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Associated Press news dispatches

 Collection
Identifier: MSS50666

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The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Associated Press, Washington Bureau, News Dispatches is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).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.

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.

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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