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 12: Various, 1836-1876

Folder 1: Public Ledger, March 25, 1836
Folder 2: The Sun, April 26, 1841
Folder 3: Daily Dispatch, April 13, 1861
Folder 4: Daily National Intelligence, April 13, 1861
Folder 5: The Right Way, January 6, 1866
Folder 6: Weekly Post, January 11, 1866
Folder 7: The Right Way, January 13, 20, 27, 1866
Folder 8: The Right Way, February 10, 17, 1866
Folder 9: National Republican, February 23, 1866
Folder 10: The Right Way, February 24, 1866
Folder 11: The Right Way, March 3, 10, 24, 31, 1866
Folder 12: Detroit Post, July 17, 31, 1866
Folder 13: Detroit Post, September 5, 1866
Folder 14: National Republican, September 24, 1866
Folder 15: Detroit Post, December 28, 1866
Folder 16: Detroit Post, March 4, 1869
Folder 17: Detroit Tribune, March 4, 5, 1869
Folder 18: Detroit Post, June 1, 1869
Folder 19: Detroit Tribune, September 3, 5, 6, 1870
Folder 20: The Courier Journal, July 5, 1876