Stars and Stripes

Archive

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Stars and Stripes

Entry/Object ID

2016.046.059

Scope and Content

Stars and Stripes is an American newspaper that reports on matters affecting the members of the United States Armed Forces. It operates from inside the Department of Defense, but is editorially separate from it. The first Stars and Stripes was printed on November 9, 1861, during the Civil War. Soldiers of the 11th, 18th, and 29th Illinois Regiments, setting up camp in Bloomfield, Missouri, found the local newspaper's office empty and decided to print a newspaper about their activities. They called it the Stars and Stripes. While the Stars and Stripes Museum/Library Association is currently located in Bloomfield, there is no continuity between this and the later newspaper bearing the same name. During World War I, the staff, roving reporters, and illustrators of the Stars and Stripes were veteran reporters or young soldiers who would later become such in the post-war years. The Stars and Stripes was then an eight-page weekly which reached a peak of 526,000 readers, relying on the improvisational efforts of its staff to get it printed in France and distributed to U.S. troops. During World War II, the newspaper was printed in dozens of editions in several operating theaters. Again, both newspapermen in uniform and young soldiers, some of whom would later become important journalists, filled the staffs and showed zeal and talent in publishing and delivering the paper on time. Some of the editions were assembled and printed very close to the front, to get the latest information to the most troops. Holdings include one (1) issue: September 13, 1918.

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

Stars and Stripes

Description

Stars and Stripes is an American newspaper that reports on matters affecting the members of the United States Armed Forces. It operates from inside the Department of Defense, but is editorially separate from it. The first Stars and Stripes was printed on November 9, 1861, during the Civil War. Soldiers of the 11th, 18th, and 29th Illinois Regiments, setting up camp in Bloomfield, Missouri, found the local newspaper's office empty and decided to print a newspaper about their activities. They called it the Stars and Stripes. While the Stars and Stripes Museum/Library Association is currently located in Bloomfield, there is no continuity between this and the later newspaper bearing the same name. During World War I, the staff, roving reporters, and illustrators of the Stars and Stripes were veteran reporters or young soldiers who would later become such in the post-war years. The Stars and Stripes was then an eight-page weekly which reached a peak of 526,000 readers, relying on the improvisational efforts of its staff to get it printed in France and distributed to U.S. troops. During World War II, the newspaper was printed in dozens of editions in several operating theaters. Again, both newspapermen in uniform and young soldiers, some of whom would later become important journalists, filled the staffs and showed zeal and talent in publishing and delivering the paper on time. Some of the editions were assembled and printed very close to the front, to get the latest information to the most troops. Holdings include one (1) issue: September 13, 1918.

Container

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

Notes

Date: September 13, 1918 Public Access