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Danish Newspapers in the Library of Congress

Newspapers are essential primary sources for both current and historical study. This guide lists newspapers published in Denmark or the diaspora held by the Library along with links to external databases and websites for expanded research.

Introduction

Politiken. 20 September 1902. Library of Congress Serial and Government Publications Division.

This guide lists Danish newspapers accessible at the Library of Congress, whether that be in print, microfilm, or electronic format. The guide also provides some recommendations for searching for Danish newspapers on the free Web. Holdings information not included in the Library's online catalog is available here. In general, Danish newspaper titles in print or on microfilm are available in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room or the Microfilm and Electronic Resources Center unless otherwise noted. For the purposes of this list, the term newspaper is applied in a broad sense. Thus, any title that is published on newsprint or that would generally be considered a newspaper by its contemporary readers is included. Danish is also interpreted broadly to include not just Danish-language newspapers, but newspapers published in German, English, Faroese, or Greenlandic in the Kingdom of Denmark, the Danish West Indies, the Faroe Islands, or Greenland.

This guide provides each newspaper's title, a link to the relevant Library of Congress catalog record, and the microfilm number or call number. If you decide to visit the Library, please contact the staff in advance to request the materials you would like to use, so that you will not have to wait for them. If you cannot find a desired title on this list, please check the Library's holdings in the Library of Congress Online Catalog or contact the Library's staff through the Ask a Librarian system.

The lists in this guide are arranged by place of publication. Newspapers published in Denmark are divided into two pages, one for Copenhagen newspapers, and one for newspapers outside of Copenhagen. Newspapers published outside of Denmark are detailed on three separate pages, one for newspapers published in the Danish West Indies, one for newspapers published in the Faroe Islands and Greenland, and one for Danish newspapers published in the United States. There is also a page dedicated to both the underground newspapers that appeared in Denmark during the Nazi Occupation (1940-1945) and the newspapers published abroad during this same period by the Danish émigré press. Lastly, a final page focuses on general Danish-American newspapers. Each listing contains the following information as provided: city of publication, full title and alternate titles, dates of publication, call number or film number, and years held. Links are included to digitized newspapers in databases or on the free Web insofar as these are available.

Selected Guides for Researching Danish Collections

Danish Collections at the Library of Congress

This guide surveys Library of Congress resources in Danish and/or on Denmark in the European Reading Room, as well as in general and special collections, in a range of formats.

Denmark: Address and Telephone Directories

Telephone directories are used by genealogists and historians to identify people and businesses from a particular place and era. This guide lists uncataloged directories from Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the Library of Congress.

Guide to Law Online: Denmark

This guide, prepared by the Law Library of Congress, includes links to free online resources regarding the country of Denmark, focusing on its constitution; executive, legislative and judicial branches; legal guides; and general sources.

American Folklife Center Collections: Denmark

This guide provides access to ethnographic resources documenting Danish expressive culture in Denmark and the United States in the collections of the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Guide to Law Online: Faroe Islands (Part of the Kingdom of Denmark)

This guide, prepared by the Law Library of Congress, includes links to free online resources regarding the Faroe Islands, focusing on its constitution; executive, legislative and judicial branches; legal guides; and general sources.

Guide to Law Online: Greenland (Part of the Kingdom of Denmark)

This guide, prepared by the Law Library of Congress, includes links to free online resources regarding Greenland, focusing on its constitution; executive, legislative and judicial branches; legal guides; and general sources.