Sacramento Union Newspaper Records
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UC Davis. Special Collections
2024
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, California 95616-5292
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Title: Sacramento Union Newspaper Records
Dates: 1862-1994
Collection Number: D-350
Creator/Collector:
Sacramento Union.
Extent: 809.3 linear feet
Repository:
UC Davis. Special Collections
Davis, California 95616-5292
Abstract: 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.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
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.
[Identification of item]. Sacramento Union Newspaper Records. Collection Number: D-350. UC Davis. Special Collections
Biography/Administrative History
Until it closed its doors in 1994, the Sacramento Union was the oldest daily newspaper west of the Mississippi.
Scope and Content of Collection
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
Sacramento (Calif.) -- Newspapers.
Sacramento (Calif.) -- History.