Civil War era newspapers collection
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists of eight newspapers published in the United States during the Civil War era. The newspapers, which were published in 1862 and 1863, discuss the ongoing war along with other local news and issues. The majority of the newspapers are issues of the New York Tribune, along with one issue of The Rebel out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and one issue of The Daily Citizen out of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
The issue of The Daily Citizen is most likely a facsimile reproduction of the original issue, which was well known for being reissued on July 4th, 1863, with an additional note after Vicksburg surrendered to the Union army.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1863
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Material is in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Extent
0.02 Linear Feet (1 flat file folder)
Abstract
The collection consists of eight newspapers published in the United States during the Civil War era. The newspapers, which were published in 1862 and 1863, discuss the ongoing war along with other local news and issues. The majority of the newspapers are issues of the New York Tribune, along with one issue of The Rebel out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and one issue of The Daily Citizen out of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Daily Citizen issue was donated by James B. Parsons. Provenance for the other issues is unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2020.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Civil War era newspapers collection
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu