The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Alaska and Hawaii" using the following search strategies:

• Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
  Hawaii, Alaska, state admission, territory, Cape Nome, Klondike, Yukon, Senator Perkins, annexation, Walter F. Frear, statehood.

• It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.
  To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1890-1959.

For additional resources before Alaska and Hawaii became states, visit the following Topics in Chronicling America research guides:

• Annexation of Hawaii: Topics in Chronicling America
• Alaska Gold Rush: Topics in Chronicling America
• Alaska Purchase: Topics in Chronicling America