San Jose Mercury News Collection

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History San Jose Research Library

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2014

Descriptive Summary

Title: San Jose Mercury News Collection

Dates: 1868-1985

Collection Number: 2013-67

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 51 filing cabinets, 89 bound newspaper volumes

Repository: History San Jose Research Library

San Jose, California 95110

Abstract: San Jose Mercury News clippings file and bound volumes of the Daily Mercury and Weekly Mercury

Language of Material: English

Access

Open to the public for research by appointment with the Curator of Library & Archives

Publication Rights

Joint copyright is held by History San Jose and California Newspaper Partnership. Permission must be granted by copyright holder for reproduction or publication.

Preferred Citation

San Jose Mercury News Collection. History San Jose Research Library

Acquisition Information

Donated to History San Jose by the California Newspaper Partnership in 2013; transferred to History San Jose in 2014.

Scope and Content of Collection

San Jose Mercury News clippings file and bound volumes of the Daily Mercury and Weekly Mercury. Clippings file is comprised of 45 filing cabinets of biographical clippings, 4 cabinets of Mercury News reporter bylines, and 2 cabinets of subject clippings. Bound volumes are Daily Mercury (1869-1899) and Weekly Mercury (1868-1872, 1880-1900, incomplete).