Civil War Period Newspapers
c.00512

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Title
Civil War Period Newspapers collection
ID
c.00512
Date [inclusive]
1863-1865
Extent
0.25 Cubic feet , 9 items
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Scope and Contents note

This collection includes single issues of American newspapers from the Civil War period which do not directly relate to other Historical Collections. The April 1865 issues of the New York Herald and the Weekly Journal of Commerce report the surrender of General Robert E. Lee and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  August 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Donor unknown, date unknown.

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Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

  • Newspapers

Geographic Name(s)

  • Cincinnati (Ohio)
  • Danville (Va.)
  • New York (N.Y.)
  • Raleigh (N.C.)
  • Richmond (Va.)
  • Springfield (Ill.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Newspapers
  • Vicksburg (Miss.)

Personal Name(s)

  • Unknown

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Collection Inventory

Oversized Materials 
Drawer

Dr. 43: The Daily Progress, Raleigh, North Carolina -- May 2, 1865 

 43

Dr. 43: Cincinnati Daily Inquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio -- April 11, 1865 

 43

Dr. 43: Illinois Journal, Springfield, Illinois -- April 21, 1865 

 43

Dr. 44: The Vicksburg Daily Citizen, Vicksburg, Mississippi -- July 2, 1863 

 44

Dr. 44: The Vicksburg Daily Citizen, Vicksburg, Mississippi -- July 2, 1863 -- Reproduction April 6, 1885 

 44

Dr. 44: The Richmond Whig, Richmond, Virginia -- April 14, 1865 

 44

Dr. 44: The New York Herald, New York, New York -- April 15, 1865 (2 different extras) 

 44

Dr. 44: Weekly Journal of Commerce, New York, New York -- April 20, 1865 

 44

Dr. 44: The Sixth Corps, Danville, Virginia -- May 2, 1865 

 44