The newspaper holdings in Special Collections represent UMBC’s contribution to the preservation of original copies of American newspapers. Titles are primarily from the Northeastern and Central states. Dates of publication range from the early 19th century to mid-20th century.
You may browse the collection by title or by state of publication. Holdings are represented by date ranges, if you are interested in a specific issue of a paper, call or email Special Collections to confirm the issue is available and complete.
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American Farmer Baltimore MD 1893 American Poultry Journal Chicago IL 1936-37; 1943 Baltimore News Baltimore MD 1915; 1921 Baltimore Post Baltimore MD Mar-July 1929; 1930; Aug-Dec 1931; 1932; 1934 Boston Advertiser Boston MA 1923-1929 Boston Evening Record Boston MA 1892 Boys of New York New York NY 1885-1894 Bremen Chronicle Bremen GA 1894 Bridgeport Herald Bridgeport CT 1927-1931 Cackle and Crow Guilford CT 1930; 1934; 1936-39; 1942-43 Center Moriches Record Center Moriches NY 1907-1909 The Chatauquan [also: News of Chautauqua] Chautauqua NY 1938 The Child’s Paper New York NY 1865-1871 Congregational Work Boston MA 1900 Connecticut Gazette New London CT 1881; 1883-85 Connecticut Valley Advertiser Modus CT 1911-1930 Courier-Journal Louisville KY 1899 Daily Californian Berkeley CA 1968-1970 Daily Record Boston MA 1928-1940 The Day New London CT 1895-1901; 1903-04; 1906; 1930 Eastern Poultry Man Freeport ME 1905 The Child’s Paper New York NY 1865-1871 Evening Press Middletown CT 1918-1919 Evening Star Washington DC 1957 The Evening Sun Baltimore MD 1910-1969 The Family Circle New York NY 1935 The Farmer Cleveland OH 1928 The Farm Journal Philadelphia PA 1928–Jan only The Farm-Poultry Semi-Monthly Boston MA 1905–Feb only First National News Sommerville MA 1936-1937 Garden and Farm Reed City MI 1899-1900 Georgia Reporter Washington GA 1895 Hartford Courant Hartford CT 1939-1942 Hartford Evening Press Hartford CT 1879 The Jewish Chronicle London, England 1895-1904; May-Sept 1920; Sept-Dec 1935; 1936-1939; June 1941-Mar 1945; 1949-1961; 1965-June 1970 The Local Advocate Middletown CT 1897–May only Middletown Press Middletown CT 1856-1904; 1908-12; 1919-43 Middletown Press/Daily Herald Middletown CT 1884 Middletown Sentinel and Witness Middletown CT 1883 The Mining Herald New York NY 1904 Montgomery County Sentinel Gaithersburg MD 1898-1923; 1926-31 National Tribune Washington DC 1908 New England Homestead Springfield MA 1880-1944 New England Poultry Journal Springfield MA 1904-05 New Haven Evening Register New Haven CT 1937; 1943 The New Republic Middletown CT 1893-1898 New York American New York NY 1897-1907 New York Herald Tribune New York NY 1920; 1924-29 New York Journal & Advertiser New York NY 1897-1899 New York Recorder New York NY 1893-1896 Penny Press Middletown CT 1895-1918 Poultry Man Vineland NJ 1938 Poultry Press York PA 1920-39; 1941-43 Poultry Standard Stamford CT 1905–Feb. only Poultry Tribune Mt. Morris IL 1936-1938 The Press New York NY 1893 Rural New Yorker New York NY 1898-1943 Southern School News Nashville TN 1954-1963 Sunday Herald Bridgeport CT 1939-1941 The Sun Baltimore MD 1837-1968 The Sun New York NY 1881-1919 Tallapoosa Journal Tallapoosa GA 1894-1897 Toledo Times Toledo OH 1902-1924 Volunteers’ Gazette New York NY 1896 The Week New London CT 1885-90; 1892-95 The Wellspring Boston MA 1906-1911 Western Miner and Financier Denver CO 1899 Women’s Farm Journal St. Louis MO 1900–Oct. only The World New York NY 1880; 1885-1902
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California Titles City & State Holdings Daily Californian Berkeley CA 1968-1970
Colorado Titles City & State Holdings Western Miner and Financier Denver CO 1899
Connecticut Titles City & State Holdings Bridgeport Herald Bridgeport CT 1927-1931 Cackle and Crow Guilford CT 1930; 1934; 1936-39; 1942-43 Connecticut Gazette New London CT 1881; 1883-85 Connecticut Valley Advertiser Modus CT 1911-1930 The Day New London CT 1895-1901; 1903-04; 1906; 1930 Evening Press Middletown CT 1918-1919 Hartford Courant Hartford CT 1939-1942 Hartford Evening Press Hartford CT 1879 The Local Advocate Middletown CT 1897–May only Middletown Press Middletown CT 1856-1904; 1908-12; 1919-43 Middletown Press/Daily Herald Middletown CT 1884 Middletown Sentinel and Witness Middletown CT 1883 New Haven Evening Register New Haven CT 1937; 1943 The New Republic Middletown CT 1893-1898 Penny Press Middletown CT 1895-1918 Poultry Standard Stamford CT 1905–Feb. only Sunday Herald Bridgeport CT 1939-1941 The Week New London CT 1885-90; 1892-95
Georgia Titles City & State Holdings Bremen Chronicle Bremen GA 1894 Georgia Reporter Washington GA 1895 Tallapoosa Journal Tallapoosa GA 1894-1897
Illinois Titles City & State Holdings American Poultry Journal Chicago IL 1936-37; 1943 Poultry Tribune Mt. Morris IL 1936-1938
Kentucky Titles City & State Holdings Courier-Journal Louisville KY 1899
Maine Titles City & State Holdings Eastern Poultry Man Freeport ME 1905
Maryland Titles City & State Holdings American Farmer Baltimore MD 1893 Baltimore News Baltimore MD 1915; 1921 Baltimore Post Baltimore MD Mar-July 1929; 1930; Aug-Dec 1931; 1932; 1934 The Evening Sun Baltimore MD 1910-1969 Montgomery County Sentinel Gaithersburg MD 1898-1923; 1926-31 The Sun Baltimore MD 1837-1968
Massachusetts Titles City & State Holdings Boston Advertiser Boston MA 1923-1929 Boston Evening Record Boston MA 1892 Congregational Work Boston MA 1900 Daily Record Boston MA 1928-1940 The Farm-Poultry Semi-Monthly Boston MA 1905–Feb only First National News Sommerville MA 1936-1937 New England Homestead Springfield MA 1880-1944 New England Poultry Journal Springfield MA 1904-05 The Wellspring Boston MA 1906-1911
Michigan Titles City & State Holdings Garden and Farm Reed City MI 1899-1900
Missouri Titles City & State Holdings Women’s Farm Journal St. Louis MO 1900–Oct only
New Jersey Titles City & State Holdings Poultry Man Vineland NJ 1938
New York Titles City & State Holdings Boys of New York New York NY 1885-1894 Center Moriches Record Center Moriches NY 1907-1909 The Chatauquan [also: News of Chautauqua] Chautauqua NY 1938 The Child’s Paper New York NY 1865-1871 The Family Circle New York NY 1935 New York Herald Tribune New York NY 1920; 1924-29 The Mining Herald New York NY 1904 New York American New York NY 1897-1907 New York Journal & Advertiser New York NY 1897-1899 New York Recorder New York NY 1893-1896 The Press New York NY 1893 Rural New Yorker New York NY 1898-1943 The Sun New York NY 1881-1919 Volunteers’ Gazette New York NY 1896 The World New York NY 1880; 1885-1902
Ohio Titles City & State Holdings The Farmer Cleveland OH 1928 Toledo Times Toledo OH 1902-1924
Pennsylvania Titles City & State Holdings The Farm Journal Philadelphia PA 1928–Jan only Poultry Press York PA 1920-39; 1941-43
Tennessee Titles City & State Holdings Southern School News Nashville TN 1954-1963
Washington DC Titles City & State Holdings Evening Star Washington DC 1957 National Tribune Washington DC 1908
If you are interested in finding out what the newspaper holdings are of all Maryland institutions, visit Special Collections and ask to see “The Maryland Newspaper Project: A Guide to Newspapers and Newspaper Holdings in Maryland” published by the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Library Development and Services [1991].
