[American newspaper collection], 1704-1958

Collection context

Summary

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.

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.

Access and use

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