Historical Newspapers Collection, 1856-1970 | Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog

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Collection Overview

Title: Historical Newspapers Collection, 1856-1970

Primary Creator: Hutchins Library

Extent: 22.0 Boxes (General)

Arrangement: The newspapers were collected over a period of time from various sources by Hutchins Library staff.

Subjects: Newspapers.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Historic Newspaper Collection currently includes more than 450 issues of papers from 72 individual newspaper titles published in the United States from 1856 to 1995. The collection primarily includes newspapers printed in the 1850’s and 1860’s, during World War I and World War II, and during times of significant world events.

Subject/Index Terms

Newspapers.

Administrative Information

Repository: Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog

Access Restrictions: Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Use Restrictions: There are no known restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations—most items are in the public domain.

Preferred Citation: [Item Identification], Historical Newspaper Collection, Berea College Special Collections & Archives, Berea, KY.

Processing Information: The finding aid was created and box list updated in July 2013 by Lori Myers-Steele, Collection Archivist.

Other Note: Collection Number: BCA 0210 HC 35

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Various, 1856-1882],
[Box 2: Detroit Tribune, 1865],
[Box 3: Detroit Tribune, 1865-1866],
[Box 4: Detroit Free Press, 1862-1866],
[Box 5: Various, 1865],
[Box 6: Various, 1861-1865],
[Box 7: Various, 1865],
[Box 8: Various, 1866-1868],
[Box 9: Various, 1865],
[Box 10: Detroit Tribune, 1866-1868],
[Box 11: Various, 1866-1870, 1906],
[Box 12: Various, 1836-1876],
[Box 13: Various, 1914-1918],
[Box 14: Various, 1898-1995],
[Box 15: Various, 1938-1945],
[Box 16: Courier Journal, 1964],
[Box 17: Courier Journal, 1964],
[Box 18: Courier Journal, 1965-1968],
[Box 19: Courier Journal, 1968-1970],
[Box 20: Various, 1855-1868],
[Box 21: Various, 1860-1888],
[Box 22: Various, 1861-1916],
[All]

Box 1: Various, 1856-1882

Folder 1: National Era, May 29, 1856
Folder 2: National Era, June 26, 1856
Folder 3: National Era, July 3, 17, 31, 1856
Folder 4: National Era, 4, 18, 1856
Folder 5: Daily Globe, February 25, 1858
Folder 6: Michigan Journal, June 25, 1860
Folder 7: Detroit Free Press, November 21, 1860
Folder 8: Detroit Free Press, December 22, 1860
Folder 9: Detroit Free Press, May 4, 1865
Folder 10: Detroit Free Press, April 6, 1865
Folder 11: Memphis Daily Avalanche, May 31, 1860
Folder 12: Daily Ohio Statement, June 3, 1860
Folder 13: Detroit Daily Tribune, January 10, 1861
Folder 14: Detroit Daily Tribune, March 2, 1871
Folder 15: Detroit Daily Tribune, October 19, 28, 1871
Folder 16: Chicago Times, October 19, 20, 1871
Folder 17: Detroit Post & Tribune, July 3, 1881
Folder 18: Detroit Post & Tribune, September 20, 21, 27, 1881
Folder 19: Detroit Post & Tribune, July 1, 1882