Historical Newspapers Collection
Scope and Contents
The Historic Newspaper Collection currently includes more than 450 issues of papers from 72 individual newspaper titles published in the United States from 1770 to 1970. 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.
Dates
- created: 1770 - 1970
Creator
- Hutchins Library (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no known restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations. Many items are in the public domain.
Extent
22.00 boxes_(general)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The newspapers were collected over a period of time from various sources by Hutchins Library staff.
Other Descriptive Information
Collection Number: BCA 0210 HC 35
Processing Information
The finding aid was created and box list updated in July 2013 by Lori Myers-Steele, Collection Archivist.
Topical
- Title
- Historical Newspaper Collection
- Subtitle
- A Finding Aid
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
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Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu