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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Newspapers|U.S. Newspapers]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware_Newspapers|Newspapers]]'' <br><br> | |||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Delaware's first regular newspaper, the ''Delaware Gazette'', began publication in 1785 at Wilmington. Major collections of Delaware newspapers are found at the Historical Society of Delaware, American Antiquarian Society, Library of Congress, and Historical Society of Pennsylvania. | Delaware's first regular newspaper, the ''Delaware Gazette'', began publication in 1785 at Wilmington. Major collections of Delaware newspapers are found at the Historical Society of Delaware, American Antiquarian Society, Library of Congress, and Historical Society of Pennsylvania. | ||
== Resources for Delaware Newspapers == | == Resources for Delaware Newspapers == | ||
A helpful publication that includes early Delaware information is: | A helpful publication that includes early Delaware information is: | ||
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*Scott, Kenneth, and Janet Clarke. ''Abstracts from the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1748-1755''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1977. (Family History Library {{FHL|138597|title-id|disp=book 974.811 B38sa}}.) During this period, Delaware had no newspaper, so the Pennsylvania Gazette gave extensive coverage to what is now Delaware. The volumes contain one- to two-line news items with names and dates and include an index. | *Scott, Kenneth, and Janet Clarke. ''Abstracts from the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1748-1755''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1977. (Family History Library {{FHL|138597|title-id|disp=book 974.811 B38sa}}.) During this period, Delaware had no newspaper, so the Pennsylvania Gazette gave extensive coverage to what is now Delaware. The volumes contain one- to two-line news items with names and dates and include an index. | ||
=== Libraries and Archives === | === Libraries and Archives === | ||
==== Newspaper Directory ==== | |||
The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections. | |||
=== Digital Issues Online === | |||
=== Digital Issues Online === | |||
{{wikipedia|List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}} | |||
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=== Indexes === | === Indexes === | ||
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*Delaware Newspaper Project: http://www2.lib.udel.edu/delnews/ | *Delaware Newspaper Project: http://www2.lib.udel.edu/delnews/ | ||
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[[Category:Delaware|Newspapers]] | [[Category:Delaware|Newspapers]] |
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