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American Historical Newspapers collection

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American Historical Newspapers collection

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American Historical Newspapers collection

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Repository:
Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Title:
American Historical Newspapers collection
Inclusive Date(s):
1797-1913
Bulk Date(s):
1847-1901
Author:
Finding aid prepared by Cara Gilgenbach, December 2019
Creation:
Finding aid encoded by Cara Gilgenbach using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2019
Description Rules:
Finding aid prepared using DACS, 2nd Edition
Origination:
Kent State University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and Archives
Extent:
3 cubic feet (oversized folders)
Physical Location:
11th floor (map case)
Finding Aid Identifier:
OhKeUSC0206
Abstract:
This collection contains historical American newspapers compiled by Kent State University Special Collections and Archives from a variety of sources and donations. Most materials date from the nineteenth century.
Revision(s):
February 2024 - Additions made and finding aid revised.
Language(s):
The records are in English.

Scope and Content

This collection contains a sampling of historical newspapers published in the United States of America, primarily dating from the nineteenth century. There are a large number of newspaper issues (or partial issues) that deal with the assassinations of Presidents Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, and William McKinley. There are also examples of abolitionist newspapers in the collection, as well as some newspaper issues covering the U.S. Civil War and the 1889 Johnstown (PA) Flood.

Statement of Arrangement

Materials in this collection are organized geographically by state of origin, then alphabetically by title, and then by date within each title.

Related Material

Kent State University Special Collections and Archives holds other historical newspapers and clippings from newspapers throughout its collections. The department also holds additional material relating to abolitionism and the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, and William McKinley. For assistance in locating related materials, please contact Special Collections and Archives.

Restrictions on Access

Many of the newspapers in this collection are very fragile and require extreme care in viewing. Photocopying and scanning are not permitted for many of these items. Please consult with Special Collections and Archives staff for more information.

Preferred Citation

American Historical Newspapers collection. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.

Acquisition Information

This collection has been compiled by Special Collections and Archives from a number of acquisitions and donations, many of which lacked specific acquisition and provenance documentation. Some of the materials in this collection are believed to have been donated by Thomas A. Cox of Kent, Ohio. Many of the papers in this collection were donated by Roy Pierce of Kent, Ohio, in 1991.

Accruals

Historical newspapers not associated with established archival collections held by Kent State University Special Collections and Archives will be added to this collection as they are acquired.

Controlled-access headings

The following are found in this collection:

Subjects:

  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination
  • Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 -- Assassination
  • McKinley, William, 1843-1901 -- Assassination
  • Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County)

Functions:

  • Newspaper publishing

Places:

  • United States
  • Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)

Material Types:

  • Newspapers

Detailed Description of the Collection

Colorado, 1884
/ Folder 1
The Little Presbyterian (Del Norte), February, 1884
Scope and Content: Number 14
Connecticut, 1871-1880
/ Folder 2
Columbia Weekly Register (New Haven), November 11, 1871
/ Folder 3
Columbia Weekly Register (New Haven), January 31, 1874
/ Folder 4
Columbia Weekly Register (New Haven), November 22, 1879
/ Folder 5
Columbia Weekly Register (New Haven), November 29, 1879
/ Folder 6
Columbia Weekly Register (New Haven), December 6, 1879
/ Folder 7
Columbia Weekly Register (New Haven), December 13, 1879
/ Folder 8
Columbia Weekly Register (New Haven), December 27, 1879
/ Folder 9
Columbia Weekly Register (New Haven), January 3, 1880
/ Folder 10
Columbia Weekly Register (New Haven), January 10, 1880
Illinois, 1884
/ Folder 11
The Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago), March 3, 1884
Scope and Content: Whole Number 4,486
Massachusetts, 1799-1885
/ Folder 12
The American Cultivator (Boston), June 27, 1885
/ Folder 13
Boston Daily Globe (Boston), September 27, 1881
Scope and Content: Garfield Memorial Number
/ Folder 14
Columbian Centinel (Boston), December 25, 1802
Scope and Content: Whole Number 1,958
/ Folder 15
The Liberator (Boston), undated
Scope and Content: Extra issue, undated, but after May 1, 1840. Reports on several meetings of the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society.
/ Folder 16
The Liberator (Boston), June 26, 1857
Scope and Content: Whole Number 1,381
/ Folder 17
The Liberator (Boston), July 3, 1857
Scope and Content: Whole Number 1,382
/ Folder 18
The Liberator (Boston), August 4, 1865
Scope and Content: Whole Number 1,800
/ Folder 19
The Salem Gazette (Salem), December 10, 1799
Scope and Content: Number 869
Michigan, 1865
/ Folder 20
Grand Rapids Daily Eagle (Grand Rapids), April 15, 1865
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of the Lincoln assassination.
New York, 1797-1913
/ Folder 21
Commercial Advertiser (New York City), October 2, 1797
Physical Description: This is possibly a facsimile edition.
/ Folder 22
The Evening Sun (New York City), September 14, 1901
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of the McKinley assassination.
/ Folder 23
The Evening Sun (New York City), September 18, 1901
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of the McKinley assassination.
/ Folder 24
Evening Telegram (New York City), September 18, 1901
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of the McKinley assassination.
/ Folder 25
The New-York Evangelist (New York City), August 11, 1881
Scope and Content: Whole Number 2,681
/ Folder 26
The New-York Evangelist (New York City), September 22, 1881
Scope and Content: Whole Number 2,687; Includes coverage of the Garfield assassination.
/ Folder 27
The New-York Evangelist (New York City), September 29, 1881
Scope and Content: Whole Number 2,688; Includes coverage of the Garfield assassination.
/ Folder 28
New York Evening Journal (New York City), September 10, 1901
Scope and Content: Partial issue; Includes coverage of McKinley assassination.
/ Folder 29
The New York Herald (New York City), April 15, 1861
Scope and Content: Whole Number 8,984; Includes coverage of commencing of the Civil War.
/ Folder 30
The New York Herald (New York City), September 20, 1881
Scope and Content: Partial issue; Includes coverage of the Garfield assassination.
/ Folder 31
The New York Herald (New York City), September 21, 1881
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of the Garfield assassination.
/ Folder 32
The New York Herald (New York City), September 22, 1881
Scope and Content: Partial issue; Includes coverage of the Garfield assassination.
/ Folder 33
The New York Herald (New York City), September 23, 1881
Scope and Content: Partial issue; Includes coverage of the Garfield assassination.
/ Folder 34
The New York Times (New York City), September 13, 1901
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of the McKinley assassination.
/ Folder 35
The New York Times (New York City), September 18, 1901
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of the McKinley assassination.
/ Folder 36
New-York Tribune (New York City), February 11, 1874
/ Folder 37
New-York Tribune (New York City), April 1, 1913
Scope and Content: Partial issue
/ Folder 38
The Revolution (New York City), December 2, 1869
Scope and Content: Whole Number 100
Biography or History: This newspaper was established, edited, and managed by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
/ Folder 39
The World (New York City), June 3, 1886
Scope and Content: New Jersey edition
North Carolina, 1870
/ Folder 40
The Carpet-Bagger (New-Berne), July 4, 1870
Ohio, 1824-1889
/ Folder 41
The Cleveland Herald (Cleveland), November 12, 1824
Scope and Content: Supplement to the Cleveland Herald that includes a list of lands that returned delinquent for payment of taxes in Medina County, Cuyahoga County, and Portage County. Also includes a notice offering a reward for information about or capture of an escaped inmate named Aaron Robinson who was arrested by the constable of Boston Township on charges of passing of counterfeit money.
/ Folder 42
The Cleveland Herald (Cleveland), September 20, 1881
Scope and Content: Third Edition; Evening; Includes coverage of the Garfield assassination.
/ Folder 43
The Cleveland Herald (Cleveland), September 22, 1881
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of the Garfield assassination.
/ Folder 44
The Cleveland Herald (Cleveland), September 25, 1881
Scope and Content: Garfield Memorial Edition.
/ Folder 45
Cleveland Herald and Gazette (Cleveland), September 20, 1838
/ Folder 46
The Cleveland Leader (Cleveland), June 9, 1875
/ Folder 47
The Cleveland Leader (Cleveland), September 25, 1881
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of the Garfield assassination.
/ Folder 48
Cleveland Morning Leader (Cleveland), April 28, 1865
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of Lincoln assassination.
/ Folder 49
Cleveland Weekly Plain Dealer (Cleveland), February 14, 1878
/ Folder 50
Cleveland Weekly Plain Dealer (Cleveland), April 11, 1878
/ Folder 51
Cleveland Weekly Plain Dealer (Cleveland), April 25, 1878
/ Folder 52
The Daily Cleveland Herald (Cleveland), April 28, 1865
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of the Lincoln assassination.
/ Folder 53
The Democratic Press (Ravenna), November 16, 1871
Scope and Content: Whole Number 168
/ Folder 54
The Democratic Press (Ravenna), November 30, 1871
Scope and Content: Whole Number 170
/ Folder 55
The Democratic Press (Ravenna), December 13, 1877
Scope and Content: Whole Number 485
/ Folder 56
The Democratic Press (Ravenna), February 28, 1878
Scope and Content: Whole Number 496
/ Folder 57
The Evening Herald (Cleveland), March 29, 1884
/ Folder 58
The Garrettsville Journal (Garrettsville), February 2, 1882
Physical Description: Affected by soot damage and breakage where previously folded.
Scope and Content: Whole Number 764; Includes coverage of the conviction of Garfield's assassin, Charles J. Guiteau.
/ Folder 59
The Portage County Democrat (Ravenna), December 3, 1862
Scope and Content: Whole Number 453
/ Folder 60
The Portage County Whig (Ravenna), December 6, 1848
Scope and Content: Number 15
/ Folder 61
Portage Sentinel (Ravenna), August 13, 1849
Scope and Content: Whole Number 219
/ Folder 62
The Press (Cleveland), June 3, 1889
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of the Johnstown (PA) Flood.
/ Folder 63
The Press (Cleveland), June 4, 1889
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of the Johnstown (PA) Flood.
/ Folder 64
The Weekly Portage Sentinel (Ravenna), February 14, 1856
Scope and Content: Whole Number 554
/ Folder 65
Youngstown Daily Register (Youngstown), September 20, 1881
Scope and Content: Morning edition; Includes coverage of the Garfield assassination.
/ Folder 66
Youngstown Daily Register (Youngstown), September 20, 1881
Scope and Content: Evening edition; Includes coverage of the Garfield assassination.
/ Folder 67
Youngstown Daily Register (Youngstown), September 26, 1881
Scope and Content: Evening edition; Includes coverage of the Garfield assassination.
/ Folder 68
The Youngstown Evening News (Youngstown), September 20, 1881
Scope and Content: Two copies; Includes coverage of the Garfield assassination.
Pennsylvania, 1847-1897
/ Folder 69
American Courier (Philadelphia), December 2, 1848
Scope and Content: Whole Number 923
/ Folder 70
Media Ledger (Media), February 11, 1897
/ Folder 71
Saturday Courier (Philadelphia), November 27, 1847
Scope and Content: Whole Number 870
/ Folder 72
Saturday Courier (Philadelphia), December 4, 1847
Scope and Content: Whole Number 871
/ Folder 73
Saturday Courier (Philadelphia), December 11, 1847
Scope and Content: Whole Number 872
/ Folder 74
Saturday Courier (Philadelphia), December 18, 1847
Scope and Content: Whole Number 873
/ Folder 75
Saturday Courier (Philadelphia), December 25, 1847
Scope and Content: Whole Number 874

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