[PW] Question on periodical archives from pre-digital era

[Donna Halper]

>it was asked--
>
>Does anyone know of a comprehensive list of newspapers and magazines
>which
>provide very old full-text articles in digital format, preferably free?

Oh how I wish it were free, but I love Proquest's American Periodical 
Series APS Online)-- it goes back to the late 1700s and is indeed 
full text.  I assume some of the colleges near you might have access to it.