House Divided Project
Dickinson College students and staff are creating a wide variety of resources to honor the Civil War's 150th anniversary (2011-15) and to help America's classrooms learn more about this pivotal conflict.
House Divided Project
PO Box 1773 / Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA 17013
717-245-1525
hdivided@dickinson.eduProject Links
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Reading Newspapers Archive
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What are "Clippings" in Nineteenth-Century Newspapers?
Posted on July 27, 2010 | 1 CommentFew Nineteenth Century newspaper editors, particularly in the decades before the Civil War, had the resources to hire lots of reporters to cover stories in their own cities or other states. While newspapers included editorials and reports written by their own staff in every issue,... -
Any Suggestions for Reading Nineteenth-Century Newspapers?
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsToday the New York Times states that “[their] goal is to cover the news viagra impartially and to treat readers, news sources, advertisers and all parts of our society fairly and openly.” Newspapers in the 19th Century, however, had far different objectives. As one reads...