Guide to Finding Oberlin Newspapers
Campus News
The Oberlin Review (1874 - ) Note: There is no index to the Oberlin Review
Bound Volumes 1875- present Main Special Collections Microfilm 1875- 2006 Main Ref Micro Online Access current issue Online archive (2/8/1996 - )
Oberlin OnCampus, The Source
Weekly Archives (10/10/07 - ) available in the bottom left corner of the page.
The Source: Oberlin's Resource for Campus News (10/10/2007 - 9/22/10)
The
Observer (1979-1998) and Index
to the The Observer
Microfilm 1979-1998 Main Ref Micro Online access 4/27/1995 - 5/22/1998
Town News
Recent issues of the Oberlin News Tribune are located in the current
reading area on the main
level.
Microfilm copies of all Oberlin related newspapers are located
on the main level.
Print copies are located in Special Collections on the fourth floor of the Main Library.
The Oberlin News-Tribune issues during World War II (January 6, 1941 to December 28, 1945) are browsable and searchable online.
Index to Oberlin Newspapers
The online index for the Lorain County News, Oberlin Weekly News, Oberlin News and Oberlin News Tribune covers the years 1860 - 1937.History of Oberlin Newspapers
- In 1873, the Lorain County News, which began publication on March 7, 1860, merged with the Oberlin Times (Oberlin, Ohio: 1872) to form the Oberlin News.
- In 1874, the Oberlin News (Oberlin, Ohio: 1873) merged with the Amherst Free Press and became The Oberlin Weekly News.
- In 1891, the The Oberlin Weekly News changed its title to the Oberlin News.
- In 1930, the Oberlin News (Oberlin, Ohio: 1891) merged with the Oberlin Tribune to become the Oberlin News-Tribune.