The New York Times Article Archive

1851–PRESENT

The complete archive of The New York Times can now be searched from NYTimes.com — more than 13 million articles total.

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The archive is divided into two search sets: 1851–1980 and 1981–present.

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Accessing and Purchasing Articles

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Digital Subscribers:

Date Range Details
1923–1980 Your digital subscription includes 100 archive articles every four weeks in this date range (from January 1, 1923 through December 31, 1980). After you’ve reached the 100-article limit for the month, articles from 1923 through 1980 are $3.95 each.
Pre-1923 and post-1980 Articles published before January 1, 1923 or after December 31, 1980 are free with your digital subscription and are not limited in any way.

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Nonsubscribers:

Date Range Details
1923–1980 Articles in this date range (from January 1, 1923 through December 31, 1980) are available for purchase at $3.95 each.
Pre-1923 and post-1980 Articles published before January 1, 1923 or after December 31, 1980 are free, but they count toward your monthly limit.

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Users of NYTimes.com Passes:

Date Range Details
1923–1980 Pass users have unlimited access to the New York Times archived articles outside the 1923–1980 date range. Each day of their pass, users may access up to five free articles published between the years 1923 through 1980.
Pre-1923 and post-1980 Articles published before January 1, 1923 or after December 31, 1980 are free with your Pass and are not limited in any way.

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Members of a Group Subscription:

Date Range Details
1923–1980 Each member of a group digital subscription can access 100 archive articles every four weeks in this date range (from January 1, 1923 through December 31, 1980).
Pre-1923 and post-1980 Articles published before January 1, 1923 or after December 31, 1980 are free to members of a group digital subscription and are not limited in any way.

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Formats

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Most articles are available as text only. Photos are available for purchase by e-mailing our photo sales department at Email Me photosales@nytimes.com.

Articles from 1851–1922 are also available as images of pages from the newspaper. These images are available to digital subscribers only.

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Archive purchases are non-refundable.

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