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Cape Girardeau Weekly Argus

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2008.016

Scope and Contents

Original copies of the Cape Girardeau Weekly Argus, a newspaper published in Cape Girardeau, [MO]

The newspaper is bound into 4 books. Dates range from 1863 Jun 18 - 1871 Jun 1 when publication ceased.

The four books are divided as follows:

Book 1: 1863 Jun 18 (Vol. I, No. 1) – 1865 Jun 8 (Vol. II, No. 52)

Book 2: 1865 Jun 15 (Vol. III, No. 1 – 1867 Jun 6 (Vol. IV, No. 52)

Book 3: 1867 Jun 13 (Vol. V, No. 1) –1869 June 3 (Vol. VI, No. 52)

Book 4: 1869 Jun 10 (Vol. VII, No. 1) –1871 Jun 1 (Vol. VII, No. 52)

Damaged Issues: 1865 Jun 15 - 1865 Jul 27

Missing Issues: 1864 May 26; 1869 Sep 16

Additional loose copies of April 21, 1870 and July 7, 1864 available in oversized storage.

Dates

  • Creation: 1863-1871

Restrictions

Photocopy and scanning not permitted.

Rights Statement

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Extent

4 Volumes

1 map folders

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Original copies of a weekly newspaper published by W. H. Hamilton in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Provenance

Argus was donated to Special Collections in May of 2008

Title
Cape Girardeau Weekly Argus 1863-1871
Status
Completed
Author
Lisa Speer
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
One University Plaza, MS 4600
Cape Girardeau Missouri 63701 United States
5736512245