Name/Title
Door County Advocate - First Edition - Vol. 1 - No. 1 - Saturday, March 22, 1862Entry/Object ID
2003.06.0001Scope and Content
Door County Advocate - First Edition - Vol. 1 - No. 1 - Saturday, March 22, 1862. According to the Diamond Anniversary Issue of the Door County Advocate, Fri. Mar. 26, 1937, this was the only loose copy of the first issue. It was found about 1924 when S. J. Harris was cleaning out a pile of old, rolled-up papers in a forgotten corner of a room at the Advocate so that he could use this room as an office for his new position as reporter. So that this copy would not be mislaid and forgotten again, the sheets were framed separately in hinged, glass panels so they could be turned on a wall bracket and read on both sides. This was displayed in the Advocate's front office until the Door County Historical Museum was built, at which time it was turned over to the museum.
Physical Characteristics: 2 sheets, 12 1/2" x 18", in hinged 15 1/2" x 21 1/2" framesCollection
Door County ArchivesCataloged By
Sally TreichelAcquisition
Accession
2003.06Source or Donor
Door County Historical MuseumAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
NewspaperNomenclature Primary Object Term
SerialNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Newspapers, First Edition, Door County AdvocateArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
Mar 22, 1862Archive Size/Extent
2 large pages, in framesPrimary Language
EnglishArchive Notes
Date(s): March 22, 1862
Level of Description: ItemGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: The sheets appear to have at one time suffered some water damage. Although parts of the hinges are missing, the sheets will be kept between glass, in the frames until a more suitable solution can be found.
Status: OKCreate Date
May 6, 2003Update Date
June 10, 2026
