Current access:
Archive 1: Music, Radio and The Stage
Archive 3: Film and Television (Part 2)
An archival research resource containing the essential primary sources for studying the history of the film and entertainment industries, from the era of vaudeville and silent movies through to the 21st century. The core US and UK trade magazines covering film, music, broadcasting and theater are included, together with film fan magazines and music press titles. Issues have been scanned in high-resolution color, with granular indexing of articles, covers, ads and reviews.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers is the definitive newspaper digital archive offering full-text and full-image articles for significant newspapers dating back to the 18th Century. From leading issues and events, like the U.S. Civil War, immigration, westward expansion, industrial developments, race relations, and World War I and II to local and regional politics, society, arts, culture, business, and sports, ProQuest Historical Newspapers reveals the day-to-day news coverage to researchers and historical explorers, providing invaluable insights and information to users from a wide range of subjects.

Newspapers include: The American Hebrew & Jewish Messenger; The American Israelite; The Arizona Republican, The Atlanta Constitution; Atlanta Daily World; The Baltimore Afro-American; The Baltimore Sun; The Boston Globe; Chicago Defender; Chicago Tribune; The Christian Science Monitor; The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cleveland Call and Post; Detroit Free Press; The Guardian and The Observer; Hartford Courant; The Jewish Advocate; The Jewish Exponent; Los Angeles Sentinel; Los Angeles Times; Newsday; New York Amsterdam News; The New York Times; New York Tribune/Herald Tribune; Norfolk Journal and Guide; The Philadelphia Enquirer; Philadelphia Tribune; Pittsburgh Courier; San Francisco Chronicle; San Francisco Examiner, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; The Times of India; The Wall Street Journal; The Washington Post

Variety, a magazine for the entertainment industry, covers the worldwide media and entertainment marketplace and features the most current entertainment news, box office reports, and film and television production charts. 104 years of Variety and Daily Variety are now digitally available, allowing users to conveniently trace the history of the entertainment business and its biggest players. The weekly edition of Variety began publication December 16, 1905, while Daily Variety began September 6, 1933. Archived issues for Variety (weekly) begin March 18, 1906, however, the issues for March 29, 1932-June 14, 1932 are missing. Daily Variety is archived in its entirety. Variety and Daily Variety continue to be updated with new content. Issues for both appear in the Archives about a week after their publication dates.