<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/199519">A&amp;M 4346</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Charleston Newspapers Final Issue Printing Plates <num>A&amp;M 4346</num></titleproper><author>Laureen Wilson</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-06-18 13:59:49 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Charleston Newspapers Final Issue Printing Plates</unittitle>
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      <corpname role="pbl" source="ingest">Charleston Daily Mail</corpname>
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      <corpname role="pbl" source="ingest">Charleston Gazette</corpname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.2 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 1/2 in. (1 flat storage box)</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="2015-07-15/2015-07-15">2015</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_2fb5ed9bec65254fb7b503be276403db">West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/">West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</a></physloc>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The sides of the metal plates are sharp; caution is advised when handling. In addition, gloves should be worn when handling plates.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Charleston Newspapers Final Issue Printing Plates, A&amp;M 4346, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Two printing plates for the front pages of the Charleston Gazette and Charleston Daily Mail on the date of the final editions of those newspapers. The final issues of each newspaper were published 15 July 2015. Starting 20 July 2015, the two newspapers were merged into a single publication, the Charleston Gazette-Mail. The printing plates are thin sheets of metal measuring 12 1/2 in. x 23 1/2 in.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the <a href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright" target="_blank">Permissions and Copyright page</a> on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <title authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81023885" source="lcsh">Charleston gazette</title>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091583" source="lcsh">Newspaper publishing</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Newspapers.</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Printers and printing.</subject>
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