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Canadian and Foreign Newspaper Directories

These are some of the directories available at the Harriet Irving Library. Click on a title to skip to a particular region.

The directories are in different formats and several different locations in the library. Please note that only material with the location HIL-STACKS may be borrowed.

For further assistance, please visit or contact staff in the Microforms Department.

Canadian Newspaper Directories [back to top]

Alberta
  • Title: Alberta Newspapers, 1880-1982: An Historical Directory
  • Author: Strathern, Gloria M.
  • Publication Info: Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 1988.
  • Call Number: HIL-REF PN4917 .A42 S76
British Columbia
  • Title: Union Catalogue of British Columbia Newspapers
  • Author: Komorous, Hana
  • Publication Info: Vancouver: British Columbia Library Association, 1987.
  • Call Number: HIL-REF PN4917 .B7 K65 1987 v.1-3
Manitoba
  • Title: A Historical Directory of Manitoba Newspapers, 1859-1978
  • Author: Loveridge, Donald M.
  • Publication Info: Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1981.
  • Call Number: HIL-REF PN4917 .M32 L69
New Brunswick
  • Title: Historical Directory of New Brunswick Newspapers and Periodicals
  • Author: Harper, J. Russell
  • Publication Info: Fredericton: University of New Brunswick, 1961.
  • Call Number: HIL-MICGD/HIL-REF PN 4917 .N42 H37
  • Title: New Brunswick Newspaper Directory, 1783-1996
  • Author: Craig, Helen C.
  • Publication Info: Fredericton: Council of Head Librarians of New Brunswick.
  • Call Number: HIL-MICGD/HIL-REF/HIL-STACKS PN4917 .N4 C73 1996
Newfoundland & Labrador
  • Title: Historical Directory of Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers, 1807-1987
  • Author: Ellison, Suzanne
  • Publication Info: St. John's: Memorial University of Newfoundland Library, 1988.
  • Call Number: HIL-MICGD PN4917 .N48 E44 1988
Nova Scotia
  • Title: Nova Scotia Newspapers: A Directory and Union List, 1752-1988
  • Author(s): Murphy, Lynn, Brenda Hicks, and Anjali Vohra
  • Publication Info: Halifax, N.S.: School of Library and Information Studies, Dalhousie University, 1990,
  • 2 volumes
  • Call Number: HIL-MICGD PN4917 .N68 N782
  • Title: An Historical Directory of Nova Scotia Newspapers and Journals Before Confederation
  • Author: Vincent, Thomas Brewer
  • Publication Info: Kingston, Ontario: Royal Military College of Canada, 1977.
  • Call Number: HIL-MICGD/HIL-STACKS PN4917 .N68 V55 
Ontario
  • Title: Inventory of Ontario Newspapers, 1793-1986
  • Editor: Gilchrist, Brian J.
  • Publication Info: Toronto: Micromedia, 1987.
  • Call Number: HIL-MICGD PN4917 .O5 I58 1987
  • Title: Early Toronto Newspapers, 1793-1867: A Catalogue of Newspapers Published in the Town of York and the City of Toronto From the Beginning to Confederation
  • Author: Firth, Edith G.
  • Publication Info: Toronto: Baxter Pub. Co. in co-operation with the Toronto Public Library, 1961.
  • Call Number: HIL-MICGD PN4917 .T62 F47
  • Title: Ontario Ethno-Cultural Newspapers, 1835-1972: An Annotated Checklist
  • Author: McLaren, Duncan
  • Publication Info: Toronto: Buffalo University of Toronto Press, 1973.
  • Call Number: HIL-REF PN4917 .O5 M22
Prince Edward Island
  • Title: Checklist and Historical Directory of Prince Edward Island Newspapers, 1787-1986
  • Author: Boyland, Heather
  • Publication Info: Charlottetown: Public Archives of Prince Edward Island, 1987.
  • Call Number: HIL-MICGD PN4917 .P7 B69 1987
Quebec
  • Title: La Presse Quebécoise, des Origines a Nos Jours
  • Author: Beaulieu, André
  • Publication Info: Quebéc: Presses de l'Université Laval, 1973-1990, 10 volumes.
  • Call Number: HIL-REF PN4917 .Q42 B42
Saskatchewan
  • Title: Historical Directory of Saskatchewan Newspapers, 1878-1950
  • Author: MacDonald, Christine
  • Publication Info: Saskatoon: Office of the Saskatchewan Archives, University of Saskatchewan, 1951.
  • Call Number: HIL-REF PN4917 .S32 M23

American Newspaper Directories [back to top]

General Directories
  • Title: Ulrich's International Periodical Directory
  • Publication Info: New York: Bowker, 2001, 39th Edition
  • Call Number: HIL-REFDSK PN4710 .U42
  • Title: Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
  • Publication Info: Detroit: Gale Research, 1999, 133 editions.
  • Call Number: HIL-REF PN4867 .G343
  • Title: History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820
  • Publication Info: Worcester, Mass.: American Antiquarian Society, 1947, 2 volumes.
  • Call Number: HIL-REF PN4867 .B674

International Newspaper Directories [back to top]

General Directories
  • Title: Political Handbook of the World
  • Publication Info: New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975.
  • Call Number: HIL-REF JF37 .P6 1999
  • Title: Serials Directory: An International Reference Book
  • Publication Info: Birmingham, Ala.: EBSCO, 1994, 5 volumes.
  • Call Number: HIL-REFDSK PN4832 .S373 8th 1994