Name/Title
Willimantic Journal (Bound) 1882-1883Entry/Object ID
2023.32.11Description
A collection of newspapers from the Willimantic Journal from December 16th 1881 to December 28th 1883. This collection also includes a Newspaper from the New York Weekly Herald from December 9th 1882.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. Along with the rest of the Crosbie bound newspaper collection these newspapers were likely either owned or bound by Saxton B. Little (1813-1907) who was a prominent educator and benefactor to the Free Library of Columbia (later the Saxton B. Little Free Library).Collection
Lucy Crosbie CollectionPublication Details
Publication Type
NewspaperVolume/Number/Issue
Vol. 34, No. 50 - Vol. 36, No. 52.Place Published
Neighborhood
Willimantic, CTCity
Windham, CTContinent
North AmericaRegion
NortheastDate Published
Dec 16, 1881 - Dec 28, 1883Publication Language
EnglishInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Inside CoverTranscription
2135Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
InkDimensions
Width
15-1/2 inLength
21-1/2 inLocation
Location
Room
Archives* Untyped Location
Main Museum BuildingCategory
StorageDate
November 4, 2023Condition
Overall Condition
FairCondition Detail
Yellowing, Foxing, Wrinkling, TearDate Examined
Nov 4, 2023Created By
Eves, JamieCreate Date
November 4, 2023Updated By
Eves, JamieUpdate Date
November 25, 2023
