Title:
Texas State Library and Archives Newspaper collection
Description:
The Texas State Library and Archives Newspaper collection consists of over 1,600 newspapers spanning from 1741 to 2006. The majority of the collection consists of Texas-based titles, although it also includes over 500 newspapers from outside the state. The collection encompasses a wide chronological range, with Texas newspapers dating as early as 1829 and as recent as 2006. Representing 174 of Texas's 254 counties, the newspapers provide statewide geographical coverage of historical events, with significant representation from Dallas, Galveston, Harris, Guadalupe, Tarrant, Travis, and Washington Counties. Some newspapers are in Spanish, German, and Italian. The collection offers insights into Texas agriculture, petroleum, politics, labor, and education and documents political and military life, the incarcerated population, and the role of Texas during the US Civil War. Non-Texas newspapers within the collection include international publications from Ireland, Mexico, Germany, and Canada, with the oldest newspaper in the overall collection published in Ireland in 1741. A portion of these newspapers have been digitized as part of an ongoing partnership with the University of North Texas and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.
Collection:
Texas State Library and Archives Newspaper collection
Creator:
Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Archives and Information Services Division
Date range of creation:
1741 to 2006
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Agriculture
Subject:
Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject:
Education
Subject:
Emigration and immigration
Subject:
Industrialization
Subject:
Labor
Subject:
Petroleum industry and trade
Subject:
Politics and government
Subject:
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Texas
Subject:
Republic, 1836-1846
Type:
Microfilms
Type:
Newspapers
Citation information:
(Identify the item), Texas State Library and Archives Newspaper collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
These newspapers are arranged under two headings: Texas newspapers and Non-Texas newspapers. The newspapers are arranged in alphabetical order within each heading.
Copyright information:
Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished works are protected for the life of the author plus 70 years. The term of copyright for published material varies. Researchers are responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Size or duration:
644.09 cubic ft.
Size or duration:
includes 1367 volumes
Size or duration:
includes 1815 microfilms
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/13015.html
