50 Historical Arizona Newspapers Digitized with National Endowment for the Humanities Grant to Share Stories, Increase Public Access
PHOENIX – As part of a two-year National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) grant, the State of Arizona Research Library (StARL), a branch of the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records in collaboration with the University of Arizona Libraries (UAL) have completed the digitization of 50 historical newspapers published in Arizona. The NDNP is a grant funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the Library of Congress.
With the input of an advisory board, the 50 historical newspapers—which focus on a variety of social and economic areas of Arizona’s history—are now available to the public for free on Chronicling America.
This grant cycle has seen the inclusion of publications from several Arizona cities for the first time. Jerome and Willcox will now be represented in Chronicling America with the addition of several years of The Jerome Chronicle, Arizona Mining News, Sulphur Valley News, Arizona Range News, and more. Newspapers from communities that have been historically underrepresented are also highlighted.
Spanish-language publications such as Justicia, El Machete, and additional years of El Tucsonense are available online. Las Dos Repúblicas, Arizona’s first known Spanish-language newspaper from 1877, is also included.
Additional issues of the Arizona Gleam, The Buffalo, The Arizona Times, and other publications are expanding the representation of Black communities in Chronicling America.
The grant project directors, Asa Espanto, Newspaper Librarian at StARL, and Mary Feeney, News Research Librarian at UAL, are conducting two community outreach events in August to highlight some of the recently digitized newspapers included in this grant cycle.
Both events are free and open to the public:
Thursday, August 8, 5 PM
Burton Barr Library, Phoenix, AZ
Tuesday, August 13, 5:30 PM
Copper Queen Library, Bisbee, AZ
More information
Visit Chronicling America to view the Arizona historical newspapers.
National Endowment for the Humanities grant highlights diversity, representation in digitized newspapers
Contacts
Asa Espanto, [email protected]
Mary Feeney, [email protected]
About the National Endowment for the Humanities
Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at: www.neh.gov
About the Arizona State Library
A division of the Secretary of State, the State Library of Arizona provides trustworthy, reliable, and authoritative information and offers research assistance, online access, training, and meeting spaces. To learn more, visit www.azlibrary.gov
About the University of Arizona Libraries
Established in 1891, the University of Arizona Libraries are enterprising partners in advancing the University of Arizona’s priorities. We cultivate an environment that promotes inquiry, creative endeavor, scholarly communication, and lifelong learning. Our resources, services and expertise enrich the lives of Arizonans, and contribute to an expanding global academic community. For more information, visit lib.arizona.edu
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