19th century California newspapers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 7129

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A collection of single issues of 19th century newspapers from across California, including from San Francisco, Sacramento, Siskiyou, and Oakland. The collection also includes a few newspapers published outside of California -- in Boston, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island. The issue of the New York Herald in the collection from April 15, 1865 announces Abraham Lincoln's death on the day that he died. Issues in the collection include:

California Demokrat (San Francisco), March 21, 1871 (German)
California Chronicle (San Francisco), May 3, 1856
Carson Weekly, April 29, May 13, July 15, December 16, 1895; August 17, 1896; February 7, February 14, March 21, August 15, 1898
Columbian Centinel (Boston), January 16, 1836
Daily Post (San Francisco), May 20, 1874
Daily Record (Sacramento), September 16, 1867
Daily Morning Call (San Francisco), March 4, 1858 and September 12, 1875
Daily Alta California (San Francisco), April 23, 1850
Evening Telegram (San Francisco), February 17, 1859
Heald's College Journal (San Francisco), May, August, November 1874
Mirror (Oakland), April 26, May 3, 1879
Newport Daily News (Newport, RI), August 20, 1858
Phoenix (Sacramento), October 25, 1857; January 10, February 7, 1858
Siskiyou Chronicle (Eureka, CA), December 30, 1858
The Sun (San Francisco), July 2, 1853; January 30, 1854
New York Herald, April 15, 1865
New York Tribune, January 23, 1858

Dates

1836 - 1898

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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Extent

2.38 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

German

Additional Description

Abstract

A collection of single issues of newspapers from across California, including from San Francisco, Sacramento, Siskiyou, and Oakland. The collection also includes a few newspapers from Boston, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island. The issue of the New York Herald in the collection from April 15, 1865 announces Abraham Lincoln's death on the day that he died.