Finding aid for the American Historical Newspapers collection
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Title: |
American Historical Newspapers collection |
Repository: |
Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Phone: 330-672-2270
http://www.library.kent.edu/specialcollections
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Creator: |
Kent State University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and Archives |
Dates: |
1797-1913 |
Bulk dates: |
1847-1901 |
Quantity: |
3 cubic feet (oversized folders) |
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.
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Identification: |
OhKeUSC0206 |
Location: |
11th floor (map case) |
Language: |
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.
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.
Related Material: 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.
Controlled-access headings
The following are found in this collection:
Subjects:
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County)
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 -- Assassination
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination
McKinley, William, 1843-1901 -- Assassination
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Functions:
Newspaper publishing
Places:
Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)
United States
Material Types:
Newspapers
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.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Folder 1
The Little Presbyterian (Del Norte), February, 1884
Scope and Content: Number 14
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
Folder 11
The Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago), March 3, 1884
Scope and Content: Whole Number 4,486
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
Folder 20
Grand Rapids Daily Eagle (Grand Rapids), April 15, 1865
Scope and Content: Includes coverage of the Lincoln assassination.
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
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
Folder 40
The Carpet-Bagger (New-Berne), July 4, 1870
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.
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