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Online Resources

• Iranian Newspaper Database - Digitized newspapers at the National Library and Archives of Iran dating back to 1909; registration is required and can be requested through this form
• Nashriyah - Digital Iranian history collection at the University of Manchester; see also Summary of contents and Iranian Calendar Systems
• Iran-i naw - A collection of news articles about girls' schools from the Women's World in Qajar Iran archive.
• Journal and Serial Publications at the Malek National Library and Museum - Contains some digitized newspapers from the Qajar period.
• Iranian Periodicals at HathiTrust - From the Qajar, Pahlvai, and Islamic Republic eras.
• Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources (AMIR) - Index of open source historical newspapers and periodicals from the Middle East
• Persian periodicals at Universität Bonn - Digitized Persian periodicals from the late 19th to early 20th century. Descriptions about the individual publications can be found here.

Background

Iranian newspapers have a rich history, reflecting the country's political, social, and cultural evolution. One of the oldest running Persian daily newspapers is Eṭṭelāʿāt, which has been published in Tehran since 1926. Historical newspapers provide valuable insights into the lives of Iranian citizens. These publications often include announcements, obituaries, and other personal information that can help trace family histories and understand the social context of different eras. For a list of newspapers published in Iran, see this article. Also, Encyclopedia Iranica has more detailed descriptions about individual newspapers.

Information Recorded in the Records

May contain wedding announcements, obituaries, business advertisements, and other classified listings.