Willimantic Journal (Bound) 1886-1887

Publication

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Windham Textile and History Museum

Cover of Bound Willimantic Journal: This is a large cardboard-bound book. The cover is black and white marbling with a black spine and corners. There are some scratches on the cover as well as a bit of fading from age.
Cover of Bound Willimantic Journal

This is a large cardboard-bound book. The cover is black and white marbling with a black spine and corners. There are some scratches on the cover as well as a bit of fading from age.

Name/Title

Willimantic Journal (Bound) 1886-1887

Entry/Object ID

2023.32.4

Description

A collection of newspapers from the Willimantic Journal from January 1886-December 1887

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 March 8th, 1889.

Collection

Lucy Crosbie Collection

Publication Details

Publication Type

Newspaper

Volume/Number/Issue

Vol. 38 - Vol. 40, No. 52

Place Published

Neighborhood

Willimantic, CT

City

Windham, CT

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast

Date Published

Jan 1, 1886 - Dec 30, 1887

Publication Language

English

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Inside Cover

Transcription

Cost of Binding $2.00, S. B. Little, Meriden CT, March 8. 1889

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Notes

Saxton B. Little was an educator and benefact of the Colombia Free Library that would later become the Saxton B. Little Free Library as a result of these contributions.

Dimensions

Height

21 in

Width

15-1/2 in

Location

Location

Room

Archives

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Storage

Date

October 21, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Condition Detail

Yellowing, Tear, Foxing, Wrinkling, Soiling/Grime

Date Examined

Oct 21, 2023

Cleanliness

Poor, leaves a residue from age.

Web Links and URLs

1886 Willimantic Journal Digitization, 1887 Willimantic Journal Digitization

Created By

Eves, Jamie

Create Date

October 21, 2023

Updated By

Eves, Jamie

Update Date

November 25, 2023