How do I Find Articles from the Athens Messenger?

The Athens Messenger is available from many sources, not least including the daily paper copy available at the Circulation Desk on the 4th floor of Alden Library. The graph below summarizes the sources for articles from the Athens Messenger; see the notes below it for more information about using these sources.

Athens Messenger Online

Access: Online access to current (daily) articles and selected previous articles only. Daily online content does not represent full content of print version. To access the archive of older PDF articles, you must be a subscriber to the daily printed edition.
Full-text: Yes (HTML text only)
Coverage: Not stated
How to Search: Not really applicable, unless you are a subscriber to the print edition; in that case, click on Search PDF Archive on the left sidebar and proceed with your search.

Newspaper Archive

Access: Ohio U. - Athens campus (including off-campus access)
Full-text: Yes (PDF page images)
Coverage: may be incomplete

• Athens Messenger (1850 - 1976?)
• Athens Daily Messenger (1912-1913)
• The Sunday Messenger (1953 - 1976?)

How to Search:

1. Enter your search term(s) in the boxes in the Keywords part of the search form.
2. Limit by dates, as appropriate.
3. Narrow the Publication field to "United States of America/Ohio/Athens" and then any of the three variant titles (see above) that you wish.
4. You can also use the Browse Available Newspapers tab to find papers for specific dates.

Athens Messenger on Microfilm

Access: Microforms Collection on 1st floor of Alden Library
Full-text: Yes, articles can be printed or scanned using equipment in the Microforms Collection; for help, ask at the 1st floor service desk.
Coverage: 1850 to the present, under several titles:

• Athens Messenger and Hocking Valley Gazette (1850 - 1864, 1872 - 1903)
• Athens Messenger (1861 - 1893)
• Athens Messenger and Herald (1894 - 1902)
• Athens Messenger (1902 - 1909)
• Athens Messenger (1918 to the present)

How to Search:

1. Use Newspaper Archive (above) to find the date(s) of the article(s) you are seeking
2. If Newspaper Archive doesn't have the particular issue you need, you need to determine the approximate date of the story you're seeking, then browse those dates of the microfilms.