How can I access a previous copy or edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

There are several ways to find a back issue of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

All subscribers have the access to search up to 2 ½ years of back issues through the ePaper.

Otherwise, we recommend ajc.newspapers.com.  Note that there is a cost associated with this site, and it is not owned or operated by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  Other sources include The Atlanta History Center and select public libraries in metro Atlanta. When you search, keep in mind there are no digital records for the Atlanta Journal before 1985 (text only), 2001 (pages), and the full run of the Atlanta Constitution is only available on Newspapers.com.  

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution does not offer microfilm search services to the public.

Purchase and sale of old newspapers

Here are some organizations that may be helpful as a starting place. Online resources are also available. Try searching for collectible newspapers or old newspapers for sale.

Historic Newspaper Archives
(No Florida papers. Major papers to present.)
Dept. 32, 1582 Hart St.
Rahway, NJ 07065
1-800-221-3221

American Vintage Library
Box 48621
Los Angeles, CA 90048
1-800-235-1919

M-C Associates/Gateway Books
(Birthday & historic date papers from the 20th century)
26550 Ocean gateway
Hebron, MD 21830
410-860-9750
Fax: [phone]

Newspaper Collectors Society of America
(U.S. newspapers prior to 1900)
6031 Winterset
Lansing, MI 48911
517-887-1255

American Antiquarian Society
(Information on newspapers prior to 1876)
185 Salisbury
Worcester, MA 01609
617-755-5221

Microfilm sources in Atlanta

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution microfilm is available in many metro Atlanta libraries, including:

• Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, One Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, near the Peachtree MARTA station. Telephone: [phone]. Web: afpls.org The main branch has the complete Journal-Constitution holdings, back to 1883 for the Journal, and 1868 for the Constitution.
• Cobb County Public Library, 266 Roswell St. SE, Marietta, GA. Telephone: [phone]. Web: www.cobbcat.org The main branch has Constitution microfilm back to 1971. The main branch does not carry the Journal microfilm.
• DeKalb County Public Library, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. Telephone: [phone]. Web: dekalblibrary.org The main branch has the complete Journal-Constitution holdings, back to 1883 for the Journal, and 1868 for the Constitution.
• Gwinnett County Public Library, 455 Camp Perrin Rd., Lawrenceville. Telephone: [phone]. Web: www.gwinnettpl.org The Collins Hill Branch carries the complete Constitution microfilm back to 1868. The Collins Hill Branch does not carry the Journal microfilm.
• Atlanta History Center, 30 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta. Telephone: [phone]. Web: www.atlantahistorycenter.com/research/kenan-research-center The Atlanta History Center has the complete Journal-Constitution holdings, back to 1883 for the Journal, and 1868 for the Constitution.
• Emory University Libraries, 540 Ashbury Circle, Atlanta. Telephone: [phone]. Web: libraries.emory.edu/ The main library has selected Atlanta Journal-Constitution holdings, back to 1883 for the Journal, and 1881 for the Constitution.
• Georgia State University's William Russell Pullen Library, 100 Decatur Street SE, Atlanta. Telephone: [phone]. Web: www.library.gsu.edu The main library has the complete Journal-Constitution holdings, back to 1883 for the Journal, and 1868 for the Constitution.
• Georgia Institute of Technology, Telephone: [phone]. Web: www.library.gatech.edu. The main library has the complete Journal-Constitution holdings, back to 1883 for the Journal, and 1868 for the Constitution.
• Atlanta University Center's Robert W. Woodruff Library, 111 James P. Brawley Dr. SW, Atlanta. Telephone: [phone]. Web: www.auctr.edu The main library has selected Journal-Constitution holdings, back to 1969.
• A handy link to Georgia public, academic and technical school library catalogs and Web sites is provided by GALILEO at www.galileo.usg.edu

Microfilm sources elsewhere in Georgia

University of Georgia Libraries, Athens. Telephone: [phone]. Web: www.libs.uga.edu The main library has the complete Journal-Constitution holdings, back to 1883 for the Journal, and 1868 for the Constitution.

Microfilm sources elsewhere in the U.S.

• Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Telephone: [phone] Web: www.loc.gov
• New York Public Library, New York, NY Telephone: [phone]
• UCLA, Los Angeles, CA Telephone: [phone]
• University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Telephone: [phone]
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Telephone: [phone]
• University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, WA Telephone: [phone]

Many other academic and large public libraries have Journal-Constitution microfilm.