |
| 1975 - 1976 | bookBot | Z6953 .R3 N48 |
| 1977 - 1981 | bookBot | AN2 .N495 - Microfiche |
| 1988 | bookBot | AN2 .N495 - Microfiche |
*Please Contact the Ask Us Desk for Assistance
For research questions, contact Cindy Levine