Versailles Union newspaper

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Terms of access:

Handle gently. Two pages have been damaged by fire and are fragile.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16502, Versialles Union Newspaper, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
0.04 Cubic Feet 1 legal sized folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16502, Versialles Union Newspaper, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Handwritten amateur newspaper containing fourteen pages of text bound at the top, written on lined paper created in Versailles, Ohio. Several boys signed their names to the articles, including two members of the Schman family. The first two articles are on western trips -- one to the Indiana/Ohio border and the other to Iowa. Also included are poetry and editorials.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Jeffrey Rovenpor by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on December 13, 2019.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
newspapers