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Digital collections, historic newspapers and newspaper pages

Library of Congress returns searchable digital collections and historic newspaper pages; rights notes may be absent, and newspaper text may contain OCR errors.

Search collections

Search Library of Congress digital collections by keywords, format, and date range. Results follow Library search relevance; rights notes may be unavailable for some records.

Your information

PageOptional

Page of search results, for example 2.

Query

Keywords to search, for example Civil War photographs.

FormatOptional

Material format, for example maps; any searches all formats.

Max ResultsOptional

Results per page, for example 20.

More options

End YearOptional

Latest year, for example 1865.

Start YearOptional

Earliest year, for example 1861.

1 credit per run

Example results

Results: Results
Thumbnail Image Link Title Date Format Summary Item Link Rights and Usage Creators or Contributors
The American Civil War--maps
1910
Map
Title from cover. Issued to accompany Formby, John. The American Civil War, a concise history of its causes, progress, and results (New York, Scribners, 1910). Includes maps of the principal campaigns and battles of the Civil War. Description derived from published bibliography. Errata slip inserted. LC copy…
loc.gov
The content of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division digitized collections is free to use and reuse unless a Rights Advisory statement is present that indicates otherwise. Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. More about Copyright and other Restrictions . For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources .
formby, john
The American Civil War--maps
1910
Map
Title from cover. Issued to accompany Formby, John. The American Civil War, a concise history of its causes, progress, and results (London, John Murray, 1910). Includes maps of the principal campaigns and battles of the Civil War. Description derived from published bibliography. Errata slip inserted. LC copy…
loc.gov
The content of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division digitized collections is free to use and reuse unless a Rights Advisory statement is present that indicates otherwise. Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. More about Copyright and other Restrictions . For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources .
formby, john

Results
Thumbnail Image Link	Title	Date	Format	Summary	Item Link	Rights and Usage	Creators or Contributors
	The American Civil War--maps	1910	Map	Title from cover. Issued to accompany Formby, John. The American Civil War, a concise history of its causes, progress, and results (New York, Scribners, 1910). Includes maps of the principal campaigns and battles of the Civil War. Description derived from published bibliography. Errata slip inserted. LC copy…	loc.gov	The content of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division digitized collections is free to use and reuse unless a Rights Advisory statement is present that indicates otherwise. Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. More about Copyright and other Restrictions . For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources .	formby, john
	The American Civil War--maps	1910	Map	Title from cover. Issued to accompany Formby, John. The American Civil War, a concise history of its causes, progress, and results (London, John Murray, 1910). Includes maps of the principal campaigns and battles of the Civil War. Description derived from published bibliography. Errata slip inserted. LC copy…	loc.gov	The content of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division digitized collections is free to use and reuse unless a Rights Advisory statement is present that indicates otherwise. Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. More about Copyright and other Restrictions . For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources .	formby, john

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About Library of Congress

Library of Congress (LOC) searches digital collections by keywords, format, and date range; provide a query, with other inputs optional.

Search historic newspapers returns newspaper pages matching text, with optional state and issue-year filters; provide a query.

Built by Fous from loc.gov and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Library of Congress.

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Search collections

1 credit per run

Search Library of Congress digital collections by keywords, format, and date range. Results follow Library search relevance; rights notes may be unavailable for some records.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Page`page`	Number	Optional	Page of search results, for example 2.Example: 2
Query`query`	Text	Required	Keywords to search, for example Civil War photographs.Example: Civil War maps
Format`format`	Text	Optional	Material format, for example maps; any searches all formats.Example: Maps
End Year`end_year`	Number	Optional	Latest year, for example 1865.Example: 1865
Start Year`start_year`	Number	Optional	Earliest year, for example 1861.Example: 1861
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Results per page, for example 20.Example: 2

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Results`results`	List	Matching collections and digital items, in Library search order.
Date`results[].date`	Text	Example: 1910
Title`results[].title`	Text	Example: The American Civil War--maps
Format`results[].format`	Text	Example: Map
Summary`results[].summary`	Text	Example: Title from cover. Issued to accompany Formby, John. The American Civil War, a…
Item Link`results[].item_link`	Text	Example: https://www.loc.gov/item/2009581125/
Rights and Usage`results[].rights_and_usage`	Text	Example: The content of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division digitized…
Thumbnail Image Link`results[].thumbnail_image_link`	Text	Example: https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/gmd/gmd370m/g3701m/g3701sm/gcw006…
Creators or Contributors`results[].creators_or_contributors`	Text	Example: formby, john

Example result

For Page: 2, Query: Civil War maps, Format: Maps, Max Results: 2

JSON

{
  "results": [
    {
      "date": "1910",
      "title": "The American Civil War--maps",
      "format": "Map",
      "summary": "Title from cover. Issued to accompany Formby, John. The American Civil War, a concise history of its causes, progress, and results (New York, Scribners, 1910). Includes maps of the principal campaigns…",
      "item_link": "https://www.loc.gov/item/2009581125/",
      "rights_and_usage": "The content of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division digitized collections is free to use and reuse unless a Rights Advisory statement is present that indicates otherwise. Credit Line: Li…",
      "thumbnail_image_link": "https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/gmd/gmd370m/g3701m/g3701sm/gcw0066000/ca000001.gif",
      "creators_or_contributors": "formby, john"
    },
    {
      "date": "1910",
      "title": "The American Civil War--maps",
      "format": "Map",
      "summary": "Title from cover. Issued to accompany Formby, John. The American Civil War, a concise history of its causes, progress, and results (London, John Murray, 1910). Includes maps of the principal campaigns…",
      "item_link": "https://www.loc.gov/item/2009581126/",
      "rights_and_usage": "The content of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division digitized collections is free to use and reuse unless a Rights Advisory statement is present that indicates otherwise. Credit Line: Li…",
      "thumbnail_image_link": "https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/gmd/gmd370m/g3701m/g3701sm/gcw0065000/ca000001.gif",
      "creators_or_contributors": "formby, john"
    }
  ]
}

Search historic newspapers

1 credit per run

Search historic U.S. newspaper pages by text, with optional state and issue-year filters. Returns relevance-ranked page records with snippets and image links; newspaper OCR may contain transcription errors.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Page`page`	Number	Optional	Result page to retrieve, for example 2.Example: 2
Query`query`	Text	Required	Words to find in newspaper text, for example Titanic.Example: Suffrage
State`state`	Text	Optional	US state name to limit results, for example Montana. Leave blank for all states.Example: New York
End Year`end_year`	Number	Optional	Latest issue year, for example 1913.Example: 1920
Start Year`start_year`	Number	Optional	Earliest issue year, for example 1912.Example: 1915
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Number of page results to return, for example 20.Example: 2

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Newspaper Pages`newspaper_pages`	List	Historic newspaper pages in search relevance order.
City`newspaper_pages[].city`	Text	City of publication.Example: New York
State`newspaper_pages[].state`	Text	State of publication.Example: New York
Snippet`newspaper_pages[].snippet`	Text	Short excerpt of newspaper text around the search words.Example: ... men and women of the suffrage states are practically unanimous on these…
Page Link`newspaper_pages[].page_link`	Text	Newspaper page link.Example: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1918-01-09/ed-1/?sp=7&q=suffrage
Issue Date`newspaper_pages[].issue_date`	Date	Issue date (YYYY-MM-DD).Example: 1918-01-09
Page Number`newspaper_pages[].page_number`	Number	Printed issue page number when known.Example: 7
Newspaper Title`newspaper_pages[].newspaper_title`	Text	Newspaper name.Example: New-york tribune
Page Image Link`newspaper_pages[].page_image_link`	Text	Page image link.Example: https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:dlc:batch_dlc_brown_ver02…

Example result

For Page: 2, Query: Suffrage, State: New York, End Year: 1920, Start Year: 1915, Max Results: 2

JSON

{
  "newspaper_pages": [
    {
      "city": "New York",
      "state": "New York",
      "snippet": "... men and women of the suffrage states are practically unanimous on these points. Must Rrcogrcize Fact \"With tlie ovcrwhelming testimony on tlie one hand that woman suffrage in practice is a…",
      "page_link": "https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1918-01-09/ed-1/?sp=7&q=suffrage",
      "issue_date": "1918-01-09",
      "page_number": 7,
      "newspaper_title": "New-york tribune",
      "page_image_link": "https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:dlc:batch_dlc_brown_ver02:data:sn83030214:00206532221:1918010901:0187/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg"
    },
    {
      "city": "New York",
      "state": "New York",
      "snippet": "Worn SuffrageOver There and Over Here By MARIE DE MONTALVO Editor The New Citizen SUFFRAGE is still an issueexcept for Canada an allAmerica issue In the United States ten…",
      "page_link": "https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1918-11-03/ed-2/?sp=32&q=suffrage",
      "issue_date": "1918-11-03",
      "page_number": 32,
      "newspaper_title": "New-york tribune",
      "page_image_link": "https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:dlc:batch_dlc_allen_ver02:data:sn83030214:00206532324:1918110302:0066/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg"
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@library-of-congress",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "search_collections",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "page": 2,
    "query": "Civil War maps",
    "format": "maps",
    "max_results": 2
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Find collection items about a topic, period, or format
Review historic newspaper coverage within a date range
Locate newspaper pages published in a particular state
Gather item titles, dates, formats, and summaries for research
Collect newspaper snippets and page images for historical analysis

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with Library of Congress?

No. Fous is not affiliated with Library of Congress. This workflow reads the public loc.gov website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Library of Congress account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from loc.gov when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.