Andrew Szanton·Aug 25, 2021Mr. T.P. Fulton, the Kansas Newspaper Editor and GunfighterIn 1885, Thomas Parker (“T.P.”) Fulton, 35 years old, Ohio-born, spent a great deal of time in the offices of “The Democrat,” on the second floor of a brick building on Central Avenue, just off Main Street, in Eldorado, Kansas. …Newspaper History4 min readNewspaper History4 min read
Dr Janette MartininSpecial Collections·May 3, 2021Introducing the (Manchester) Guardian teaching resources2021 was an important year for one of the University of Manchester Library’s largest archive collection. The Guardian (formerly Manchester) Archive is an extensive business archive which documents the history of this famous newspaper. It tells the story of Manchester, from local news on the cotton prices in Manchester, through…Newspaper History3 min readNewspaper History3 min read
Dr Janette MartininSpecial Collections·Apr 27, 2021Anniversaries: The Guardian newspaper through time and placeThis anniversary blog highlights objects from our bicentenary exhibition and from the wider Guardian (formerly Manchester Guardian) Archive including an exciting new addition It is human nature to mark anniversaries, whether personal milestones like birthdays or wider national events such as royal weddings or anniversaries of key historical events. Institutions…Newspaper History13 min readNewspaper History13 min read
Glenn Fleishman·Apr 25, 2019Flong time, no seeHow a paper mold transformed the growth of newspapers — You’ve heard of letterpress printing. You know about individual pieces of metal type stacked side by side by typesetters to make a line of type. …Newspaper History26 min readNewspaper History26 min read
