Willimantic Journal (Bound) 1894-95

Publication

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Windham Textile and History Museum

Cover of the bound Willimantic Journal from 1894-95.: This is a large cardboard-bound book. The cover is red, black and white marbling with a black spine and corners. There is significant fading, particularly by the spine and corners. There is a bit of flaking there as well.
Cover of the bound Willimantic Journal from 1894-95.

This is a large cardboard-bound book. The cover is red, black and white marbling with a black spine and corners. There is significant fading, particularly by the spine and corners. There is a bit of flaking there as well.

Name/Title

Willimantic Journal (Bound) 1894-95

Entry/Object ID

2023.32.5

Description

A bound collection of newspapers from the Willimantic Journal from January 1894 to December 1895.

Context

The first newspaper to be published in Willimantic was The Public Medium in January 1847. The Public Medium later changed its name to The Willimantic Journal. This is a bound collection of that newspaper from Jan. 3rd, 1896 to Dec. 31, 1897 (Willimantic Journal). From an inscription on the inside cover, we know that these newspapers were previously owned and/or bound by Saxton B. Little of the Saxton B. Little free library in Colombia, CT before being owned by Lucy Crosbie of The Chronicle. There is also a binding date written in the same hand of May 14, 1896.

Collection

Lucy Crosbie Collection

Publication Details

Publication Type

Newspaper

Volume/Number/Issue

Vol. 47, No. 1 - Vol. 48, No. 52

Place Published

Neighborhood

Willimantic, CT

City

Windham, CT

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast

Date Published

Jan 5, 1894 - Dec 27, 1895

Notes

Bound May 14th, 1896 in Meriden, CT

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Inside Cover

Transcription

3242, Cost of Binding $2.00, S. B. Little, Meriden CT. May 14, 1896, No. 2998.

Language

English

Dimensions

Height

21-1/2 in

Width

15-1/2 in

Location

Location

Room

Archives

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Temporary

Date

October 21, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Condition Detail

Yellowing, Tear, Wrinkling, Foxing, Soiling/Grime

Date Examined

Oct 21, 2023

Cleanliness

Grime from age comes off on hands, particularly around the binding.

Web Links and URLs

1894 Willimantic Journal Digitized, 1895 Willimantic Journal Digitized

Created By

Eves, Jamie

Create Date

October 21, 2023

Updated By

Eves, Jamie

Update Date

November 25, 2023