Research Guides: Iowa Historical Newspapers: Des Moines

Des Moines Register (1871-present)

Current and previous titles. The dates listed are held on microfilm in Rod Library. All of its titles are filed chronologically under Des Moines Register.

Des Moines Register (Oct. 1, 1916- present)
The Des Moines Register and Leader or Register and Leader (July 1902 - Sept. 30, 1916)

The following two titles, the Register and the Leader, merged in 1902 as listed above.

Previous titles: Iowa State Register, Iowa Daily State Register, Daily Iowa State Register (have 1871- 1902; missing some years; see library catalog for list of exact holdings)

Des Moines Daily Leader, Des Moines Leader (1896 - 1900, missing some issues; see library catalog for list of exact holdings)

Des Moines Register (ProQuest - UNI Only) 1999-present
Full text articles from the Des Moines Register (minus photos) from 1999 to present.

Covering Iowa: The History of the Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, 1849-1985 by William B. Friedricks
Call Number: UNI Stacks PN4899.D485 D47 2000
"Covering Iowa chronicles the guiding principles that shaped the history of the Des Moines Register and Tribune Company for 150 years. This engaging narrative focuses on three interrelated elements: the newspaper's content, including news coverage, special features, and editorial positions; the firm's physical plant and changes in production technologies; and managerial practices that led to the R&T's successes and failures as an economic enterprise."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc.

Des Moines Register Indexes

Print and Microfiche Des Moines Register Index:

UNI Index/Abstract AI 21 .D45; Dates covered: 1975-1987

UNI Microfiche; Dates covered: 1986-1992