Sacramento Union Newspaper Records, 1862-1994

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Sacramento Union.
Abstract:
Extent:
809.3 linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

Sacramento Union Newspaper Records. UC Davis, Special Collections

Background

Scope and content:

The archives contain 660 bound volumes and some accounting and business records from the early years of the newspaper. The photograph files run daily from 1966 to 1994. The clipping files provide subject access for 1972 through 1992. The business records also cover the last eighteen months of the newspaper's struggle to survive. The collection provides a wealth of information for researchers interested in the Sacramento region in the last quarter of the 20th century. The use copy of the Sacramento Union is the microfilm copy. An online version of the Sacramento Daily Union (1851-1895) is available at: http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/38642

Biographical / historical:

Until it closed its doors in 1994, the Sacramento Union was the oldest daily newspaper west of the Mississippi.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

Sacramento Union Newspaper Records. UC Davis, Special Collections

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621