[Amateur newspaper collection].
- Imprint
- [1872-1927, bulk 1890-1919]
- Physical description
- ca. 500 items.
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Call number | Status |
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PN4827 .A43 1872 BOX 1 | In-library use |
PN4827 .A43 1872 BOX 2 | In-library use |
PN4827 .A43 1872 BOX 3 | In-library use |
PN4827 .A43 1872 BOX 4 | In-library use |
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Description
Contents/Summary
- Organization & arrangement
- Items are arranged alphabetically by state, then city, then title.
- Summary
- This collection represents over 300 amateur newspapers and magazines, largely published between 1890 and 1919 in the United States. 34 states and Washington DC are represented; there are also 2 folders of newspapers from Australia, Canada, and Great Britain. The formats range from unbound sheets several inches square to wire-stitched octavo volumes. There is also 1 folder of related items, including convention announcements, membership applications, amateur newspaper club membership lists, etc.
- Supplemental links
- Guide to the collection - organized first by state, then by organization (pdf)
Subjects
- Subjects
- Amateur journalism > United States > Specimens.
- American newspapers > Specimens.
- Genre
- Newspapers.
Bibliographic information
- Earliest date
- 1872
- Latest date
- 1927
- Note
- Collection title devised by cataloger.