The Handwritten Newspapers Project

1. The Times. (Keene, N.H.) 1842-184?
2. The Delano holograph. (Delano, Cal.) 1908-1908
3. Hawai shinbun = The Hawaii Shim-bun. (Honolulu) 1893-1893 Languages: Japanese

 Search results for “pen and ink“:

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ALABAMA

Alabama has microfilmed 7.2 million pages of more than five hundred newspapers, among them the Anniston Hot Blast and the Ozark Banner Advertiser.

Debbie Pendleton
Public Services Division
Alabama Department of Archives and History
P.O. Box 300100
Montgomery, AL 36130-0100
telephone: 334-242-4435
e-mail: debbie.pendleton@archives.alabama.gov
Web site: http://www.archives.state.al.us/

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ALASKA

The project has microfilmed 100,000 pages of such papers as the Forty-Ninth Starand the Esquimaux, an 1866 newspaper for men laying Western Union’s overland line. Included are handwritten newspapers from before the U.S. purchase of Alaska.

Gladi Kulp, Head
Historical Collections
Alaska State Library
P.O. Box 110571
Juneau, AK 99811-0571
telephone: 907-465-2926
e-mail: gladi_kulp@eed.state.ak.us
Web site: http://library.state.ak.us/hist/newspaper/newspaper.html

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ARIZONA

The Arizona project has microfilmed over 1,212,881 pages of newsprint from 57 towns in all 15 counties of the state. Titles preserved include the Williams News, theArizona Record, the Copper Era, and El Sol. Holdings are searchable online by title, city, county, and subject.

Antonio Bucci
Librarian, Law and Research Library Division
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
1700 West Washington Street, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85007
telephone: 602-542-3701
e-mail: abucci@lib.az.us
Web site: http://www.lib.az.us/anp/

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ARKANSAS

The Arkansas Newspaper Project has cataloged 3,400 titles, including the firstArkansas Gazette published in 1819.

Andrea Cantrell
Head, Research Services
Special Collections Department
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 North Ozark Avenue
Fayetteville, AR 72701-4002
telephone: 479-575-7251
e-mail: acantrel@uark.edu
Web site: http://libinfo.uark.edu/specialcollections/about/overview.asp

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CALIFORNIA

Among the 15,500 newspapers cataloged and the 2.6 million pages microfilmed in California are the Alpine Argus and the O Lavrador Portuguez. The holdings date from 1846 and include publications in Spanish, Chinese, Armenian, and thirty-six other languages.

Dr. Henry L. Snyder
Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research
Highlander Hall-016
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521-0154
telephone: 951-827-7008
e-mail: hlsnyder@earthlink.net
or
Andrea Vanek
250 Moffitt Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
telephone: 510-643-7680
e-mail: avanek@library.berkeley.edu
Web site: http://cnp.ucr.edu

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COLORADO

Colorado newspapers such as the Avalanche Echo, the Durango Wage Earner, and the Rocky Mountain News are among the 1.7 million pages microfilmed.

Margi Aguiar
Serials Manager
Colorado Historical Society
1300 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
telephone: 303-866-4661
e-mail: margi.aguiar@chs.state.co.us
Web site:http://www.coloradohistory.org/chs_Library/research_coll_files/rc_newspapers.htm

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CONNECTICUT

The Connecticut Newspaper Project has microfilmed 1,094,446 pages and cataloged 7,161 titles of papers dating back to the 1755 Connecticut Gazette.

Jane F. Cullinane
Collection Management Unit, Connecticut State Library
231 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106-1537
telephone: 860-757-6525 or 860-757-6527
e-mail: jcullinane@cslib.org
Web site: http://www.cslib.org/cnp.htm

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DELAWARE

The project has microfilmed 700,000 pages, including the state’s first newspaper, the 1781 Delaware Gazette.

Craig A. Wilson
Assistant Director for Library Collections
University of Delaware Library
Newark, DE 19717-5267
telephone: 302-831-6908
e-mail: cwilson@udel.edu
Web site: http://www2.lib.udel.edu/delnews/

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

The project has cataloged 1,600 titles, including ethnic, religious, and immigrant newspapers.

Jerry A. McCoy
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Washingtoniana Division
901 G Street, NW, Room 307
Washington, DC 20001
telephone: 202-727-1199
e-mail: jerry.mccoy@dc.gov
Web site: http://dclibrary.org/washingtoniana/us-newspaper-project.html

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FLORIDA

The Florida Newspaper Project has microfilmed 785,690 pages of papers such as the Okaloosa Messenger, the Tropical Sun, and the Pelican.

Martha Hruska
Associate Director for Technology Services
PO Box 117001
Gainesville, FL 32611-7001
telephone: 352-392-0342
e-mail: mhruska@ufl.edu
Web site: http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/flnews/

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GEORGIA

Rough Rice’s Ready Reporter, Twig County New Era, and the Wiregrass Farmer are among the 2.5 million pages that have been microfilmed of newspapers dating back to the eighteenth century.

Jeannie Ledford or Toby Graham
Digital Library of Georgia, Georgia Newspaper Project
University of Georgia Libraries
Athens, GA 30602-1641
telephone: 706-542-2131
e-mail: jledford@uga.edu or tgraham@uga.edu
Web site: http://www.libs.uga.edu/gnp

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HAWAI’I

Hawai’i has microfilmed 260,000 pages and cataloged 476 titles such as Windward Living and the Leeward Sun Press. The project includes papers in English, Hawaiian, and Portugese.

Hamilton Library
2550 McCarthy Mall
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI 96822
telephone: 808-956-7205
e-mail: library@hawaii.edu
Web site: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~speccoll/

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IDAHO

Idaho newspapers such as The Blackfoot Optimist, The Blab, and The Fruitland Banner are among the 300,000 pages microfilmed. Holdings are indexed by city.

John Yandell, Archivist
Idaho Historical Society
2205 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83712-8250
telephone: 208-334-3356
e-mail: john.yandell@ishs.idaho.gov
Web site: http://www.idahohistory.net/library_collections.html

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ILLINOIS

The Illinois Newspaper Project has cataloged more than 20,500 titles, among them the Herald of the Prairies, the Griggsville Reflector, and the Ruralist.

Project at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:
Mary Stuart, Professor
History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
246 Library MC-522
1408 W. Gregory Drive
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL 61801
telephone: 217-244-0797
e-mail: m-stuart@uiuc.edu
Web site:http://www.library.uiuc.edu/inp/

Project at Chicago History Museum Research Center:
Linda Evans, Chief Cataloger
Chicago Historical Society
1601 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614-6038
telephone: 312-799-2036
Web site: http://www.chicagohs.org/collections/newspaper.html

Also, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 N. 6th Street,
Springfield, IL 62701, telephone: 217-785-7956, cooperates with the Illinois Newspaper Project and preserves originals and microfilm of many Illinois newspapers.
Web site: http://www.alplm.org/library/library_depts.html#Newspaper

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INDIANA

More than 900,000 pages have been microfilmed in Indiana. The project includes newspapers dating back to the 1830s and is searchable online.

David Turk
Manager, Preservation Imaging Services
Indiana Historical Society
450 W. Ohio St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
telephone: 317-232-4592
e-mail: dturk@indianahistory.org
Web site: http://www.Indianahistory.org

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IOWA

Iowa newspapers such as the Royal Booster, the Walnut Bureau, and the Ackley Phonograph are included in the 3.9 million pages microfilmed.

Linda Brown
State Historical Society of Iowa
402 Iowa Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52240
telephone: 319-335-3916
e-mail: linda-brown-link@uiowa.edu
Web site:http://www.iowahistory.org/library/library_offers/library_offers.html#Newspaper

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KANSAS

The Kansas Newspaper Project has microfilmed 1.6 million pages and cataloged 10,330 titles.  Microfilmed newspapers are available through interlibrary loan. A database of titles that are available for loan can be searched at the Web site listed below.

Patricia Michaelis
Director, Library and Archives Division
Kansas State Historical Society
6425 SW 6th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66615-1099
telephone: 785-272-8681 x270
e-mail: pmichaelis@kshs.org
Web site: http://www.kshs.org/library/news.htm

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KENTUCKY

The Kentucky Yeoman and the Blue Grass Blade are among 4,750 titles cataloged and 800,000 pages microfilmed in Kentucky. The project includes African American and Civil War-era publications.

Becky Ryder
Head, Preservation Services
110 King Library
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0039
telephone: 859-257-5713
e-mail: rjryde01@uky.edu
Web site: http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/PRC

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LOUISIANA

The 1794 New Orleans Moniteur de la Louisiane, the state’s first French newspaper, is among the 4.8 million pages microfilmed.

Sheila Lee
Project Coordinator
Louisiana Newspaper Project, Special Collections
Louisiana State University Libraries
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
telephone: 225-578-6339
e-mail: slee10@lsu.edu
Web site: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/lnp.html

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MAINE

Maine has microfilmed 356,000 pages of publications dating back to 1785 when Maine was part of Massachusetts. Titles include the Squirrel Island Squid and theTwin-Towns Screamer.

Janet Roberts
Project Coordinator, Maine Newspaper Project
Maine State Archives
#84 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0084
telephone: 207-287-5791
e-mail: janet.roberts@maine.gov
Web site: http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/newspapers/mnphome.htm

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MARYLAND

Among the 2 million pages microfilmed in Maryland are the Log Cabin Advocateand Saint Mary’s Beacon.

Jennifer Hafner
Deputy Director, Research and Student Outreach
Maryland State Archives
350 Rowe Boulevard
Annapolis, MD 21401
telephone: 410-260-6474
fax: 410-974-3895
e-mail: jenh@mdsa.net or mdnewspapers@mdarchives.state.md.us
Web site:http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/newspapers/cfm/index.cfm

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MASSACHUSETTS

The 1690 Publick Occurrences, America’s first newspaper, is among 8,127 titles cataloged. The project includes several famous abolitionist newspapers.

Henry Scannell
Curator of Newspapers and Microtext
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02117
telephone: 617-536-5400 x 2018
e-mail: hscannell@bpl.org
Web site: http://www.bpl.org/research/microtext/mnp.htm

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MICHIGAN

The Michigan Newspaper Project has cataloged 4,446 titles and microfilmed more than 900,000 pages of newsprint, including newspapers in more than seventeen languages.

Kevin Driedger
Michigan Newspaper Project
Library of Michigan
P.O. Box 30007
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48909
telephone: 517-373-9440
e-mail: kdriedger@michigan.gov
Web site: http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18643—,00.html

Frank Boles, Director
Clarke Historical Library
Park 142
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
telephone: 989-774-3352
e-mail: boles1fj@cmich.edu
Web site:http://www.clarke.cmich.edu/newspapers/michigannewspapersproject/index.ht

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MINNESOTA

The project has microfilmed 4.1 million pages and contains more than three hundred editions commemorating inaugurations and town centennials.

Ruth Bauer Anderson or
Brigid Sheilds
Minnesota Historical Society
345 Kellogg Blvd., West
St. Paul, MN 55102-1906
telephone: 651-296-2143
e-mail: ruth.anderson@mnhs.org or brigid.shields@mnhs.org
Web site: http://www.mnhs.org/

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MISSISSIPPI

The Mississippi Newspaper Project includes newspapers from more than two hundred towns; 830,000 pages have been microfilmed.

Preston Everett
Reformatting Supervisor
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
200 North Street
Jackson, MS 39201
telephone: 601-576-6999
e-mail: peverett@mdah.state.ms.us
Web site: http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/arlib/arlib_index.html

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MISSOURI

The St. Louis Lightning Express, the Far West, and the Missouri Mule are among the 3,400 titles cataloged and 236,000 pages microfilmed. The University Libraries of the University of Missouri-Kansas City administered the Missouri State Newspaper Project. Collections of newspapers and the microfilm of the newspapers are available at the State Historical Society of Missouri.

Gary Kremer
Executive Director
State Historical Society of Missouri
Newspaper Library
1020 Lowry Street
Columbia, MO 65201-7298
telephone: 573-882-7083
e-mail: shsofmo@umsystem.edu
Web site: http://www.umsystem.edu/shs/newspaper.html

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MONTANA

The Montana Newspaper Project has microfilmed 320,000 pages, among them theBitter Root Journal and the Sweetgrass Boulder Blade.

Brian Shovers
Library Manager
Montana Historical Society Research Center
225 N. Roberts
Helena, MT 59620-1201
telephone: 406-444-4702
e-mail:bshovers@mt.gov
Web site: http://montanahistoricalsociety.org

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NEBRASKA

The project has microfilmed 300,000 pages and includes temperance publications, ethnic newspapers, and women’s rights newspapers.

Katherine L. Walter
319 Love Library
Digitial Initiatives and Special Collections Department
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-4100
telephone: 402-472-3939
e-mail: kwalter1@unl.edu
Web site: http://cdrh.unl.edu/nebnewspapers/

This project was conducted in cooperation with:
Nebraska State Historical Society
Andrea Faling
P.O. Box 82554
Lincoln, NE 68501
telephone: 402-471-4785
e-mail: bun@nebraskahistory.org
Web site: http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/whadoin/newspapr.htm

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NEVADA

The Nevada Newspaper Project has cataloged 975 titles such as the Sagebrush Stockman, the Snowbound, and the Battle Mountain Scout.

Robert E. Blesse
Special Collections Department
University Library-322
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, NV 89557-0044
telephone: 775-784-6500 x 317
e-mail: blesse@unr.edu
Web site: http://www.library.unr.edu/specoll/

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

More than one million pages have been microfilmed in New Hampshire, encompassing more than 1,644 titles published from 1756 to 1993. The library of Dartmouth College administered the New Hampshire State Newspaper Project. Collections of newspapers and the microfilm of the newspapers are available at the New Hampshire State Library.

New Hampshire State Library
Charles LeBlanc
20 Park Street
Concord, NH 03301
telephone: 603-271-2310
e-mail: cleblanc@library.state.nh.us
Web site: http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/nhais/newspaper_project.html

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NEW JERSEY

The New Jersey Newspaper Project has microfilmed 3.15 million pages dating back to 1777.

Greg Gill
New Jersey Division of Archives and Records Management
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
telephone: 609-984-3296
e-mail: gregory.gill@sos.state.nj.us
Web site: http://www.njarchives.org/links/newspaper-1.html

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NEW MEXICO

The Horse Fly and the Los Cerrillos Rustler are two of the 1,599 titles cataloged; 500,000 pages have been microfilmed. The project is searchable online.

Claire-Lise Benaud
or
Dave Rixse
University of New Mexico
Zimmerman Library
MSC 053020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
telephone: 505-277-8907 or 505-277-7350
e-mail: clbenaud@unm.edu or drixse@unm.edu
Web site: http://econtent.unm.edu/cdm4/index_NewMexicoNewspapers.php

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NEW YORK

The New-York Gazette, first published in 1725, is among the 4.27 million pages microfilmed. The project includes the original 1897 New York Sun article “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa-Claus”.

Jeff Sohn, Project Coordinator
New York State Newspaper Project
New York State Library
Cultural Education Center 6th Floor
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12230
telephone: 518-474-7491; fax: 518-474-5786
e-mail: jsohn@mail.nysed.gov or nysnp@mail.nysed.gov
Web site: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/

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NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina has microfilmed 3 million pages of newspapers such as the North Carolina Gazette, first published in 1751. The project includes papers from ninety-nine out of one hundred counties.

Gina Fry
Imaging Unit Head
Collections Management Branch
North Carolina State Archives
4614 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4614
telephone: 919-807-7449
e-mail: gina.fry@ncmail.net
and
Yvonne Duke
Technical Services Branch Head
State Library of North Carolina
4644 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4644
telephone: 919-807-7449
e-mail: yduke@library.dcr.state.nc.us
Web site: http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/TSS/newspape.htm

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NORTH DAKOTA

The project has microfilmed 3.3 million pages of papers, including the Farmers Ralroad, the Wyndmere Missile, and the Gladstone Rustler, a cowboy publication.

Gerald G. Newborg
State Historical Society of North Dakota
612 East Boulevard
Bismarck, ND 58505-0830
telephone: 701-328-2668
e-mail: gnewborg@state.nd.us
Web site: http://www.state.nd.us/hist/newshome.htm

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OHIO

The project has cataloged 4,500 titles and microfilmed 3.3 million pages. Holdings are searchable online by title, city, and county.

Steve Gutgesell
Collections, Historic Preservation and Statewide Outreach Division
Ohio Historical Society
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211
telephone: 614-297-2589
e-mail: sgutgesell@ohiohistory.org
Web site: http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/database/news.html

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OKLAHOMA

The project has microfilmed 370,500 pages and includes the 1844 Cherokee Advocate, the first newspaper in the state, published in English and Cherokee.

William D. Welge
Director, Research Division
Oklahoma History Center
2401 North Laird Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-7914
telephone: 405-522-5225 (reference)
e-mail: mrarchives@okhistory.org
and
Chad Williams, Manuscripts Archivist
Oklahoma History Center
2401 North Laird Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-7914
telephone: 405-522-5205
e-mail: chadw@okhistory.org
Web site: http://www.okhistory.org/Res/ResDiv.html

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OREGON

The project has microfilmed 651,873 pages, among them the Bumblebee and theWeekly Bedrock Democrat. The project received $1,090,573 in NEH support.

Mark R. Watson
Associate University Librarian for Collections and Access
University of Oregon Libraries
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
telephone: 541-346-1896
e-mail: mrwatson@uoregon.edu
Web site: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/image_svcs/onp/index.html

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PENNSYLVANIA

The 1719 American Weekly Mercury, the first newspaper published in Pennsylvania, is among the 3.32 million pages microfilmed.

George Friedline, Assistant Director
Bureau State Library of Pennsylvania
Technical Services and Collection Management
Office of Commonwealth Libraries
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-1745
telephone: 717-783-5964
fax: 717-705-3798
e-mail: gfriedline@state.pa.us
Web site: http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us

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PUERTO RICO

The Puerto Rico Newspaper Project is microfilming 1.5 million pages and cataloging 650 titles.

María E. Ordóñez
Library System
University of Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 23302
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3302
telephone: 787-764-0000 x 3471 or 3463
e-mail: mordone@rrpac.upr.clu.edu or marisaordonez@yahoo.com
Web site: http://biblioteca.uprrp.edu/cpr.htm

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RHODE ISLAND

The 1732 Rhode Island Gazette, the state’s first newspaper, is among the 450,000 pages that have been microfilmed.

Phoebe Simpson
Technical Librarian and Conservation Specialist, Printed Materials
Rhode Island Historical Society Library
121 Hope Street
Providence, RI 02906
telephone: 401-273-8107 ext 10
e-mail: reference@RIHS.org
Web site: http://www.rihs.org/

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SOUTH CAROLINA

The first newspaper in the Royal colony of South Carolina appeared when Thomas Whitemarsh produced the South-Carolina Gazette in 1732. In the 19th century, ethnic newspapers served the German and Irish communities and today’s Hispanic communities are reached by papers with Hispanic titles. The project has microfilmed 990,332 pages.

Allen Stokes
South Caroliniana Library
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
telephone: 803-777-3131
e-mail: stokesa@gwm.sc.edu
Web site: http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/books.html#newspapers

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SOUTH DAKOTA

The project has cataloged 1,000 titles and includes articles dating back to 1859, thirty years before statehood. \.

Marvene Riis
Librarian, South Dakota State Historical Society
South Dakota State Archives
900 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2217
telephone: 605-773-4233
e-mail: marvene riis@state.sd.us
Web site: http://www.sdhistory.org/arc/arc_nwsp.htm

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TENNESSEE

The Tennessee Newspaper Project has cataloged 10,300 newspapers with publication dates from the 18th to the 21st century. Interesting titles include theBolivar Palladium from the early 1800s, Carthage Casket from the mid 1800s, Mountain Ears from the 1930s, and the Gas Bag from the 1940s.

Joanne Deeken
University Libraries
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN 37996-1000
telephone: 865-974-6913
e-mail: jdeeken@utk.edu
Web site: http://www.lib.utk.edu/spcoll/newspaper/tnphome.htm

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TEXAS

Among the 1,194,041 pages microfilmed are the Blooming Grove Rustler and theEvening News and Dinner Horn. The project, which includes the newspapers of Jewish, Czech, and German settlers, .

Stephanie Malmros, Project Manager
Center for American History
University of Texas
1 University Station, D1100
Austin, TX 78712
telephone: 512-495-4557
e-mail: smalmros@mail.utexas.edu
Web site: http://www.cah.utexas.edu/newspapers/tnp.html

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U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

The US. Virgin Islands Newspaper Project has cataloged fifty-seven titles.

Beverly Smith
Library Technician
Von Scholten Collection
20 Dronningens Gade
St. Thomas, USVI 00802
telephone: 340-774-0630
e-mail: YGS57@hotmail.com
Web site:http://virginislandspace.org/Division%20of%20Libraries/libraryresources.html

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UTAH

The Earnest Worker, Beehive News, and Utah Scandinav are among the 1,263 titles cataloged by the Utah Newspaper Project.

Sandy Allgood or John Herbert
Serials Order Department, Marriott Library
295 South 1500 E
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0860
telephone: 801-581-6046
e-mail: sandy.allgood@utah.edu or john.herbert@utah.edu
Web site: http://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/unews/news_project.html

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VERMONT

The 267,000 pages of microfilmed holdings include Vermont’s first newspaper, theVermont Gazette, or Green Mountain Post Boy, which was printed in 1781 by Judah Padock Spooner and Timothy Green in Westminster on the historic Dresden Press (the first official printing press of the state of Vermont). Newspapers for Italian, French-Canadian, Slavic, and other immigrant groups working in the state’s quarries, lumberyards, and textile factories are also represented.

Birdie MacLennan
Interim Head, Collection Management Services
Bailey/Howe Library
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405-0036
telephone: 802-656-2016
e-mail: birdie.maclennan@uvm.edu

Lorraine Lanius
Head, Technical Services Unit
Vermont Department of Libraries
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-0601
telephone: 802-828-3261
e-mail: lorraine.lanius@dol.state.vt.us
Web site: http://library.uvm.edu/vtnp/

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VIRGINIA

The first Virginia Gazette, printed in 1736, and the Richmond Planet, an African American newspaper from the Reconstruction period, are among 477,000 pages microfilmed.

Errol Somay, Project Director
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219-1905
telephone: 804-692-3559
e-mail: esomay@lva.lib.va.us
Web site: http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwedo/vnp/index.htm

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WASHINGTON

The Washington State Newspaper Project has microfilmed 1.5 million pages and cataloged 2,200 titles.

Marlys Rudeen
Deputy State Librarian
Washington State Library
P.O. Box 42460
Olympia, WA 98504-2460
telephone: 360-704-7132
e-mail: mrudeen@secstate.wa.gov
Web site: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/newspapers_wsl.aspx

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WEST VIRGINIA

Among the 460,000 microfilmed pages and 1,180 cataloged titles are the Wheeling Intelligencer, the Point Pleasant Register, the Spirit of Jefferson-Farmers Advocate, and the Charleston Gazette.

Harold M. Forbes
West Virginia University Libraries
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
telephone: 304-293-3536; fax: 304-293-3981
e-mail: hforbes@wvu.edu
Web site: http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/wvcollection/newspapers.htm

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WISCONSIN

The project includes Native American and African American newspapers, as well as underground newspapers from the 1960s. Two thousand titles have been cataloged.

James P. Danky
Wisconsin Historical Society
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
telephone: 608-264-6598
e-mail: jpdanky@whs.wisc.edu
Web site: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/collections/news.asp

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WYOMING

The Wyoming Newspaper Project has microfilmed 219,000 pages and cataloged 445 titles.

Deborah McCarthy
Head of Technical Services
University of Wyoming Libraries
Box 3334
Laramie, WY 82071
telephone: 307-766-4228
e-mail: mccarthy@uwyo.edu
Web site: http://www-lib.uwyo.edu/

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5. National Newspaper Repositories

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AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY

The American Antiquarian Society has perhaps the single largest collection of “Amateur Newspapers” anywhere. Its inventory is online and is broken out by state. See the AAS Amateur Newspapers Inventory.

The Society also has cataloged 14,324 newspaper titles.

Vincent Golden
Curator of Newspapers, Newspaper Department
185 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
telephone: 508-471-2148
e-mail: vgolden@mwa.org
Web site: http://www.americanantiquarian.org/newspapers.htm

The society has compiled a listing that provides information on whether a state has an online index of newspaper holdings. The listing includes links to the online indexes. The URL for the newspaper index listing ishttp://www.americanantiquarian.org/newspapers9.htm