American Newspaper Collection, 1704-1958

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Summary

Title:
[American newspaper collection],
Dates:
1704-1958
Creators:
Stanford University Libraries
Abstract:
Consists of scattered issues of 266 different American newspapers, with a heavy concentration in colonial and early federal newspapers from New England and the middle Atlantic states, as well as a few from the south and the midwest. Also included are 19th & 20th century newspapers from northern California.
Extent:
244 print boxes : ill. ; 60 x 44-81 x 60 cm.
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[American newspaper collection]. PN4853 .A44 1704. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Consists of scattered issues of 266 different American newspapers, with a heavy concentration in colonial and early federal newspapers from New England and the middle Atlantic states, as well as a few from the south and the midwest. Also included are 19th & 20th century newspapers from northern California.

Most of the newspapers are in print boxes, but the collection also includes 16 bound volumes of newspapers and 1 elephant folder containing the Independent democrat of Concord, N.H.

SPEC-COLL - RARE-BOOKS copy 1 Library has: 244 print boxes Supplement: 16 v., 1 folder

Acquisition information:
Various sources of acquisition. Collection was brought together as a whole by the Stanford University Libraries' Department of Special Collections.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Date Prepared:
© 2002
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from FileMaker Pro database.; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble. Date of source: .

Access and use

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[American newspaper collection]. PN4853 .A44 1704. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Rare Books Division, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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