Newspapers & Other News Media

News resources available at UVA

Daily Progress

We offer two reliable ways to read the local Charlottesville paper. Note: we also have recent issues (about the last two months) in print in Shannon.

Daily Progress Digital Archive (1893 - 1964)
View the digital edition of the Daily Progress, covering the years 1893-1964. (No keyword searching - just scans.)
Daily Progress on Microfilm (1893 - present)
Recent print editions held in Shannon Reference until microfilm arrives.
Daily Progress Online (2006-2008) (2018-present)
Available through UVA's database subscriptions. Netbadge needed for off-grounds access. Available on-grounds for non-UVA users.

Cavalier Daily

The Cavalier Daily. The major student newspaper, formerly College Topics (see below). 1948-present.

Available online via the CD website: 1999-present.
Online content is inconsistent 1999-2010 or so.
Available online via Google News Archive - not searchable, sometimes low quality scans. 1923-1996.
Available in print by request and in the Shannon Library Reference Room: 1948-present.
Available on microfilm: from 1948, volumes are scanned to film every 2 years.

College Topics. Now The Cavalier Daily. The University's second student newspaper. 1890-1948.

Available online via the Library of Virginia: 1890-1916.
Available in print by request and in the Shannon Library Reference Room: 1890-1948.
Available on microfilm, 1890-1948.

Searching in the Cavalier Daily and College topics:

A handwritten index to CT and The CD (through 1994) is located in the Shannon Library Reference Room. Ask at the Shannon Reference Desk for an introduction. On 35k slips of paper housed in a card catalog, you'll find both broad topics and specific people, events, and organizations.

Clippings Files

Many local papers in the UVA, Charlottesville, and Albemarle area are not indexed, making topical research without exact dates challenging. The University of Virginia reference department historically maintained a vertical file of regional newspaper clippings and ephemera, organized by subject, throughout the 20th century. These files include local and regional newspaper articles, with dates concentrated from about 1950 to 1990 (with many earlier and later outliers). These files continue to be an important resource for researching the local area.

A list of subject headings can be found in the following catalog records:

UVA History File

Local History File

These files are currently held in Shannon Library. If you are interested in viewing them, please email library@virginia.edu to make arrangements.