Burney Newspaper Collection Burney Newspaper Collection Supported browsers (also clear cache if having difficulties) Access information: Access on and off campus. Description: The newspapers and news pamphlets gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757 - 1817) represent the largest single collection of 17th and 18th century English news media. The present digital collection provides nearly 1 million pages from approximately 1,270 titles of newspapers, news pamphlets, and newsbooks of the period. They were published mostly in London, however there are also some English provincial, Irish and Scottish papers, and a few examples from the American colonies, Europe and India. Coverage: 17th to 18th century. This article was published on 2024-08-21
