Greenlee County historic newspaper is the newest Arizona Memory Project collection

PHOENIX – The Duncan Arizonian is the newest newspaper featured by the Arizona Memory Project from the State of Arizona Research Library, as part of a partnership with the University of Arizona and a grant from the National Digital Newspaper Program.

Duncan, Arizona is known for being the childhood home of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, and The Duncan Arizonian was one of approximately 40 new titles selected to be digitized during this two-year grant cycle.

“We chose the Duncan Arizonian, because we wanted to fill in some gaps from early territorial newspapers that were not yet digitized, and because the Duncan Arizonian reported on Greenlee County, as well as neighboring Graham County. It chronicled Arizona’s transition from a territory to statehood,” said Sativa Peterson, NDNP grant project director and news content program manager for the State of Arizona Research Library.

New newspaper titles continue to be added as this grant cycle concludes. The Duncan Arizonian includes issues from 1911 through 1913. It will be available indefinitely and can be viewed for free on any digital device at https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/darizonian/search.

For questions about this or any digital collection, or for cultural institutions interested in sharing collections on the Arizona Memory Project, contact [email protected].

The Arizona Memory Project provides free online access to the wealth of primary sources in Arizona archives, museums, libraries, and other cultural institutions. The Arizona Memory Project is supported by the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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