1851–PRESENT
The complete archive of The New York Times can now be searched from NYTimes.com — more than 13 million articles total.
Searching the Archives
The archive is divided into two search sets: 1851–1980 and 1981–present.
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Accessing and Purchasing Articles
Digital Subscribers:
— 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 reachedthe 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 arefree with your digital subscription and are not limited in any way.
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Nonsubscribers:
— 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:
— 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:
— 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-1923and 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
Most articles are available as text only. Photos are available for purchase by e-mailing our photo sales department at 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.
More Information
Archive purchases are non-refundable.
For full details, see the Archives FAQ.