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. The project has received $571,563 in NEH support.
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/
ALASKA
The project has microfilmed 100,000 pages of such papers as the
Forty-Ninth Star and 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. The project has
received $650,190 in NEH support.
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, the Arizona Record, the Copper Era, and
El Sol. Holdings are searchable online by title, city, county, and subject.
The project has received $1,033,226 in NEH support.
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 first Arkansas Gazette published in 1819. The project has
received $659,854 in NEH support.
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. The project has received $6,967,377 in NEH support.
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. The project has received $345,438 in
NEH support.
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.history.state.co.us/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. The project has received $1,932,416 in NEH support.
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. The project has received
$405,371 in NEH support.
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, which has cataloged 1,600 titles, including ethnic,
religious, and immigrant newspapers, has received $141,529 in NEH support.
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. The project has received $678,628 in NEH support.
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. The
project has received $557,550 in NEH support.
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,
which includes papers in English, Hawaiian, and Portugese, has received
$72,402 in NEH support.
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. The project has received
$59,040 in NEH support.
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. The project has received
$5,176,621 in NEH support.
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,
which includes newspapers dating back to the 1830s and is searchable
online, has received $542,272 in NEH support.
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. The project has received $695,338 in NEH
support.
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. The project has received $72,976 in NEH support.
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, which includes African American and Civil War-era
publications, has received $564,523 in NEH support.
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. The
project has received $303,073 in NEH support.
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 the Twin-Towns Screamer. The project has
received $435,984 in NEH support.
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
Advocate and Saint Mary's Beacon. The project, which is
searchable online, has received $347,170 in NEH support.
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, which includes several famous
abolitionist newspapers, has received $770,942 in NEH support.
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.
The project has received $1,181,258 in NEH support.
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.htm
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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.
The project has received $868,135 in NEH support
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. The project has
received $402,063 in NEH support.
Julie Dees
Reformatting Supervisor
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
200 North Street
Jackson, MS
39201
telephone: 601-576-6999
e-mail: jdees@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 project has received $794,974 in NEH
support. 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
the Bitter Root Journal and the Sweetgrass Boulder
Blade. The project has received $126,181 in support from NEH.
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. The
project has received $729,366 in NEH support.
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://www.unl.edu/nebnews/
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. The project has received $114,360 in NEH support.
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
project has received $764,572 in NEH support. 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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