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Title: Newspapers
Dates: 1847-
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Extent: Microfilm, bound volumes, individual issues
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Repository:
Nevada County Libraries, Doris Foley Library for Historical Research
Abstract: Nevada County, California, newspapers from the Gold Rush forward. Short run of Yerba Buena [San Francisco] paper 1847-1848.
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Language of Material: English
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The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary
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Newspapers. Nevada County Libraries, Doris Foley Library for Historical Research
Biography/Administrative History
Nevada County, California, original part of Alta California and then Yuba County, California, after statehood, became a California
county in 1851. The "Nevada Journal" was established that year, followed by a few dozen additional titles into late 20th
century. Issues have been preserved, mostly on microfilm, and are available for examination and printed copies.
Scope and Content of Collection
The vast majority of the newspaper holdings are on microfilm. A small number are collected issues. Vintage bound volumes
are held, but microfilm versions preferred for conservation.
Newspapers
Nevada County, California
Grass Valley - Nevada City Union
Nevada County, California