Des Moines Register

To find the date for a particular article (June 1975-present) --

Access World News (online)
Search for and obtain the full text of articles published from 1999-present. The Des Moines Register is one of many newspapers available through this resource.

Public Library of Des Moines--Newspaper Index (online)
Identify the date and page information for articles published from 1986-present.

Des Moines Register Index (in paper)
Covers June 1975-June 1987; volumes can be found in the Reference area of Burling Library (1st floor, east side).

To find the date for an article and to obtain the full text of an article (1999-present) --

Access World News (online)
Search for and obtain the full text of articles published from 1999-present. The Des Moines Register is one of many newspapers available through this resource.

To obtain the full text of an article (scattered holdings 1871-June 1902, July 1902-present) --

Des Moines Register (in paper)
The current issue of the paper can be found in the newspaper area in Burling Library (1st floor, west side). Copies of print issues extending back 6 months can be found in bins in the Microform Room on the lower level of Burling Library.

Des Moines Register (microfilm)
The most recent roll of microfilm is about 3 months behind the current print issue. The paper was called by several other names in earlier years (with holdings as indicated)--Daily Iowa State Register (1871), Iowa Daily State Register (1873-1874), Iowa State Register (1878-1879, 1883, July-Dec. 1885, 1886-1887, Jan.-June 1888, July-Dec. 1891, July-Dec. 1895, 1901, Jan.-June 1902), Des Moines Leader (1896-1900), Register and Leader (1902-1915), Des Moines Register and Leader (1915-1916), and Des Moines Register (1916-present).