The Evening News

Archive

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

The Evening News

Entry/Object ID

2016.046.051

Scope and Content

The Evening News (and its daily component, The Detroit News) is one of the two major newspapers in Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival Detroit Free Press's building. The News absorbed the Detroit Tribune on February 1, 1919, the Detroit Journal on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960, it bought and closed the faltering Detroit Times. The Evening News Association, owner of The News, merged with Gannett in 1985. Holdings include one (1) issue - May 4, 1901 (no volume/number assigned, but issue indicates "twenty-eight year" for a ca. 1873 establishment)

Collection

Newspaper Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Items Details

Title

The Evening News

Description

The Evening News (and its daily component, The Detroit News) is one of the two major newspapers in Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival Detroit Free Press's building. The News absorbed the Detroit Tribune on February 1, 1919, the Detroit Journal on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960, it bought and closed the faltering Detroit Times. The Evening News Association, owner of The News, merged with Gannett in 1985. Holdings include one (1) issue - May 4, 1901 (no volume/number assigned, but issue indicates "twenty-eight year" for a ca. 1873 establishment)

Container

Location JHS Archives, Room 204 Container Map Cabinet 8 Folder Drawer 2

Notes

Date: May 4, 1901 Public Access