Liberty

Archive

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Liberty

Entry/Object ID

2016.046.073

Scope and Content

Liberty was a weekly, general-interest magazine, subtitled, "A Weekly for Everybody." It was launched in 1924 by Colonel Robert Rutherford McCormick and Captain Joseph Medill Patterson, owners and editors of the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News, respectively. In 1931, McCormick-Patterson sold the publication to Bernarr Macfadden. At one time it was said to be "the second greatest magazine in America," ranking behind The Saturday Evening Post in circulation. Holdings include five (5) issues - May 6, 1933, February 3, 1934, March 3, 1934, April 6, 1934, and June 2, 1934.

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

Date(s) of Creation

1933 - 1934

Title

Liberty

Description

Liberty was a weekly, general-interest magazine, subtitled, "A Weekly for Everybody." It was launched in 1924 by Colonel Robert Rutherford McCormick and Captain Joseph Medill Patterson, owners and editors of the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News, respectively. In 1931, McCormick-Patterson sold the publication to Bernarr Macfadden. At one time it was said to be "the second greatest magazine in America," ranking behind The Saturday Evening Post in circulation. Holdings include five (5) issues - May 6, 1933, February 3, 1934, March 3, 1934, April 6, 1934, and June 2, 1934.

Date(s) of Creation

1933 - 1934

Container

Location JHS Archives, 2nd Floor West Alcove Container Left Shelves Folder Shelf 3

Notes

Public Access