This is the second part of a series looking at tobacco advertising in the student newspaper, The Richmond Collegian, published at the University of Richmond. View…
Silver PersingerSeptember 25, 2014
A common feature in old newspapers was the short article. The sort of thing that was likely passed around from newspaper to newspaper in order to…
Silver PersingerJune 10, 2014
In our collection we have an unusual one-off edition of The Progressive Richmonder from June, 1950 that was circulated to promote support for the construction…
Silver PersingerApril 18, 2014
A perennial subject for newspapers is snow storms. In Richmond, forecasters are calling for 4 – 8 inches on Wednesday and Thursday. The debilitating effects…
Silver PersingerFebruary 11, 2014
From the Times Dispatch, Nov. 14, 1913 An advertisement at the bottom of page one says, “Shop Now -- There are only 35 more shopping…
Silver PersingerNovember 14, 2013
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Silver PersingerAugust 29, 2013
The University of Illinois has recently posted a couple videos that discuss the history and evolution of newspapers in the US. They are well done…
Silver PersingerAugust 22, 2013
There is a growing interest in the lost art of hand-lettering as evidenced by the recent premier of Sign Painters at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. in…
Silver PersingerApril 12, 2013
Similar to our friends at the Mecklenburg Times in 1941, above, the Virginia Newspaper Project is taking some time off for the holidays. Best wishes to…
Silver PersingerDecember 19, 2012
The Library of Virginia does have the Saturday, April 15, 1865 issue of The Richmond Whig, but the paper made no mention of the assassination…
Silver PersingerNovember 29, 2012
From the Richmond Times dated April 21, 1865, Volume 1, Number 1. The first edition of this newly established newspaper was published a full week after…
Silver PersingerNovember 21, 2012
With the renewed interest in President Abraham Lincoln due to Steven Spielberg’s latest movie, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at…
Silver PersingerNovember 19, 2012
There was a story on yesterday’s Morning Edition about an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The exhibit is called “Shock of…
Silver PersingerSeptember 26, 2012
The ascension of Mitt Romney, though drawn out, is boring by comparison to the Republican Convention of 1912. The June 21, 1912 issue of the The Times Dispatch devoted…
Silver PersingerJune 21, 2012
