Newspapers

Newspapers available to K-State students, faculty, and staff through K-State Libraries

Library Research Guide

Manhattan Public Library Cards

Residents of several Kansas counties are eligible to receive a Manhattan Public Library card. You can register for a library card through the Manhattan Public Library website.

What is Microfilm?

Microfilm reels are film reels of documents shrunk to approximately 1/25 of the original size.

Microform readers are used to view these documents. You'll find the microform reader in Room 260 of Hale Library.

For more information on microforms, see "Using the Microform Machine."

Accessing the Mercury Online

The Mercury
Access the Mercury online. View up to 3 free articles each month or subscribe to the e-edition.
Newspaper Source Plus
Text only Mercury articles from 2010-2018. Browse by date or search within the publication.
NewsBank via the Manhattan Public Library
This link requires a Manhattan Public Library Card. Digital copies of the Mercury from 1997-present.

Physical Issues in Hale Library

Current Paper Issues

Current Issues of the Mercury are available in Hale Library. They are located in the periodical and newspaper section of Room 240 and are non-circulating.

Issues on Microfilm

The Mercury has gone through several name changes. Below are the names and dates it is cataloged under. Click the links to see the Search It records.

In the Search It record, scroll down to Find it at the Library to see the dates and locations for individual roles of microfilm.

2012-present, The Mercury
1954-2012, Manhattan Mercury
1943-1954, Manhattan Mercury Chronicle
1926-1943, Manhattan Mercury and the Manhattan Daily Nationalist
1914-1926, Manhattan Daily Nationalist
1909-1914, Daily Nationalist