Associated Press news dispatches
Scope and Content Note
The collection of news dispatches of the Washington Bureau of the Associated Press spans the period 1915-1930 and contains an unbroken chronology of world and national events as reported by the news agency.
Dates
- Creation: 1915-1930
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Access and Restrictions
Restrictions apply governing the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for information concerning these restrictions. In addition, many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Associated Press, Washington Bureau, News Dispatches is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Extent
375 items
254 containers
101.6 linear feet
Abstract
Collection of news dispatches from the Washington, D.C., Bureau of the Associated Press containing an unbroken chronology of world and national events as reported by the news agency.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Catalog Record
Provenance
The news dispatches of the Associated Press, Washington Bureau, were given to the Library of Congress by the bureau in 1944. The collection was transferred from the Rare Book and Special Collections Division to the Manuscript Division in 1973.
Online Content
The news dispatches of the Associated Press, Washington Bureau are available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000080 .
Processing History
The collection was housed and described in the Manuscript Division in 1974. The finding aid was revised in 2009 and again in 2014.
Source
- Associated Press. Washington Bureau (Creator, Organization)
Subject
- Associated Press. Washington Bureau. (Organization)
- Title
- Associated Press, Washington Bureau, News Dispatches
- Subtitle
- A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress
- Author
- Prepared by Manuscript Division Staff
- Date
- 2014
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Part of the Manuscript Division Repository
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