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== Resources for California Newspapers ==

Several guides and union lists of newspapers are available at university, college, and public libraries. A guide to early California newspapers is J. Budenz, Paul J. Smith, and J.H. Young, comps., ''Early Newspapers and Periodicals of California and the West'' (San Francisco, California: W. R. Howell, 1970; Family History Library {{FHL|137608|title-id|disp=book 979.4 A3b; film 1421815 item 8}}).  

=== Libraries and Archives ===

The [http://www.library.ca.gov/ California State Library] has an extensive collection of [[California|California]] newspapers. Other large libraries in the state also have newspaper collections. Many newspapers are available on microfilm, and some libraries participate in inter-library loan services.  

[[California,_San_Joaquin_County_Public_Library_Obituary_Index_File_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|California, San Joaquin County Public Library Obituary Index File (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]

==== Newspaper Directory  ====

The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections.

=== Digital Issues Online  ===

NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=14 California newspapers] online. This database is sometimes free at libraries under the name AccessNewspaperArchive.

 

 

=== Indexes ===

*[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/obituary_search.htm Ancestor Hunt]

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