Stars and Stripes

1. The newspaper: Stars and Stripes; the national tribune.
   Newspaper 1015 [Oct 1877-Dec 1991, Mar 1992-Dec 1998] (as of 1/07).
   Second set, 3585 [Oct 1877-1940] noncirculating (as of 1/07)
   Available in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room, Madison Building, Room LM-133.

2. The periodicals:
   • Stars and Stripes, European edition.
     Publishers bound, D731.S72664 folio, Dec 1, 1946 - June, 1985 (as of 12/99).
     Available in the Main Reading Room, Jefferson Building.
     New York Public (212-930-0830) has European edition on microfilm.
   • Pacific Stars and Stripes. MicRR 02274, 1945-May, 1986.
     Available in the Microform Reading Room, Jefferson Building, Room 139-B.
   • On December 8, 1999, the European and Pacific editions merged into simply; the Stars and Stripes, but with 3 editions (European, Middle East and Pacific). The Library seems to have only the Pacific edition in paper, 1999-2001 in B34 (2002- in B33) all available in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room. But, not to worry, the missing editions are available online at:
   • epaper.stripes.com
   • See also: The Stars and Stripes Museum/Library Association

3. More detailed bibliographies include:
• Library of Congress Holdings of the Stars and Stripes by Mark Sweeney, 1994. (Second world war,
  European theater only, but in some ways more detailed.)
• Stars and Stripes: U.S. Military Newspapers in the Library of Congress by Rodney Katz, 2003. (Includes the Pacific theater.)