Top of page

Headlines and Heroes Homepage

Introducing Massachusetts Newspapers on Chronicling America

Posted by: Malea Walker

A black and white collage of people from various eras, some reading newspapers. The word Library appears at the top with a rainbow in the middle.

Finding LGBTQIA+ History Hidden in Newspapers

Posted by: Malea Walker

Display of materials for Kluge Center conversation April 16, 2023.

Let’s Talk Comics: Identity, Gender, and Comics

Posted by: Megan Halsband

Newspaper front page with a large masthead in a dark outline.

Searching Jewish American Newspapers in Chronicling America

Posted by: Malea Walker

America’s Popular Dog Breeds, 1900-1960

Posted by: Heather Thomas

Newspaper clipping including black and white illustration of mysterious figure descending an elaborate staircase at a theater. Visible text reads Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.

The Phantom of the Opera in Newspapers

Posted by: Amber Paranick

five x-men comic book covers arrayed in a V-shape on a blue background

X-Men: 60 Uncanny Years

Posted by: Mike Queen

Let’s Talk Comics: Superhero Clowns

Posted by: Joanna Colclough

Front page a newspaper with text, an image of a man's face and shoulders, and visible headline Richmond Planet.

Searching African American Newspapers in Chronicling America

Posted by: Malea Walker