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Library’s local imprint newspaper
holdings span more than 200 years. Our
oldest issue, volume 1, number 1 of the
American Eagle is dated May 10, 1799.
All of our newspaper holdings have been
microfilmed and are available during
regular library hours. For a complete
list of our holdings, consult our
library catalog under the subject
American newspapers – Pennsylvania or
consult these lists:
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provide subject access to the wealth of
information contained in these
newspapers, library staff and volunteers
began to index selected portions of the
papers. The multi-volume sets of
marriage and death indexes in the Marx
Room and the online obituary index (see
above) are two results of this work.
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| A third
project, begun in the 1930s, was an
index to local newspaper articles. For
each article, an index card with a
heading, short description, and citation
was prepared and filed by heading. Over
the years, this file grew to 45 catalog
drawers of cards. To make this local
history information available, the
information on these cards has been
transcribed to a computer database.
Click on the boxes below to access this
database.
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MAIL
SERVICE - Photocopies of microfilmed
newspaper articles cost $5.00 per
article. There is a limit of 10 items
per request. All requests must be made
by mail. Requests for 5 or more articles
require additional postage. Include a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to
receive a reply. The library will
provide the best possible reproduction
from our microfilm. Some papers were old
and worn when microfilmed, and this
affects the quality of the copy.
*We are now
offering to email obituaries once the
form and payment are received (please
write your email address on the form).* |
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