Roanoke News,

newspapr Preliminary Inventory of the Pre-1870 Newspaper Collection, 1833-1885 Processed by: Paula Jeannet and Trey McClean ; machine-readable finding aid created by: Don Sechler

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word Markup System. Date of source: April 21, 1997 Processed by Paula Jeannet and Trey McClean April 21, 1997; Finding Aid encoded by Don Sechler, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, September 9, 1998 Description is in English. 12-31-2005 PUBLIC "-//Duke University::David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::Pre-1870 Newspaper Collection)//EN" "newspapr.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan.The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. Preliminary Inventory of the Pre-1870 Newspaper Collection, 1833-1885 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript LibraryDuke UniversityDurham, North Carolina 27708-0185

Descriptive Summary Pre-1870 Newspaper Collection, 1833-1885 Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. 16 Linear Feet 900 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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The newspapers are very fragile: handle with extreme care on a spacious, flat surface. Reference staff must be consulted before any photocopying is done.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Pre-1870 Newspaper Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

Transferred from Perkins Library to the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 1997 and 1998.

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Processed by Paula Jeannet and Trey McClean

Completed September 9, 1998

Encoded by Don Sechler

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Collection Overview

Recent uncataloged accessions of Pre-1870 newspapers, transferred from Perkins Library to the Rare Book Manuscript and Special Collections Library at Duke University in 1997 and 1998. The bulk of this collection consists of papers published in the South during the Civil War, but several newspapers from Northern states are also included. The papers in this collection are very fragile and should be used with extreme care. Please consult with reference staff prior to photocopying.

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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Contents of Collection Newspaper Collection

Uncataloged pre-1870 newspapers received in1996 from the Serials Department of Perkins Library. Dates range from 1830-1887,with the bulk of the issues published from1861 to1869. The majority originate from North Carolina cities, but the states of Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina, Mississippi, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Maine are also represented. Newspapers are in numbered folders. Many are very fragile: handle with extreme care on a spacious, flat surface. Reference staff must be consulted before any photocopying is done.

1 1 Roanoke News,Weldon, NC: 1869,23 Oct.-25 Dec Friend of Temperance,Raleigh, NC: 1869,20 Mar. 3 Friend of Temperance,Raleigh, NC: 1869,2 Apr.-22 Sept. 3 Friend of Temperance,Raleigh, NC: 1869,29 Sept.-22 Dec 4 The Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1861,26 Mar.-4 June 5 The Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1861,11 June-20 Aug 6 The Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1861,27 Aug.-1 Oct.;1862,5 Feb., 29 July, 14 Oct. 2 1 The Weekly Sentinel,Raleigh, NC: 1867, 17 Dec.-31 Dec.; 1869,16 Mar., 8 June-6 July 2 The Weekly Sentinel, Raleigh, NC: 1869, 3 Aug., 16 Nov.; 1867, 12 Mar.-2 Apr., 16 Apr.-21 May, 4 June, 18 June-25 June 3 The Weekly Sentinel, Raleigh, NC: 1867, 2 July-10 Sept. 4 The Weekly Sentinel, Raleigh, NC: 1867, 24 Sept.-19 Nov., 3 Dec.-10 Dec. 5 The Weekly News,Charlotte, NC: 1869,30 Nov.-21 Dec. The Weekly State Journal,Raleigh, NC: 1860,12 Dec.; 1861, 2 Jan., 16 Jan., 27 Feb., 20 Mar.-3 Apr., 24 Apr. 6 The Weekly State Journal, Raleigh, NC: 1861, 22 May, 10 July, 31 July-21 Aug., 4 Sept.-11 Sept., 25 Sept.-2 Oct., 30 Oct.-6 Nov., 4 Dec. 7 The Weekly State Journal, Raleigh, NC: 1862, 25 June; 9 July; 23 July; 24 Sept.; 1863, 22 July The Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1863, 21 July, 10 Nov.; 1866,10 July-7 Aug. 3 1 Mecklenburg Jeffersonian, Charlotte, NC: 1844, 27 Jan.-1848, 12 July 2 Mecklenburg Jeffersonian,Charlotte, NC: 1842,15 Mar.-1843, 24 Oct 3 Mecklenburg Jeffersonian,Charlotte, NC: 1841,9 Mar.-1842, 8 Mar. 4 Milton Chronicle,Milton, NC: 1844,22 May-1863, 9 Nov. Milton Gazette,Milton, NC: 1830,21 Aug.-1831, 21 Jan. Milton Spectator,Milton, NC: 1832,31 Oct.-1836, 27 Sept. 5 The Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1866,24 July, 14 Aug.-20 Nov. 6 The Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1866,27 Nov.-1867, 5 Mar. 7 The Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1867,12 Mar.-7 May The Weldon Patriot,Weldon, NC: 1856,13 Nov., 6 Nov., 16 May 8 Louisburg Union and North Carolina Miscellany,Louisburg, NC:1847,19 Aug.-4 Nov. 9 The Wilmington Post and Semi-Weekly Post,Wilmington, NC: 1868,9 July, 18 Oct.; 1869, 16 Dec. 4 1 New Bern Journal of Commerce, New Bern, NC: 1867,13 Sept. The Message,Greensboro, NC: 1869,15 Sept. 2 The Morning Star,Wilmington, NC: 1868,29 Sept., 31 Dec.; 1869,5 Jan., 29 Jan., 19 Feb., 23 Mar. 3 The Mercury,Raleigh, NC: 1864,30 Apr.-29 Oct. 4 The Morning Star,Wilmington, NC: 1869,24 Mar.-22 Sept.

NOTE: Box 5 consists of two bound volumes and is heavy.

5 1 The Morning Star,Wilmington, NC: 1868,27 Mar.-22 Sept 2 The Morning Star,Wilmington, NC: 1869,23 Sept.-1870, 22 Mar 6 1 The Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1859,19 Apr.-28 June 2 The Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1859,5 July-16 Aug. 3 The Western Democrat, Charlotte, NC: 1859,23 Aug.;1860,10 Jan.-13 Mar. 4 The Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1860,20 Mar.-19 June 5 The Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1860,26 June-25 Sept. 6 The Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1860,2 Oct.-22 Dec. 7 The Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1861,1 Jan.-19 Mar. 8 Little Adder, Salisbury, NC: 1860,8 June-1860, 13 July Lincoln Republican,Lincolnton, NC: 1841,1 Sept. 9 Microcosm,Raleigh, NC: 1838,30 June-1841, 17 July

Chiefly bound, but some issues are loose.

7 1 The Live Giraffe,Raleigh, NC: 1852,27 Mar.-1859, 7 May 2 The Eagle,Fayetteville, NC: 1868,28 Aug.-16 Nov. 3 The Eagle,Fayetteville, NC: 1868,19 Nov.-31 Dec. 4 The Eagle,Fayetteville, NC: 1869,7 Jan.-8 July 5 The Eagle,Fayetteville, NC: 1869,29 July-23 Dec. 6 North Carolina Presbyterian,Fayetteville, NC: 1865,4 Jan.1865,1 Feb.-8 Mar.1866,10 Jan.-30 May 8 1 North Carolina Presbyterian,Fayetteville, NC: 1866,6 June-17 Oct. 2 North Carolina Presbyterian,Fayetteville, NC: 1866,24 Oct., 31 Oct.1866,14 Nov.-26 Dec.1867,2 Jan.-13 Feb. 3 North Carolina Presbyterian,Fayetteville, NC: 1867,13 Feb.-26 June 4 North Carolina Presbyterian,Fayetteville, NC: 1867,10 July-25 Dec. 5 North Carolina Presbyterian,Fayetteville, NC: 1868,22 Jan.-23 Dec. 6 North Carolina Presbyterian,Fayetteville, NC: 1869,13 Jan.-7 July 9 1 North Carolina Presbyterian,Fayetteville, NC: 1869,21 July-29 Dec. 2 Forest Weekly Register,Forest, Mass.: 1869,9 Jan.-20 Oct. The Weekly Clarion,Jackson, Miss.: 1869,28 Oct. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY: 1869,5 May Examiner and Chronicle,New York, NY: 1867,15 Aug. 3 Watchman and Reflector,Boston, Mass.: 1867,28 Nov.-16 Dec. 4 Gloucester Telegraph,Gloucester, Mass.: 1866,1 Sept.-29 April 5 Gloucester Telegraph, Gloucester, Mass.: 1868, 2 May-1869, 6 Jan. 6 Essex County Mercury,Salem, Mass.: 1864,20 July - 1865, 2 Aug. Boston Weekly Transcript,Boston, Mass.: 1869,22 June Gloucester Telegraph,Gloucester, Mass.: 1869,9 Jan.-13 Mar. 7 Gloucester Telegraph,Gloucester, Mass.: 1869,17 Mar.-1 Sept. 10 1 The South, New York, NY: 1884, Aug.-1887, Mar. Lynn Record,Lynn, Mass.: 1830,4 Sept. 2 The Voice of Masonry,Louisville, KY: 1859,1 Jan.-15 July 3 New York Day-Book,New York, NY: 1869,2 Jan.-28 Aug. 4 New York Day-Book,New York, NY: 1869,4 Sept.-25 Dec. 11 1 The Evening Telegraph,Philadelphia, Penn.: 1864,15 Feb. The Daily Republican,Charleston, SC: 1869,21 Oct., 23 Oct.; 1870,8 Feb. The Abbeville Press and Banner,Abbeville, SC: 1869,15 Oct. Saturday Night,Philadelphia, Penn.: 1865,2 Dec., 30 Dec. Shoe Leather Reporter,Boston, Mass.: 1869,24 June 2 The Brunswick Telegraph,Brunswick, Maine: 1868,8 May-1869, 16 July

Very fragile items. Some are fragments. Please ask staff to assist.

3 Danvers Gazette,Danvers, Mass.: 1868,4 April, 18 April, [23 April?], 2 May, 9 May The Eagle,Fayetteville, NC: 1868,12 Aug.-27 Aug. Also Vol. 1, No. 14 (undated) Weldon Patriot,Weldon, NC: 1859,10 Aug. Weekly State JournalRaleigh, NC: 1862,20 Aug. Weekly Sentinel,Raleigh, NC: 1868,7 July Western Democrat,Charlotte, NC: 1861,12 Mar., 31 Dec. North Carolinian,Elizabeth City, NC: 1869,23 Sept. Weekly State Journal,Raleigh, NC: 1862,30 July Accession 1998-0268

Uncataloged pre-1870 newspapers transferred form the Serials Department of Perkins Library to the Rubenstein Library in1998.The newspapers in this addition span1833 to1885,chiefly the1860s.The bulk of this addition are issues of the Memphis Daily Appeal, (Atlanta, GA) from 1862-1865.Newspapers from Texas, Vermont, and Tennessee are also included in this portion of the collection. The newspaper are in numbered folders. Many of the news paper are very fragile and should be used only on a large flat space. Consult with reference staff prior to photocopying.

1 1 The Memphis Daily Appeal - Atlanta, GA. 1964, Jan. 9 1864, May 6 1863, July 27 1863, June 29 1863, June 12 1862, Feb.1 1863, Mar. 14 1863, Mar. 21 1863, Mar. 26 1863, Mar. 23 1863, Apr. 3 1863, Apr. 4 1863, Apr. 13 1863, May 4 1968, Mar. 9 1862, Feb. 4-6 2 Memphis Daily Appeal - Atlanta, GA. 1861, Aug. 29- 1862, Feb. 2 1862, Feb. 7 - 1862, Mar. 7 3 Memphis Daily Appeal - Atlanta, GA. 1862, Mar. 9 - 1862, Apr. 17 1863, June 13- 1863, July 31 4 The Daily Republican - Chattanooga, TN. 1869, Sept. 12 The Knoxville Register - Knoxville, TN. 1833, Apr. 24 The Rio Grande Courier - Brownsville, TX.. 1866, Apr. 6 Vermont Watchman and State Journal - Montpelier, VT. 1859, Dec. 2 The Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX. 1885, Oct. 1 The Galveston News - Galveston, TX. 1846, Mar. 3