Chronicling America
Search newspaper pages digitized through the NDNP or find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
Get Program & Application Information from NEH
For important information and application resources, go to the NEH National Digital Newspaper Program site (external link).
National Digital Newspaper Program
A partnership between the Library & the National Endowment for the Humanities
About the NDNP
The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC), is a long-term effort to develop an Internet-based, searchable database of U.S. newspapers with descriptive information and select digitization of historic pages. Supported by NEH, this rich digital resource will be developed and permanently maintained at the Library of Congress. An NEH award program will fund the contribution of content from, eventually, all U.S. states and territories.
Learn more about the Library's role in the NDNP
See what states are participating in the program
Guidelines & Resources
Information on technical specifications for NDNP, best practices, publications, technical premises and more.
Read the most recent technical guidelines for applicants (PDF, 375 KB)
Visit Guidelines & Resources for links to Content Selection Criteria, Writing Guidelines, and other useful resources.
meta|morphosis
meta|morphosis, developed and hosted by the University of Kentucky Libraries (external link), provides self-paced video tutorials, quizzes and other resources about digitization of microfilm to NDNP specifications to help prepare non-NDNP states for inclusion in, and digitization beyond, NDNP.
Go to meta|morphosis (external link)
Newspaper Navigator
Newspaper Navigator is an experimental web application from LC Labs that utilizes machine learning techniques to let you search and browse over 1.56 million photographs extracted from the NDNP's Chronicling America online newspaper collection.
Program News
Check here for the latest news on NDNP and its website, Chronicling America.
- 11/02/2023: Library of Congress Announces Chronicling America Website Migration
- 08/17/2023: NEH Announces 2023 Awards to 12 States for Continued Digitization of U.S. Newspapers as part of NDNP
- 03/14/2023: Newspapers from 1770 Now Available in Chronicling America
- 09/20/2022: Chronicling America Celebrates a Major Milesone by Reaching 20 Million Pages
- 09/13/2022: NEH Announces 2022 NDNP Awards adding New Hampshire, the 50th U.S. State to the Program!
National Digital Newspaper Program, 2005-2023
Extra! Extra! NDNP Extras!
The following sites provide examples of reusing historic newspapers and directory records in unique ways. Some utilize data mining techniques, harvesting, or individual items.
Last Updated: 11/02/2023
