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Newspapers collection (MS 61)

Posted on November 21, 2014 by McArthur Library

Collected single issue and bound volumes of newspapers, spanning over 200 years of mostly local news. Most of the papers come from Biddeford and Saco, however the collection also includes papers from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York and St. Paul, … Continue reading →

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Walter Perkins Amateur Newspaper Collection (MS 12)

Posted on September 16, 2013 by McArthur Library

Collection of amateur newspapers, the bulk produced between 1873 and 1874, from across the United States and Canada. They were collected by Walter E. Perkins of Biddeford, who at age 14 was producing his own paper “The Snow Flake”. Perkins … Continue reading →

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