March 27, 2023

WFTS: Florida Sentinel Bulletin history in the process of being digitized at the C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Library

WFTS: Florida Sentinel Bulletin history in the process of being digitized at the C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Library. “The Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection dates back to the 1940s. The collection highlights African American history that you wouldn’t see in other media outlets. Right now, the library is in the process of digitizing all of the items to make them more accessible to the community.”

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March 14, 2023

NiemanLab: The Prison Newspaper Directory finds that the number of prison-based papers is growing

NiemanLab: The Prison Newspaper Directory finds that the number of prison-based papers is growing. “The local newspaper industry has seen better days (though not so much in my lifetime). One growth spot, however, is where you might not expect it: Behind bars. According to the newly launched Prison Newspaper Directory by the Prison Journalism Project, there are 24 prison-based newspapers in 12 states. At least four of the papers were launched in the last year.”

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March 7, 2023

ANSAmed: Project to digitize Italian periodicals in Egypt

From ANSAmed, and translated from Italian (an English version is available but the formatting is really bad): Project to digitize Italian periodicals in Egypt. “A project was presented in Cairo which, through the digitization of tens of thousands of pages, aims to preserve and make available to the public the historic collection of printed periodicals by the end of the year in Egypt in the Italian language in almost 50 years, between the end of the 19th century and the pre-war period.”

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March 2, 2023

Digital Library of Georgia: R.J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation-Funded Underdocumented Newspapers Now Available

Digital Library of Georgia: R.J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation-Funded Underdocumented Newspapers Now Available. “As part of a $27,103.50 grant from the R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation, the Digital Library of Georgia has digitized over 109,000 pages of Georgia newspaper titles. The newly-released collection includes Georgia newspapers of the late 19th century from under documented Georgia counties from microfilm held by the Georgia Newspaper Project.”

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February 18, 2023

Rochester First: Longest running Black newspaper ‘The Frederick Douglass Voice’ archived in Rochester

Rochester First: Longest running Black newspaper ‘The Frederick Douglass Voice’ archived in Rochester. “An archive project is being put together for what is considered the longest-running Black newspaper in New York known as The Frederick Douglass Voice. Civil rights champion Howard Coles began publishing the newspaper in 1933.”

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February 13, 2023

WBAL: AFRO Charities receives $2.257M in federal funds to preserve Black history

WBAL: AFRO Charities receives $2.257M in federal funds to preserve Black history. “Major steps are being taken to preserve a treasure trove of Black history in Baltimore. The AFRO American newspapers and its archives are getting millions of dollars to take the operation to the historic Upton Mansion in west Baltimore. The building was built in 1938, and it features more than 10,000 square feet of space for development.”

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February 9, 2023

Princeton University Library: Sidney Lapidus ’59 gift to Princeton University Library opens digital access to collection of rare Revolution-era books and publications

Princeton University Library: Sidney Lapidus ’59 gift to Princeton University Library opens digital access to collection of rare Revolution-era books and publications. “The collection includes more than 2,700 original books, atlases, pamphlets, newspapers, and magazines relating to human and political rights, liberty, and independence around the time of the American Revolution. Lapidus also made a financial gift that enabled the PUL team to digitize the collection, making it keyword-searchable and openly available to the world.”

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February 3, 2023

41 Years of SGN now online at Washington Digital Newspapers; historic content available free to the public (Washington Secretary of State)

Washington Secretary of State: 41 Years of SGN now online at Washington Digital Newspapers; historic content available free to the public. “Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, recently digitized 1,745 issues of the Seattle Gay News (now known as SGN), as part of the Washington Digital Newspapers (WDN) program.”

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