Daily Courier newspaper
Content Description
This collection contains nine issues of an amateur newspaper created by two brothers, Harold and Arthur Rowley, ages fifteen and eleven, from Springfield, Massachusetts. They were the children of H.C. Rowley, head of the G & C Merriam Company, a well-known publishing and bookselling business. The newspapers are one page printed broadsides using a late 19th century mimeograph process. The brothers hand wrote these newspapers and likely printed them using their father's equipment. The newspapers include information on their home (Wyndhurst), its visitors, personals, facts on random topics, lost and found, profiles of famous historical figures, scripture alphabet, and advertisements for employees of G & C Merriam Company.
Acquisition Type
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased, 24 August 2020.
Restrictions Apply
No
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Handle gently; paper delicate.
Dates
- 1894
Extent
0.04 Cubic Feet (1 legal folder)
Inventory
9 handwritten amateur newspapers