Please note: The databases here often contain a large amount of material, and are frequently made up of multiple collections. When getting started, take a few minutes to browse the contents of the database and read the collection descriptions in order to get a better sense of the materials that are available, and if you don't find what you're looking for after 10 or 15 minutes, ask a librarian -- we're here to help!
Full-text searchable database of content digitized by many academic libraries. You'll find many government reports/documents at the local and state level here, along with many other potential primary sources. Yale is a member of the HathiTrust consortium, so if you're logged onto the Yale network when searching HathiTrust, you'll be able to download content in PDF format.
Manuscript, print, oral history, and ephemera collections | Some of these collections include secondary and reference sources
Many historical materials, including newspapers, remain accessible only on microfilm, and this is true for the earlier years of La Presse and Le Devoir:
La Presse (1884-1999) on microfilm
Le Devoir (1910-2013) on microfilm
Microfilm and other micro-photographic technologies became popular for preserving historical materials in the middle of the 20th c., and remain in use today. To access these materials, write to askyalelibrary@yale.edu and include the call number or link to the catalog record and any specific notes on which reels you would like to consult (e.g., reel numbers, years of publication). Library staff will retrieve the reels and place them on hold for you in Bass Library, where staff will also be available to assist you with using the microform readers that are currently located there.