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Atlanta ConstitutionEntry/Object ID
2016.046.045Scope and Content
Atlanta Constitution.
The Constitution, as it was originally known, was first published on June 16, 1868. Its name changed to The Atlanta Constitution in October 1869. It was such a force that by 1871 it had killed off the Daily Intelligencer, the only Atlanta paper to survive the American Civil War. In August 1875, its name changed to The Atlanta Daily Constitution for two weeks, then to The Constitution again for about a year. In 1876, Captain Evan Howell (a former Intelligencer city editor) purchased a controlling interest from E.Y. Clarke Sr. and became its editor-in-chief. In October 1876, the newspaper became The Daily Constitution, before settling on the name The Atlanta Constitution in September 1881. Cox Enterprises, owner of The Atlanta Journal, bought the Constitution in June 1950, bringing both newspapers under one ownership and combining sales and administrative offices. Separate newsrooms were kept until 1982, though even after the newsrooms were combined, both papers continued to be published. The Journal, an afternoon paper, led the morning Constitution until the 1970s, when afternoon papers began to fall out of favor with subscribers. In November 2001, the two papers, which were once fierce competitors, merged to produce one daily morning paper, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Holdings include one (1) issue - June 10, 1890Collection
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Atlanta ConstitutionDescription
Published in Atlanta, Georgia; holdings include one (1) issue - June 10, 1890Container
Location JHS Archives, Room 204
Container Map Cabinet 8
Folder Drawer 2Notes
Date: June 10, 1890
Public Access