San Francisco Newspapers on Microform

California Newspapers on Microform

Alta California. January 4, 1849 - June 2, 1891
California Star. January 1847 - December 23, 1848

San Francisco Newspapers on Microform

Ceased Newspapers

  • San Francisco Bay Guardian. 1968 - October 21, 2014

  • San Francisco Bulletin. October 8, 1855 - August 28, 1929

  • San Francisco Call Bulletin. September 2, 1929 - August 8, 1959

  • San Francisco Call Post. December 9, 1913 - August 15, 1929

  • San Francisco Daily Morning Call. December 8, 1863 - December 8, 1913

  • San Francisco Daily Evening Post. August 1, 1872- September 2, 1885 broken

  • San Francisco The Evening Post. September 3, 1885- August 31, 1905 broken

  • San Francisco Independent. December 21, 1988 - July 2005

  • San Francisco News Call Bulletin. August 10, 1959 - September 11, 1965

  • San Francisco News. April 25, 1906 - August 8, 1959 broken

  • San Francisco Progress. December 1, 1949 - December 14, 1988

  • San Francisco Sentinel. 1974 - August 30, 1995

  • San Francisco Shipping Guide. January 1, 1906 - December 31, 1966

  • San Francisco Weekly. March 1, 1989 - September 30, 2021

Current Newspapers

  • San Francisco Chronicle. January 1, 1865 - December 31, 2021

  • San Francisco Examiner. June 11, 1865 - 3 months ago

San Francisco Newspaper Indexes

Our in-house local newspaper indexes include the following:

San Francisco Chronicle

  • 1976 - 2011 in print index (bound volumes)

  • 1950 - 1980 (microfiche) San Francisco Chronicle Index

  • September 1, 1913 to December 31, 1949 (microfiche)
    San Francisco Newspaper Index

  • September 1902 to January 1905 (microfiche)

San Francisco Examiner

September 1, 1913 to September 23, 1928 (microfiche)
San Francisco Newspaper Index

San Francisco Call

  • 1882 - 1889 (microfiche) California Information File

  • 1894 - 1903 (microfilm)

  • January 1, 1904 to August 31, 1913 (microfiche)
    San Francisco Newspaper Index

San Francisco Alta

1849 - 1881 (microfiche) California Information File

San Francisco Indexes Online

An online index to the San Francisco Chronicle (1995-present) is produced by SF Gate. Another online index to the San Francisco Chronicle (from 1986 - current) and the San Francisco Examiner (from Jan 1, 1995 - Jan 22, 2003; excluding Nov 23, 2000 - Nov 7, 2002) is available online from Proquest. Access to Proquest and other resources is provided by SFPL Online.