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Newspaper Bibliography

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The following is a listing of the “Tools of the Trade” used by the Project Team (Becky and Sue) to research the newspaper publishing history prior to canvassing a county, 1985-1988, and does not represent a comprehensive bibliography on the topic.

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American Newspapers, 1821-1936:  A Union List of Files Available in the United States and Canada.  Edited by Winifred Gregory.  New York:  H.W. Wilson Co., 1937.

Arndt, Karl  J. R. and Mary E. Olson.  German-American Newspapers and Periodicals, 1732-1955.  Heidelberg, Germany:  Quelle and Meyer Pubs., 1961.

N. W. Ayer and Son’s American Newspaper Annual and Directory.  Philadelphia, PA:  N.W. Ayer and Son, 1869-  .

B Pic Newspaper Bib Ayers vol 3
Ayer’s and earlier title Rowell’s are also available online.

C Pic Newspaper Bib Brigham volsBrigham, Clarence S.  History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820.  Worcester, Mass.; American Antiquarian Society, 1947. 1961.

Carter, Ruth C.  United States Newspaper Program: Cataloging Aspects. New York:  Haworth Press, 1986.  [Also published in: Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 6(4) Summer 1986].

Kellerman, L. S. and R. Wilson.  Index to the Readex Microfilm Collection of Early American Newspapers.  New Canaan, CT: Readex Corp., 1990.

Kellerman, L. S. and R. Wilson.  Index to the Readex Microopaque Collection of Early American Newspapers. Harrisburg, Pa.: State Library of Pennsylvania, 1990.

Lubomyr, Wynar.  Encyclopedia Directory of Ethnic Newspapers and Periodicals in the United States.  Littleton, Colo.:  Libraries Unlimited, 1976.

Newton, Craig A., Ed.  A Checklist of Newspapers Available in and for the Counties of Columbia, Montour, Luzerne, Northumberland, Lycoming, Schuylkill and Sullivan Pennsylvania.  Bloomsburg, Pa.:  The Columbia County Historical Society, 1972.

Pennsylvania Manual.  Harrisburg, Pa.:  Bureau of Publications, 1923-24.

D Pic Newspaper Bib Pa Newspapers 1976Pennsylvania.  State Library.  Holdings of Pennsylvania Newspapers.  Harrisburg, Pa., 1965.

Pennsylvania.  State Library.  Pennsylvania Newspapers and Selected Out-of-State Newspapers.  Harrisburg, Pa., 1976.

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Pennsylvania State University.  Library.  Newspapers in Microform.  Pattee Library, The Pennsylvania State University.  University Park, Pa.:  The Library, 1978.

 

Rauco, Louis F.  Pennsylvania Newspapers and Selected Out-of-State Newspapers.  State Library of Pennsylvania, Library Services Division.  Harrisburg, Pa., 1984.

F Pic Newspaper Bib State Lib Newspapers 1984Rauco, Louis.  Newspapers Currently Received in the State Library.  State Library of Pennsylvania.  Library Services Division.  Harrisburg, Pa., May 1981.

Rauco, Louis.  Newspapers Currently Received in the State Library.  State Library of Pennsylvania.  Library Services Division.  Harrisburg, Pa., June 1984.

Rossell, Glenora E., Ed.  Pennsylvania Newspapers:  A Bibliography and Union List.  2nd ed.  Pittsburgh, Pa.:   Pennsylvania Library Association, 1978.G Pic Newspaper Bib Rossell 1978 vol

Salisbury, Ruth, Ed.  Pennsylvania Newspapers:  A Bibliography and Union List.  1st ed.  Pittsburgh, Pa.:  Pennsylvania Library Association, 1969.

United States.  Library of Congress.  Catalog Publication Division.  Newspapers in Microform.  Washington, D.C.:  Library of Congress, 1948 – .

United States Newspaper Program National Union List [microform]:  June 1989.  3rd. ed.  OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 1989.

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Additional Resources

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Articles about the Pennsylvania Newspaper Project:

Beidler, Jim.  ” Roots and Branches:  Today’s newspaper accessibility began with ’80s project”, online column from the Lebanon Daily News, July 18, 2013. http://www.ldnews.com/columns/ci_23684925/roots-branches-todays-newspaper-accessibility-began-80s-project?IADID=Search-www.ldnews.com-www.ldnews.com (accessed July 22, 2013).

Benedetti, Deborah.  NEWS.  State College: The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Public Information.  News Release, March 6, 1985, 3 pp.

Penn State Intercom.  News in Brief.  January 31, 1985.  Vol. 14, no. 20, p.4.

Clack, George.  “Preserving Yesterday’s News.”  Humanities: National Endowment for the Humanities.  January/February 1987.  Vol. 8, no. 1, p. 24-26.

Greene, Nancy S.  “Library Automation in Transit,” Small Computers in Libraries.  October 1987.  Vol. 7, no. 9, p. 21-25.

Hoffman, David R.  “The Pennsylvania Newspaper Project:  Initial Stages.”  Serials Librarian.  Spring 1986.  Vol. 10, no. 3, p. 69-76.

Kellerman, Sue and Wilson, Becky (2013) From attic to online. Paper presented at: IFLA World Library and Information Congress, 20 August 2013, Singapore.  See:  http://library.ifla.org/221/1/153-kellerman-en.pdf  And the French translation can be found at: http://library.ifla.org/221/7/153-kellerman-fr.pdf

Kellerman, Sue and Wilson, Rebecca (March 11, 2013) “Uncovering Historic Newspapers in the Unlikeliest of Places.” National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access, Featured Project : Turning the Page on the U.S. Newspaper Program (1982-2011), Part IV: Pennsylvania. http://www.neh.gov/divisions/preservation/featured-project/uncovering-historic-newspapers-in-the-unlikeliest-places

Penn State Intercom.  Project Gets NEH grant for microfilming.  January 29, 1987.  Vol. 16, no. 19, p.8.

Research/Penn State.  Research Resources: United States Newspaper Project. March 1988, p.15.

Wilson, R. A. and Kellerman, L. S. “Challenges of On-site Cataloging.”  United States Newspaper Program: Cataloging Aspects. New York:  Haworth Press, 1986.  [Also published in: Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 6(4) Summer 1986].

Other Resources Consulted:

Godcharles, Frederic.  Pennsylvania:  Political, Governmental, Military and Civil.  New York:  American Historical Society, Inc., 1933.

Harvey, Oscar Jewell.  A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, from its first beginnings to the present time including chapter of newly-discovered early Wyoming Vally [sic] history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material.  Wilkes-Barre, Pa. [Reader Press], 1930.

Jenkins, Howard M.  Pennsylvania, Colonial and Federal:  A History 1608-1903.  Philadelphia:  Pennsylvania Historical Pub. Assn.,1903.

Kay, John L. and Chester M. Smith, Jr.  Pennsylvania Postal History.  Lawrence, Mass. Quarterman Pub., Inc., 1976.

Klopfer, Tom.  The Anthracite Idiom or Sundays We Are Closed Go Around Back.  Rev. ed.  [Scranton, Pa.]: The Author, 1995.

Lee, Joan Elaine.  Centre County, Pennsylvania:  A Bibliography and Guide to Sources of Information.  University Park, Pa.:  The Pennsylvania State University Libraries, 1980.

Moen, Daryl R.  Newspaper Layout and Design.  Ames, Ia.  Iowa State University Press, 1984.

Pennsylvania.  State Library.  Checklist of Pennsylvania County, Town and Township Histories, 1794-1892.  Harrisburg, Pa.:  The Library. Harrisburg: E.K. Meyers, State Printer, 1892 – from Google

Peterson, Clarence Stewart.  Consolidated Bibliography of County Histories in Fifty States in 1961.  2nd ed.  Baltimore, Md.:  Genealogical Pub. Co.,1963.

Smalldon, James E.  Early American Newspaper:  A Guide to Collecting.  Alhambra, Calif.:  Paper Americana Press, 1964.

Wilkinson, Norman B.  Bibliography of Pennsylvania History.  Harrisburg, Pa.:  Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1957.

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