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Title: California newspaper collection,
Date (inclusive): 1848-1994
Date (bulk): 1890-1960
Collection number: MS-R070
Extent:
14.8 linear feet
27 boxes
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library.
Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This intentionally accumulated collection of scattered issues of newspapers printed in California consists of approximately
100 Orange County titles and approximately 160 titles from other urban, rural, and remote locations, primarily in Southern
California. Significant but chronologically limited coverage can be found for papers from Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San
Diego counties. The newspapers range from popular weeklies and dailies to more overtly political publications. Issues documented
in these newspapers include the concerns of agricultural, seaport, mining, and industrial workers; Native Americans; political
campaigns; artist communities; and the military. Coverage of the Antebellum and Civil War periods in American history is
particularly strong in issues of the
Daily Alta California. Also of interest is the relatively comprehensive coverage of the socialist weeklies
Upton Sinclair's Epic News and
Upton Sinclair's National Epic News from the 1930s, in addition to issues of
Utopian News and
Upton Sinclair's End Poverty. The collection also features scattered, rare issues of Spanish-language weeklies published in Orange County during the
middle of the 20th century, such as
Accion and
Noticias (Fullerton), and
El Anunciador Mexicano,
Latin American, and
El Nuevo Mundo (Santa Ana). Titles range from those issued by large publishers to independents. The collection also includes a small number
of German-language publications.
Language:
English.
Collection open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.
California newspaper collection. MS-R70. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
This intentionally accumulated collection was created by Special Collections and Archives staff to provide more efficient
storage of and access to the department's holdings of early California newspapers from a variety of sources. A significant
portion of the newspapers in this collection were given to the library by Velma Dunlap in 1971 along with the papers of her
husband, John "Sky" Dunlap (MS-R21), who was an Orange County newspaperman. Others were relocated to this collection from
the Don Meadows Papers (MS-R01). Rare issues of Spanish-language newspapers published in Orange County during the middle
of the 20th century were a gift to the UCI Libraries from Hector Tarango via UCI Social Sciences professor Gilbert Gonzalez.
The remaining newspapers were added by Special Collections staff from a variety of sources.
Processed by Linda Akatsu, Michael Lee, and William Landis in 1998 and 2000. Guide edited by Adrian Turner in 2001.
Scope and Content of Collection
This intentionally accumulated collection of scattered issues of newspapers printed in California consists of approximately
100 Orange County titles and approximately 160 titles from other urban, rural, and remote locations, primarily in Southern
California. Significant but chronologically limited coverage can be found for papers from Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San
Diego counties. The newspapers range from popular weeklies and dailies to more overtly political publications. Issues documented
in these newspapers include the concerns of agricultural, seaport, mining, and industrial workers; Native Americans; political
campaigns; artist communities; and the military. Coverage of the Antebellum and Civil War periods in American history is
particularly strong in issues of the
Daily Alta California. Also of interest is the relatively comprehensive coverage of the socialist weeklies
Upton Sinclair's Epic News and
Upton Sinclair's National Epic News from the 1930s, in addition to issues of
Utopian News and
Upton Sinclair's End Poverty. The collection also features scattered, rare issues of Spanish-language weeklies published in Orange County during the
middle of the 20th century, such as
Accion and
Noticias (Fullerton), and
El Anunciador Mexicano,
Latin American, and
El Nuevo Mundo (Santa Ana). Titles range from those issued by large publishers to independents. The collection also includes a small number
of German-language publications.
The earliest publication is the April 1, 1848 issue of San Francisco's California Star, an early specimen of the city's first
newspaper. The collection contains copies of the earliest issues of Orange County's first newspaper, the
Anaheim Gazette, founded by George W. Barter (a partner with Henry Hamilton of the Los Angeles Star).
For further information on several of the newspapers in this collection and their publication history, see Muir Dawson,
History and Bibliography of Southern California Newspapers, 1851-1876 (Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1950) and Edward C. Kemble,
A History of California Newspapers, 1846-1858 (Los Gatos, Calif.: Talisman Press, 1962).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Socialism--California--Newspapers.
California--Newspapers.
Orange County (Calif.)--Newspapers.
Orange County (Calif.)--Politics and government--Newspapers.
Orange County (Calif.)--Social life and customs--Newspapers.
Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Newspapers.
Sacramento County (Calif.)--Newspapers.
San Diego County (Calif.)--Newspapers.
Orange County (Calif.)--Archival resources.
Newspapers--California--19th century.
Newspapers--California--20th century.
Index Terms Related to this Collection
Dunlap, Velma, former owner.
Special editions of newspapers documenting city events are arranged under the city of their publication in the Don Meadows
Papers (MS-R01).
Extensive coverage of the
Anaheim Gazette is represented in UCI holdings, both in the original paper copies and on microfilm. For locations of microfilm holdings
(1870-1871, 1874-1964) consult the UCI library catalog.
Related newspapers from the United States and other countries can be found in the Miscellaneous Newspapers Collection (MS-M17),
Special Collections and Archives, UC Irvine Libraries.