Early English Newspapers
- Location: McKeldin Library
Location Code & Call Number: MCK PER M-FILM AN183.E3
Description
This collection reproduces the Burney and Nichols collections of seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century English newspapers in the British Library and the Bodleian Library at Oxford. The collection sheds light on virtually all aspects of English life. It also provides information about other countries as reported by the English press.
The Burney collection comprises units 1 - 24. The Nichols collection, beginning with unit 25, is still in progress. The general organization of the collection is alphabetical by title, with individual issues appearing in chronological order. Long-run newspapers are available on discrete reels identified by title; shorter-run newspapers are grouped together on multiple-title reels, and miscellaneous issues of numerous titles are grouped into designated miscellaneous reels.
The guides to the collection provide an alphabetical title listing for all available newspapers, and an individual reel listing for each unit.
Index/Guide
The following source provides more detailed information about the contents of each microfilm reel in the collection:- REF Z6956.G6E651 1983 FOLIO
- Cox, Susan, M. Early Englsih Newspapers: Bibliography and Guide to the Microfilm Collection. [Units 1 - 24]
- REF Z6956.G6E65
- Early
Englsih Newspapers:Bibliography and Guide to the Microfilm Collection.[Units 25- ]
- Online Guide to Early English Newspapers
