Guide to the Prince William County Historic Newspapers Collection, 1851-1992 Prince William County Historic Newspapers Collection C301

Guide to the Prince William County Historic Newspapers Collection, 1851-1992

Prince William County Historic Newspapers Collection
C301


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February 3, 2017

Finding aid prepared by Brittney Falter

Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Collection Number
C301
Title
Prince William County Historic Newspapers Collection 1851-1992
URL:
http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/PWHN.html
Physical Characteristics
9.0 boxes
Creator
Prince William County Library.
Language
English
Abstract
Prince William County newspapers dating from 1851 to 1992.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Prince William Historic Newspaper collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Prince William County Historic Newspapers collection, C301, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Prince William County Library in November 2016.

Processing Information

Processing completed by Brittney Falter in February 2017. EAD markup completed by Brittney Falter in February 2017.


Historical Note

The "Manassas Journal" began under W.H.W. Moran & Co. in 1895. In 1945, the "Manassas Messenger" was created, and on November 22, 1951, the "Manassas Journal" and the "Manassas Messenger" merged to from the "Journal Messenger." The "Journal Messenger" existed until 1997 and leaned Democratic. The "Prince William News," published under Clarence W. Wagener, was a weekly paper from 1921 to 1923. "Potomac News" began in 1959 in Dumfries, VA and in 1979 moved to Woodbridge, VA until it ended in 2008.

The miscellaneous series contains a few issues from newspapers like the "Richmond News Leader" (circa 1896-1992), "Richmond Times-Dispatch" (circa 1903-1992), the "Fauquier Democrat" (1905-1989), and the "Alexandria Gazette" (1834-1974) among others. The "Richmond News Leader" and "Richmond Times-Dispatch" became the two main papers in Richmond in the early 20th century.

Scope and Content

Several newspapers from Prince William County and other Virginia papers such as the "Manassas Journal," "Manassas Messenger," "Potomac News," the "Prince William News," and the "Journal Messenger." SCRC also has a few issues from the "Alexandria Gazette," the "Richmond News Leader," "Richmond Times-Dispatch" and news clippings. The papers in this collection date roughly from 1861 to 1992.

Arrangement

Series 1: The Manassas Journal, 1904-1951 (Oversize Box 1) Series 2: The Prince William News, 1921-1923 (Oversize Box 2) Series 3: The Manassas Messenger, 1945-1951 (Oversize Box 3) Series 4: The Journal Messenger, 1951-1986 (Oversize Boxes 4-7) Series 5: Potomac News, 1972-1988 (Oversize Box 8) Series 6: Miscellaneous, 1851-1992 (Oversize Box 9)

Related Material

Special Collections Research Center has collections related to Prince William and other newspaper collections such as the Prince William Cultural Arts Federation papers and Edward M. Peach historical newspaper collection.

Index Terms


Contents List

Series 1: The Manassas Journal,
Graphic materials Oversize: 1 1904-1951
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Series 2: The Prince William News,
Graphic materials Oversize: 2 1921-1923
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Series 3: The Manassas Messenger,
Graphic materials Oversize: 3 1945-1951
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Series 4: The Journal Messenger,
Graphic materials Oversize: 4-7 1951-1986
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Series 5: Potomac News,
Graphic materials Oversize: 8 1972-1988
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Series 6: Miscellaneous,
Graphic materials Oversize: 9 1851-1992
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