Gloucester, Virginia, Newspapers Privately Printed by Douglas P. Smith, 1903/1951, bulk 1942/1943

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library

Preferred citation:

Gloucester Newspapers Privately Printed by Douglas P. Smith, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.50 Linear Feet
Creator:
Smith, Douglas P.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Gloucester Newspapers Privately Printed by Douglas P. Smith, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

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."

Biographical / historical:

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Arrangement:

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.