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Gloucester Newspapers Privately Printed by Douglas P. Smith, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
The first series are the dated newspapers, filed chronologically. The second series are the undated newspapers and they are grouped by the titles of the issues. The third series are newspaper duplicates, the fourth series are other printed materials and the fifth series are miscellaneous personal papers.
Original newspapers privately printed in Gloucester, Virginia by Douglas P. Smith on a child's Swiftset printing press. Most are one page. Issue sizes vary from 3.5 x 5.5 to 7 x 7.5.
Also included are personal papers of Douglas P. Smith and two June 1945 editions of a newsletter, "The Gloucester Pointer."
3 issues of newspapers without titles. Size: 3.5 x 5.5.
2 issues of newspaper, "Hayes Store Daily Star." Size: 3.5 x 5.5
11 issues of newspaper, "The Swift Set Rotary News." Size: 3.5 x 5.5.
8 issues of newspapers, "Swiftset Scoops & and "Hayes Store Scoops." Size: 3.5 x 7.
7 issues of newspapers, "The Allied News," "Extra," "The Hayes Store Journal & and "The Hayes Store American." Size: 3.5 x 7 and 5.5 x 7.5.
4 issues of newspapers, "The Daily Bulletin," The Hayes Store Free Press," and "The Hayes Store News." Size: 5.5 x 7 and 3.5 x 5.5.
2 issues of "The Hayes Store Eagle." Size: 3.5 x 7 and 5.5 x 7.5.
7 issues of "The Hayes Store News." Some issues are multipaged. Size: 5.5 x 7.5.
"The Hayes Store News, " The Sigma Rho Sentinel & and "The Royal Messenger." 22 issues.
"The Hayes Store Free Press," "Railroad News," "The Gloucester News" and unnamed newspapers.
Baseball game announcement between the Guinea Dodgers and Copeland Park, with "The Gloucester News & banner. August 26, 1951. Announcement for a new publication edited and published by Douglas Smith, "National Sports Digest." Press Cards, on card stock, "Freedom of the Press, EDITOR, The Hayes Store Free Press, Douglas Smith." 10 cards, each signed by Douglas Smith. "The Official Amoco Scorecard & banner with advertisements. Card stock. 3 items.
One issue of "The Stamp World" dated April 10, 1944. Receipt from L. Bromm Baking Company, Inc., 516 East Marshall St, Richmond, Virginia. Company check from The Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, dated May 6, 1914, signed by Katherine B Emory. 1903 postcard to the ETNA Chemical Co. Golf score card from the Country Club of Gloucester County, VA. Commencement Program from Achilles High School Auditorium in Hayes, Virginia, dated May 9, 1938 Blank letterhead for Smith Publications which lists under the heading: The Hayes Store News, Official AMOCO baseball score card and job printing. Douglas P. Smith, President. June 1945 newletter "The Gloucester Pointer". Cover says, "The Mighty 7th War Loan. The Editor-in-Chief was Marie A. Baldwin.