19th century California newspapers, 1836-1898

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Summary

Title:
19th century California newspapers
Dates:
1836-1898
Abstract:
A collection of single issues of newspapers from across California, including from San Francisco, Sacramento, Siskiyou, and Oakland. The collection also includes a few newspapers from Boston, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island. The issue of the New York Herald in the collection from April 15, 1865 announces Abraham Lincoln's death on the day that he died.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
2.38 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English , German .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], 19th century California newspapers, Collection no. 7129, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of single issues of 19th century newspapers from across California, including from San Francisco, Sacramento, Siskiyou, and Oakland. The collection also includes a few newspapers published outside of California -- in Boston, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island. The issue of the New York Herald in the collection from April 15, 1865 announces Abraham Lincoln's death on the day that he died. Issues in the collection include:

  1. California Demokrat (San Francisco), March 21, 1871 (German)
  2. California Chronicle (San Francisco), May 3, 1856
  3. Carson Weekly, April 29, May 13, July 15, December 16, 1895; August 17, 1896; February 7, February 14, March 21, August 15, 1898
  4. Columbian Centinel (Boston), January 16, 1836
  5. Daily Post (San Francisco), May 20, 1874
  6. Daily Record (Sacramento), September 16, 1867
  7. Daily Morning Call (San Francisco), March 4, 1858 and September 12, 1875
  8. Daily Alta California (San Francisco), April 23, 1850
  9. Evening Telegram (San Francisco), February 17, 1859
  10. Heald's College Journal (San Francisco), May, August, November 1874
  11. Mirror (Oakland), April 26, May 3, 1879
  12. Newport Daily News (Newport, RI), August 20, 1858
  13. Phoenix (Sacramento), October 25, 1857; January 10, February 7, 1858
  14. Siskiyou Chronicle (Eureka, CA), December 30, 1858
  15. The Sun (San Francisco), July 2, 1853; January 30, 1854
  16. New York Herald, April 15, 1865
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Bo Doub
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-12 16:07:01 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], 19th century California newspapers, Collection no. 7129, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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