Finding newspapers and other periodicals in the library catalog can be difficult. When you find a newspaper, it can be challenging to see which dates are available. This list will help you locate archives of Oregon newspapers, in print and microfilm format. Newspapers in this list are still being published regularly.
To find older newspapers, see the list of historical local newspapers you can find at the library. That list focuses on newspapers which have stopped publishing.
If you’re new to newspaper research, learn about all the tools the library has to help you investigate the past with local newspapers. And don’t forget, many historical and current newspapers are available online.
Portland-area newspapers
The library keeps past issues of several local newspapers that are still being published regularly:
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Weekly (later a monthly) neighborhood newspaper focused on inner Southeast Portland.
Former titles: Sellwood Bee and Sellwood-Moreland Bee.
Microfilm: 1910-1963
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Weekly newspaper focused on business news, published in Portland.
Print: 2015-present
Microfilm: 1984-2014
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Daily newspaper focused on business news, published in Portland.
Former titles: Portland Daily Abstract, Daily Record-Abstract and Portland Business Today.
Print: 1906-1916, 1925-1985, 2019-present
Microfilm: 1906-2014
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Monthly neighborhood newspaper focused on Northeast Portland and nearby neighborhoods.
Former title: Hollywood Star News.
Print: 1985-2018
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Monthly neighborhood newspaper focused on the Pearl District, NW Portland and Goose Hollow.
Print: 1986-present
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Mainstream weekly newspaper, published in Gresham.
Print: 1911-1931, 1933-1938, 2015-2017
Microfilm: 1911-2014
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Mainstream daily newspaper, published in Portland. During its first few years, The Oregonian was a weekly.
Print: 1850-2011
Microfilm: 1850-2018
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Weekly neighborhood and citywide newspaper, focused on the Black community and on North/Northeast Portland. Although the name is the same, this newspaper is not connected to the Portland Observer that was published by William McClendon, 1938-1950.
Print: 1981-1994, 1997-present
Microfilm: 1970-1987
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Weekly Black community newspaper, published in Portland.
Print: 2012-present
Microfilm: 1975-2014
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Twice-monthly Tribal community newspaper, published in Warm Springs.
Print: 2009-present
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Twice-monthly neighborhood newspaper focused on Southwest Portland.
Print: 1994-2014, 2016, 2018-present
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Weekly neighborhood newspaper focused on the St. Johns area.
Print: 1982-2004
Microfilm: 1904-1994
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Monthly newspaper focused on news by and for the houseless community, published in Portland.
Print: 1999-2020
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Weekly alternative newspaper, published in Portland.
Print: 1982-1983
Microfilm: 1972-2014
Newspapers from other parts of Oregon
For news published around the region, consult the library’s archives of newspapers published in other Oregon cities:
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Mainstream daily newspaper (originally a weekly), published in Bend.
Microfilm: 1903-1983
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Mainstream daily newspaper, published in Eugene.
Microfilm: 1989-2012