Research Guides: Newspapers: Current and Historical: Washington Post

Washington Post

News from 1877 to today

You can view and search through all news articles from the Washington Post from its founding in 1877 to the present using ProQuest Historical Newspapers and Carleton's subscription to WashingtonPost.com.

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Access to current Washington Post content going back to 2004, including access to the WaPo app. Archives searchable back through ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Click "more..." below for app signup instructions...
You can now receive Digital Subscription access provided by Carleton. Follow these steps to activate your free subscription to enjoy unlimited access to The Washington Post online and on the app.
1. Visit the signup page to sign-up with your Carleton email address. Enter your Carleton email address, agree to the Terms of Service and hit Continue. Choose a password and click create an account.
2. Click on Your Name in the upper right-hand corner
3. Click My Post
4. Once you are in My Post, click Manage Account on the right hand side.
5. Make sure your email address is Verified, if not, click “Unverified” to be sent a verification email. If your email address is already verified, you will not get this prompt.
6. Once verified, click over to the Subscription & Billing tab.
7. Click Activate free digital access

Washington Post (all ProQuest content)
Collection of Washington Post content in Proquest, including Proquest Historical Newspapers, blogs, and current online content.

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(Searches through citations and the full text)
Full-text and full-image articles for the Washington Post, from 1877 to about 15 years ago.

Other Access Options

Washington Post, microfilm (3rd floor, microfilm newspapers)
1980 - 2010

Washington Post, paper (Rookery newspapers)
last 30 days

All options

* To learn more about all the options available for accessing Washington Post content, please speak with a Reference Librarian.