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Revision as of 13:26, 21 February 2011
This page contains links to online editions of historical newspapers and periodicals that are of use to the British India family historian.
See also
Alexander's East India and Colonial Magazine
The following volumes are available to read online on the Digital Library of India website.
- Alexander's East India Magazine, and Colonial And Commercial Journal Volume 7, January-June 1834., Index computer page 6
- Alexander's East India and Colonial Magazine January 1835. Contents, computer page 14
- Alexander's East India and Colonial Magazine April 1835. Contents computer page 8
- Alexander's East India and Colonial Magazine Volume 13, January-June 1837. Contents, computer page 8
Allen's Indian Mail
Where there are two volumes in a year, the index is generally in the first volume, although there is no index for 1860, or 1868
Asiatic Annual Register
| Vol 1, 1799 | 1799 (2nd ed) | Vol 2, 1800 | Vol 3, 1801 | Vol 4, 1802 |
| Vol 5, 1803 | Vol 6, 1804 | Vol 7, 1805 | Vol 8, 1806 | 1806 (pt 2) |
| Vol 9, 1807 | Vol 10, 1808 | Vol 11, 1809 | Vol 12, 1810-11 |
Asiatic Journal
See the separate list of editions of the Asiatic Journal.
Calcutta Annual Register
Calcutta Christian Observer
Index to all available volumes.
| Vol 1, June-Dec 1832 |
| Vol 2, Jan-Dec 1833 |
| Vol 3, Jan-Dec 1834 |
| Vol 4, Jan- Dec 1835 |
| Vol 5, Jan-Dec 1836 |
| Vol 6, Jan-Dec 1837 |
| Vol 7, Jan-Dec 1838 |
| Vol 8, Jan –Dec 1839 |
| Vol 1, New Series, Jan-Dec 1840 |
Calcutta Gazette
- The Calcutta Gazette was one of the official newspapers of the Government of India and its provincial governments, where official information was ‘gazetted’. Available on the Digital Library of India website for the years 1846 and 1872 to post independence (broken series). These volumes may be read online, but the volumes are not searchable. Some volumes, 1846 and 1872- 1942 (broken series) are also available on the website "DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library" under the subject category Gazetteers as searchable pdf files.
Calcutta Magazine and Monthly Register
| Vol 1-3, 1830 | Vol 4-6, 1830 | Vol 7-9, 1830 | Vol 10-12, '1830 |
| Vol 13-16, 1831 | Vol 17-20, 1831 | Vol 21-24, 1831 | n/a |
| Vol 25-28, 1832 | Vol 29-32, 1832 | Vol 33-36, 1832 | n/a |
Calcutta Monthly Journal
| Third Series Vol 2, Jan-June 1836 | July-Dec 1836 |
| Third Series Vol 3, Jan-June 1837 | |
| Third Series Vol 4, Jan-June 1838 | July-Dec 1838 |
| Third Series Vol 5, Jan-June 1839 |
Colonial and Asiatic review
Published in London from 1852-53. Was previously known as Simmond's colonial magazine and foreign miscellany (1844-49) and The Colonial Magazine and East India review (1849-52). Editions can be viewed by page on the National Library of Australia's periodical site.
Google Books has:
Colonial Magazine and Commercial Maritime Journal
Published in London between 1840-42, then under the title Fisher's Colonial Magazine and Commercial Maritime Journal from 1842-43. Editions can be viewed by page on the National Library of Australia's periodical site.
Google Books has:
| Vol I, Jan-Apr 1840 | Vol II, May-Aug 1840 | Vol III, Sept-Dec 1840 |
| Vol IV, Jan-Apr 1841 | Vol V, May-Aug 1841 | Vol VI, Sept-Dec 1841 |
| Vol VII, Jan-Apr 1842 | ||
| Vol III, May-Aug 1843 |
Gazette of India
- The Gazette of India was the official newspaper of the Government of India, where official information was ‘gazetted’. Available on the Digital Library of India website for the years 1877-1918 (broken series). These volumes may be read online, but the volumes are not searchable. Some volumes 1877-1918 (broken series) are also available on the website "DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library" under the subject category Gazetteers as searchable pdf files.
Oriental Magazine, and Calcutta Review
Volume 1, Jan-June 1823, Volume 2, July-December 1823
Oriental Herald and Colonial Review
Parbury's Oriental Herald and Colonial Intelligencer
| Vol 2, July-Dec 1838 | Vol 3, Jan-June 1839 | Vol 4, July-Dec 1839 |
Quarterly Oriental Magazine, Review and Register
| Mar/Jun 1824 | |
| Jan/Jun 1825 | Jul/Dec 1825 |
| Jan/Jun 1826 | Jul/Dec 1826 |
| Jan/Jun 1827 | Jul/Dec 1827 |
Websites Accessible by participating Library Cardholders
There are five sites which contain online newspapers, journals, directories etc, published in India.
The access is restricted to Library Card holders of participating libraries, including the following National Libraries (noting there is generally a residential requirement): Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, State Library of NSW, and many University Libraries. At least one site, ECCO may also be accessed from the British Library Reading Rooms.
The sites are
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)
Eighteenth Century Journals, Newspapers and Periodicals c 1685-1815
19th Century UK Periodicals
The Making of the Modern World
The Goldsmiths’-Kress Library of Economic Literature 1450-1850
Proquest Historical Newspapers, Times of India option
For details about the publications published in India included in these five sites, refer Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories