The United States Newspaper Program is a cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present. Funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Technical assistance is furnished by the Library of Congress.
The USNP has supported projects in each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each project is conducted by a single organization within a state or territory, usually the state's largest newspaper repository. A project's staff inventories holdings in public libraries, county courthouses, newspaper offices, historical museums, college and university libraries, archives, and historical societies. Catalog records are entered into a national database maintained by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and accessible through more than 53,500 dedicated computer terminals worldwide. Microfilm copies of newspapers are generally available to researchers anywhere in the country through inter-library loan.
We have listed NEH awards to date in support of USNP projects. The dollar amount includes funds for planning, for implementation, and for the continuation of multi-stage projects. The list contains both current and completed projects and provides the number of titles and newspaper pages that have been or are estimated to be cataloged and microfilmed.
Please note: e-mail addresses and URLs are current as of June, 2006. Not all institutions maintain a Web site specifically for USNP projects.
In addition to state projects, the Endowment has funded the cataloging of newspapers at eight national repositories and also funded preservation at one of the eight. Each of these libraries has extensive newspaper collections containing titles from most of the 50 states. The Library of Congress, with its own fiscal resources, also participates in the USNP as a national repository.
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 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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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: Project at Chicago History Museum Research Center: Also, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 N. 6th Street, [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 Frank Boles, Director [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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.
Preston Everett
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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 [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 This project was conducted in cooperation with: [ Top
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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 [ Top
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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 
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/
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
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/
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
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
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
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
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/
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
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/
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
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/
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
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/
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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/
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
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
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
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/
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
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/
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
NEW JERSEY
The New Jersey Newspaper Project has microfilmed 3.15 million pages dating back to 1777. The project has received $879,901 in support from NEH.
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, which is searchable online, received $655,790 in NEH support.
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, which includes the original 1897 New York Sun article "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa-Claus," has received $6,051,746 in NEH support.
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, which includes papers from ninety-nine out of one hundred counties, has received $1,334,095 in NEH support.
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. The project has received $205,809 in NEH support.
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. The project has received $1,484,884 in NEH support.
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. The project has received $852,307 in NEH support.
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 the Weekly 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. The project has received $1,903,196 in NEH support.
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. The project has received $164,271 in NEH support.
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. The project has received $370,877 in NEH support.
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 with $397,893 in NEH support.
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. The project received $245,273 in NEH support.
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 the Bolivar Palladium from the early 1800s, Carthage Casket from the mid 1800s, Mountain Ears from the 1930s, and the Gas Bag from the 1940s. The project received $1,477,872 in NEH support.
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 the Evening News and Dinner Horn. The project, which includes the newspapers of Jewish, Czech, and German settlers, has received $1,401,998 in NEH support.
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 with $16,275 in NEH support.
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. The project received $112,595 in NEH support.
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, the Vermont 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. The project has received $427,894 in NEH support.
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. The program has received $3,417,158 in NEH support.
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 with $432,363 in NEH support.
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. The project received $171,294 in NEH support.
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. The project received $130,472 in NEH support.
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 with $266,192 in NEH support.
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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National Newspaper Repositories
AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY
The American Antiquarian Society has cataloged 14,324 titles with $340,071 in NEH support.
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 is http://www.americanantiquarian.org/newspapers9.htm
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CENTER FOR RESEARCH LIBRARIES
The Center for Research Libraries has cataloged 1,035 titles with $35,743 in NEH support.
Bernard F. Reilly
Project Director
6050 South Kenwood Avenue
Chicago,
IL 60637
telephone: 773-955-4545 ext. 334; fax: 773-955-4339
e-mail:
reilly@crl.edu
Web site: http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5
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KANSAS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Kansas State Historical Society has cataloged 10,330 titles with $353,376 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
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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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
The Library of Congress has cataloged 14,350 titles.
Mark Sweeney, Chief, Preservation Reformatting Division and Acting U.S. Newspapers Program Coordinator
Preservation Directorate
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20540-4550
telephone:
202-707-2958
e-mail: mswe@loc.gov
Web site: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/news/ncp.html
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NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
The New York Public Library has microfilmed 2 million pages and cataloged 7,000 titles with $1,020,745 in NEH support.
Evelyn Frangakis
Chief Librarian for Preservation
New York
Public Library
Barbara Goldsmith Preservation Division
Fifth
Avenue and 42nd Street
New York, NY 10018
telephone:
212-930-0567
e-mail: efrangakis@nypl.org
Web site: http://www.nypl.org/
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NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The New York Historical Society has cataloged 9,080 titles with $290,637 in NEH support.
Mariam Touba
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
telephone:
212-873-3400 x225 or x226
e-mail: reference@nyhistory.org
Web site: http://www.nyhistory.org/
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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
Rutgers University has cataloged 3,139 titles with $71,677 in NEH support.
Ronald Becker
Head, Special Collections
Rutgers University
Libraries
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
08901-1163
telephone: 732-932-7006 x362
e-mail: rbecker@rci.rutgers.edu
Web site:
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/scua/scua.shtml
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WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Western Reserve Historical Society has cataloged 3,920 titles with $180,532 in NEH support.
Marian Sweton
10825 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH
44106
telephone: 216-721-5722
e-mail:
msweton@wrhs.org
Web site: http://www.wrhs.org/
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WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Wisconsin Historical Society has cataloged 7,000 titles with $350,848 in NEH support.
James P. Danky
Newspaper and Periodicals Librarian
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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