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MS 064
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Title: Civil War era newspapers collection
Date (inclusive): 1862-1863
Collection Number: MS 064
Extent:
0.02 linear feet
(1 flat file folder)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of eight newspapers published in the United States during the Civil War era. The newspapers, which
were published in 1862 and 1863, discuss the ongoing war along with other local news and issues. The majority of the newspapers
are issues of the New York Tribune, along with one issue of The Rebel out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and one issue of The
Daily Citizen out of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Languages: The collection is in English.
The collection is open for research.
Material is in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Civil War era newspapers collection (MS 064). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
The Daily Citizen issue was donated by James B. Parsons. Provenance for the other issues is unknown.
Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2020.
The collection consists of eight newspapers published in the United States during the Civil War era. The newspapers, which
were published in 1862 and 1863, discuss the ongoing war along with other local news and issues. The majority of the newspapers
are issues of the New York Tribune, along with one issue of The Rebel out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and one issue of The
Daily Citizen out of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
The issue of The Daily Citizen is most likely a facsimile reproduction of the original issue, which was well known for being
reissued on July 4th, 1863, with an additional note after Vicksburg surrendered to the Union army.
The collection is arranged chronologically.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
War -- Press coverage -- United States
Newspapers