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Abeille de la Nouvelle Orleans

L'Abeille de la Nouvelle Orleans (d,w, 2w, tw). New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ellis has September 4, 1827 – December 27, 1923 (incomplete).

Note: Title varies:

  • Abeille September 4, 1827 – 1830;
  • Bee 1831 – 1835;
  • New Orleans Bee 1836 – 1872;
  • Abeille de la Nouvelle Orleans 1873 – 1923.

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Alta California

Alta California (d,w,tw). San Francisco, California.

Ellis has January 4, 1849 – June 2, 1891.

Note: Title varies: 

Continues California Star and Californian, both listed separately in alphabetical order in this guide. Absorbed Daily Placer Times and Transcript 1855.

Frequency varies:

  • Weekly January 4, 1849 – March 22, 1849; April 9, 1849 – December 6, 1849;
  • Tri-weekly December 10, 1849 – January 18, 1850.
  • Publication suspended March 22, 1849 – April 9, 1849.

FILM (1849 – 1891), FILM RECORD (1849)

Guide to FILM RECORD is SPEC-REF Z1223.5.A1 U47.

American and Daily Advertiser

American and Daily Advertiser (d). Baltimore, Maryland.

Ellis has May 16, 1799 – December 31, 1883 (incomplete).

Note: Title varies: 

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Arkansas Gazette

Arkansas Gazette (d). Little Rock, Arkansas.

Ellis has May 10, 1865 to April 15, 1980; lacking July-December, 1878 and February 21-May 1, 1921.

Note: Title varies:

  • Arkansas State Gazette May 10, 1865 – July, 1865;
  • Little Rock Daily Gazette July 1865 – August, 1866;
  • Daily Arkansas Gazette August, 1866 – February, 1889;
  • Arkansas Gazette March, 1889 to April 15, 1980

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Arkansas Gazette (w). Little Rock, Arkansas; Des Arc, Arkansas.

Ellis has November 20, 1819 to November 17, 1868 (incomplete).

Note: Titles include:

  • Arkansas State Banner September 16, 1843 – May 19, 1846;
  • Arkansas State Democrat May 21, 1846 – February, 1850;
  • Arkansas State Gazette and Democrat February 8, 1850 – May 6, 1853;
  • Arkansas True Democrat April 18, 1854 – July, 1855;
  • Constitutional Union November 16, 1860 – March 5, 1861;
  • Des Arc Citizen November, 1858 – October 3, 1860;
  • Des Arc Semi-Weekly Citizen May 16, 1860 – August 14, 1861;
  • Des Arc Weekly Citizen August 14, 1861 – November 20, 1861, December 25, 1861.

Place of publication varies: Little Rock September 16, 1843 – July, 1855; Des Arc November, 1858 – December
25, 1861.

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Atlanta Constitution

Atlanta Constitution (d). Atlanta, Georgia.

Ellis has June 17, 1868 to December 31, 2003.

Note: Title varies: 

Absorbed Atlanta Daily Sun in 1873.

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Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Sun (d). Baltimore, Maryland.

Ellis has May 17, 1837 – May 31, 1933; September 1, 1937 – December 31, 1966.

Note: Title varies: The Sun. Morning Edition. Publication suspended: April 19, 1965 – May, 1965. See also Evening Sun. Baltimore, listed separately in alphabetical order in this guide. Index in Film Book 0182.

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Boston Evening Transcript

Boston Evening Transcript (d). Boston, Massachusetts.

Ellis has July 24, 1830 – April, 1941.

Note: Title varies: Daily Evening Transcript July 24, 1830 – 1853; Boston Transcript 1854 – September, 1866; Boston Daily Evening Transcript October 1, 1866 – November 10, 1872; Boston Evening Transcript November 11, 1872 – April, 1941.

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Canal

Canal (w,tw). Panama City, Panama.

Ellis has June 1, 1881 – December 31, 1881.

FILM, Filmed with Panama Star and Herald. Reel A

Carson Valley News

Carson Valley News (w). Genoa, Nevada.

Ellis has 1875 – 1880.

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Chicago Daily News

Chicago Daily News (d). Chicago, Illinois.

Ellis has July, 1876 – March 4, 1978.

Note: Absorbed Chicago Evening Post 1932.

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Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune (d). Chicago, Illinois.

Ellis has April 23, 1849 – September 20, 1856; January 7, 1858 to December 31, 2012.

Note: Title varies: Chicago Daily Tribune April 23, 1849 – June 30, 1858; Merged with Chicago Daily Press to form Chicago Press and Tribune July 1858 – October 24, 1860; Chicago Tribune October 25, 1860 – October 6, 1872; Chicago Daily Tribune October 7, 1872 – February 16, 1963; Chicago Tribune February 17, 1963 to December 31, 2012.

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Christian Index

Christian Index (w). Atlanta, Georgia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Washington, D.C.

Ellis has February 2, 1822 – December 25, 1958 (incomplete).

Note: Titles include: Columbian Star February 2, 1822 – August 23, 1828; Columbian Star and Christian Index July 4, 1829 – December 18, 1830; Christian Index July 4, 1829 – December 25, 1958. Place of publication varies: Washington, D.C. February 2, 1822 – August 23, 1828; Philadelphia July 4, 1829 – December 18, 1830; Atlanta July 4, 1829 – December 25, 1958.

FILM (1822-1958 incomplete), FILM APS (1829-1899)

Columbus Enquirer-Sun

Columbus Enquirer-Sun (w). Columbus, Georgia.

Ellis has May 19, 1832 – December 31, 1860; January, 1862 – September 29, 1874; January, 1878 – December 31, 1878; January 1884 – December 30, 1893.

Note: Title varies: Columbus Enquirer May 19, 1832 – 1873; Columbus Enquirer-Sun 1874 – 1893.

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Cotton World

Cotton World (w). New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ellis has April 9, 1887 – May 5, 1888.

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Courier-Journal

Courier-Journal (d). Louisville, Kentucky.

Ellis has November 14, 1868 – August, 5 1993.

Note: Title varies: Louisville Courier-Journal, 1868. Absorbed Louisville Daily Democrat, 1868.

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Daily Graphic

Daily Graphic (d). New York, New York.

Ellis has March 4, 1873 – June, 1876; July, 1881 – February 28, 1883.

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Daily Panama Star and Herald

Daily Panama Star and Herald (d). Panama City, Panama.

Ellis has January 1, 1875 – December 31, 1890.

FILM, Filmed with Panama Star and Herald Microfilm Project. Reels 41-78

Daily Virginian

Daily Virginian (d,w,sw). Lynchburg, Virginia.

Ellis has August 6, 1822 – July 31, 1857 (incomplete); August 3, 1858 – June 16, 1859; August 4, 1859 – September 4, 1885 (lacking September 1869 – August 31, 1870); January 1, 1886 – December 31, 1891; March 2, 1892 – February 22, 1893.

Note: Title varies: Virginian August 6, 1822 – December 6, 1827; Lynchburg Virginian December 10, 1827 – August 7, 1852; Lynchburg Daily Virginian August 10, 1852 – February 22, 1893. Frequency varies: weekly August 6, 1822 – December 6, 1827; semi-weekly December 10, 1827 – August 7, 1852; daily August 10, 1852 – February 22, 1893.

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Dallas Morning News

Dallas Morning News (d). Dallas, Texas.

Ellis has October 1, 1885 to December 31, 1993.

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Detroit News

Detroit News (d). Detroit, Michigan.

Ellis has August 23, 1873 – December 2003.

Note: Title varies: Evening News August 23, 1873 – August 22, 1905; Detroit News August 23, 1905 to December 2003. Merged with Detroit Times November 7, 1960. Suspended publication due to strike July 14, 1964 – November, 1964; November 16, 1967 – August 8, 1968.

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Dramatic Mirror

Dramatic Mirror (w,m). New York, New York.

Ellis has January, 1879 – April, 1922 (none from January 7, 1922 – March, 1922).

Note: Title varies: New York Mirror January 4, 1879 – January 19, 1889; New York Dramatic Mirror January 26, 1889 – February 10, 1917; Dramatic Mirror of the Stage & Motion Pictures February 17, 1917 – August 17, 1917; Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage August 18, 1917 – February 1, 1919; Dramatic Mirror February 8, 1919 – October 9, 1920; Dramatic Mirror and Theatre World October 16, 1920 – December 24, 1921; Dramatic Mirror December 31, 1921 – April, 1922. Frequency varies: monthly March, 1922 – April, 1922.

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Edgefield Advertiser

Edgefield Advertiser (w). Edgefield, South Carolina.

Ellis has February 11, 1836 – September 24, 1902.

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Esmeralda Herald

Esmeralda Herald (w). Aurora, Nevada.

Ellis has October 20, 1877; November 3, 1877 – December 1, 1877; December 15, 1877 – December 29, 1877; 1878; January 4, 1879 – January 25, 1879; February 8, 1879 – April 12, 1879; April 26, 1879 – December 13, 1879; December 27, 1879; January 3, 1880 – May 8, 1880; May 22, 1880 – December 25, 1880; 1881; January 7, 1882 – July 29, 1882.

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Estrella de Panama

Estrella de Panama (d). Panama City, Panama.

Ellis has January 17, 1876 – May 10, 1878; February 24, 1896 – February 28, 1904.

FILM, Filmed with Panama Star and Herald Microfilm Project. Reels 1-2

Estrella de Panama (w). Panama City, Panama.

Ellis has May 17, 1878 – December 27, 1909.

FILM, Filmed with Panama Star and Herald Microfilm Project. Reels 13-32

Estrella de Panama (Steamer Edition) (ir). Panama City, Panama.

Ellis has October 15, 1858 – December 25, 1865; January 10, 1868 – December 25, 1871; January 1, 1872 – December 31, 1875.

FILM, Filmed with Panama Star and Herald Microfilm Project. Reels 11, 12, 33

Fort Smith New Era

Fort Smith New Era (w). Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Ellis has October 8, 1863 – September 3, 1885 (incomplete).

FILM, Shelved under Weekly New Era

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper (w). New York, New York.

Ellis has December 15, 1855 – December, 1900.

Note: Title varies: Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper December, 1855 – November, 1891; Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly December, 1891 – June, 1894; Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly July, 1894 – January 31, 1895; Leslie’s Weekly, Illustrated February 7, 1895 – December, 1900.

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Heraldo

Heraldo (d). Panama City. Panama.

Ellis has July 4, 1889 – January 28, 1891.

FILM, Filmed with Panama Star and Herald Microfilm Project. Reel B

Illustrated London News

Illustrated London News (w). London, United Kingdom.

Ellis has May, 1842 – December, 1904.

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Justice

Justice (w). London, United Kingdom.

Ellis has 1884 – 1914.

Note: Title varies: Social Democrat.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times (d). Los Angeles, California.

Ellis has December 4, 1881 to December 31, 2012.

Note: Title varies: Los Angeles Daily Times.

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Memphis Daily Appeal

Memphis Daily Appeal (d). Memphis, Tennessee.

Ellis has July 27, 1847 – September 30, 1870; January 1, 1871 – December 31, 1890.

Note: Title varies: Memphis Daily Appeal July 27, 1847 – November 8, 1890; Merged with Memphis Avalanche to form Memphis Appeal-Avalanche November 9, 1890 – December 31, 1890.

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Mobile Register

Mobile Register (d,tw). Mobile, Alabama.

Ellis has December 10, 1821 – May 27, 1864 (incomplete); August 25, 1865 – September, 1910.

Note: Title varies: Mobile Commercial Register December 10, 1821 – October, 1832; Merged with Mobile Patriot to form Mobile Daily Commercial Register and Patriot October 6, 1832 – November, 1841; Merged with Merchants and Planters Journal to form Mobile Register and Journal December, 1841 – January 15, 1851; Mobile Daily Register January 17, 1851 – May, 1861; Merged with Mobile Daily Advertiser to form Mobile Advertiser and Register June, 1861 – June 8, 1863; Mobile Daily Advertiser and Register June 9, 1863 – November 16, 1864; Advertiser and Register 1864 – January, 1868; Mobile Daily Register February, 1868 – December 22, 1877; Daily Register December 23, 1877 – May 24, 1903; Mobile Register May 25, 1903 – September, 1910. Frequency varies: tri-weekly during summers 1822 – 1848.

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New Orleans Price Current

New Orleans Price Current (w,sw). New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ellis has October, 1835 – December 29, 1838; October, 1839 – August 23, 1845; September, 1848 – August 31, 1867; September 1, 1870 – August 23, 1876; September 1, 1877 – August 29, 1883.

Note: Appears in catalog under the title Commercial Bulletin, Price Current and Shipping List.

Note: Title varies: New Orleans Price Current, and Commercial Intelligencer October, 1835 – May 21, 1842; New Orleans Price Current, Commercial Intelligencer, and Merchants Transcript May 25, 1842 – 1875; New Orleans Price Current Commercial Intelligencer, and Shipping List 1876 – August 29, 1883. Absorbed New Orleans Commercial Bulletin, 1871. Frequency varies: semi-weekly 1876 – August 29, 1883.

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New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Times-Picayune (d). New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ellis has January 25, 1837 to December 2003.

Note: Title varies: Picayune 1837; Daily Picayune January 25, 1837 – April 5, 1914; Merged with Times-Democrat to form Times Democrat and the Daily Picayune April 6, 1914 – May 11, 1914; Times-Picayune May 12, 1914 – May, 1980; Merged with New Orleans States Item to form Times Picayune/States-Item June, 1980 – September 30, 1986; Times-Picayune October 1, 1986 to December 2003.

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New York Herald-Tribune

New York Herald-Tribune (d). New York, New York.

Ellis has April 10, 1841 – April 24, 1966.

Note: Title varies: New York Tribune April 10, 1841 – April 21, 1842; New York Daily Tribune April 22, 1842 – April 9, 1866; New York Tribune April 10, 1866 – March 18, 1924; Merged with New York Herald to form New York Herald-New York Tribune March 19, 1924 – May 30, 1926; New York Herald-Tribune June 1, 1926 – April 24, 1966; Merged with New York Journal-American, and the World-Telegram to form5 the World-Journal-Tribune listed separately in alphabetical order in this guide. Publication suspended December 1-5, 1953; December 9, 1962 – March, 1963; September 16, 1965 – October 15, 1965.

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New York Times

New York Times (d). New York, New York.

Ellis has September, 1851 to December 31, 2012.

Note: New York Times Magazine is a supplement to the Sunday edition and is filmed with the newspaper.

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Panama Star and Herald

Panama Star and Herald. Panama City, Panama.

Ellis has September 13, 1850 – December 1, 1876; January 1, 1877 – December 31, 1914; January 1, 1891 – December 31, 1914.

Note: Titles include: Panama Star September 13, 1850 – January 29, 1853; Panama Herald April 14, 1851 – April 27, 1854; Panama Star and Herald October 3, 1851 – December 31, 1870, January 3, 1871 – December 31, 1874, January 1, 1891 – December 31, 1914; Panama Star and Herald (Steamer Edition) January 3, 1856 – December 25, 1870, January 1, 1871 – December 1, 1876, July 6, 1877 – December 30, 1880; Panama Star and Herald (Weekly Edition) January 1, 1877 – May 10, 1878, January 6, 1881 – December 25, 1890, January 1, 1891 – December 26, 1910; Panama Star and Herald (Afternoon Edition) September 14, 1914 – November 23, 1914.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (d,sw,w). Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ellis has July 29, 1786 – August 31, 1927.

Note: Titles Include: Pittsburgh Gazette July 29, 1786 – January 3, 1842; Pittsburgh Daily Gazette and Advertiser July 29, 1844 – March 27, 1847; Pittsburgh Daily Gazette November 16, 1847 – February 14, 1877; Pittsburgh Gazette Commercial February 15, 1877 – February 24, 1877; Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette February 26, 1877 – November 2, 1901; Pittsburgh Gazette November 4, 1901 – April 30, 1906; Pittsburgh Gazette-Times May 1, 1906 – July 31, 1927; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette August 2, 1927 – August 31, 1927.

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Raleigh Register

Raleigh Register (d,w,sw). Raleigh, North Carolina.

Ellis has October 22, 1799 – December, 1886 (incomplete).

Note: Titles include: Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina Weekly Advertiser; Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina State Gazette; Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina Gazette; Weekly Raleigh Register and North Carolina Gazette; Daily Register; Semi-Weekly Raleigh Register; Weekly Raleigh Register; Raleigh Register.

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San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle (d). San Francisco, California.

Ellis has January 16, 1865 to December 2003.

Note: Title varies: Daily Dramatic Chronicle January 16, 1865 – August 30, 1868; Daily Morning Chronicle January 1, 1868 – December 31, 1869; San Francisco Chronicle August 31, 1868 to December 2003. Publication suspended during strike: special edition issued January 6, 1868 – February 27, 1868.

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Siglo Diez y Nueve

Siglo Diez y Nueve (d). Mexico City, Mexico.

Ellis has July 1, 1843 – September 30, 1843; July, 1845 – December, 1845; August 1, 1855 – December 31, 1857; January 1, 1858 – May 4, 1885 (incomplete).

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Spirit of Jefferson

Spirit of Jefferson (w). Charles Town, West Virginia.

Ellis has September 7, 1852 – September 7, 1909.

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Sunday Times

Sunday Times (w). London, United Kingdom.

Ellis has 1822 to December 2003.

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Taller

Taller (frequency varies). Panama City, Panama.

Ellis has April 28, 1888 – October 2, 1890.

FILM, Filmed with Panama Star and Herald. Reel B

Telegram

Telegram (d). Panama City, Panama.

Ellis has April 3, 1886 – May 29, 1886.

FILM, Filmed with Panama Star and Herald. Reel 17

Temps

Temps (d). Paris, France.

Ellis has April 25, 1861 – November 30, 1942.

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Times

Times (d). London, United Kingdom.

Ellis has January 1, 1785 to December 2003.

Note: Title varies: Daily Universal Register January 1, 1785 – 1787; Times; or, Daily Universal Register January, 1788 – May 18, 1788; Times May 19, 1788 to December 2003.

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Tribune

Tribune (d). Lahore, India; Chandigarh, India; Ambala, India.

Ellis has February 9, 1881 – December, 1897; January, 1899 – September, 1908; January, 1909 – November 17, 1912; January, 1913 – December, 1914; February, 1915 – November 6, 1940; January, 1941 – August 15, 1947; May 13, 1948 – December 31, 1969.

Note: In English. Place of publication varies: Lahore February 9, 1881 – August 15, 1947; Ambala May 13, 1948 – June, 1969; Chandigarh July, 1969 – December 31, 1969.

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True Fissure

True Fissure (w). Candelaria, Nevada.

Ellis has June 12, 1880 – January 29, 1881; February 26, 1881 – June 11, 1881; June 25, 1881 – July 30, 1881; August 20, 1881 – July 29, 1882; February 10, 1883.

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Washington Post

Washington Post (d). Washington, D.C.

Ellis has December 6, 1877 to December 2012.

Note: Title varies: Washington Post December 6, 1877 – March 16, 1954; Merged with Washington Times-Herald to form Washington Post and Times Herald March 18, 1954 – December 31, 1973; Washington Post January 1, 1974 to date.

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