Microform Collections in Stauffer Library
EARLY ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS
Description
This collection combines the newspaper collections of Dr. Charles Burney (1726-1814; father of author Francis Burney) and John Nichols (1745-1826; printer and author). The collections were acquired by the British Library in 1818 and 1865, respectively. Burney's collection alone consisted of 700 volumes of titles ranging from 1603-1818, and when combined with Nichols' collection, it made for a comprehrensive set with extensive coverage of publishing during that two-century period.
"The importance of these newspapers as a significant record of the social, intellectual, and political history of Modern Europe and as a unique record of the development and diversity of the newspaper press, has become increasingly evident to scholars of the 20th century." -- from the Guide to the collection
Queen's University Library does not have the full microfilm collection, estimated at over 6,000 reels, but there is considerable overlap between titles listed in the collection Guide and titles found in the Early English Books and English Literary Periodicals collections also available at Queen's. There also are electronic renditions of many titles available through the Eighteenth Century Collections Online database, as well as actual physical copies of print versions held in Queen's W.D. Jordan Special Collections Library. (NOTE: Date ranges of the online and physical renditions of materials may not correspond to those of the reels.)
Microform Location and Call Number Stauffer Library - Check QCAT by title of newspaper, or view list of 352 identified titles (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Index/Guide Location and Call Number Stauffer Library Reference at Z6956 .G6 C68 1983
Collection Status Partial, with overlap in other collections
Notes
- The reels are not numbered in the index; rather, they are divided into 24 Units of various titles. In each unit, a title can span over several reels, or a single reel can cover several titles. Since a title may appear on a reel that is not part of the Early English Newspapers collection, other titles on the same multi-title reel in the index will not be on the given reel; therefore, each title should be looked up on its own in QCAT. Additionally, there are 6 Miscellaneous reels designated Miscellaneous Reel A through to F. Queen's University Library does not have the 6 Miscellaneous reels that cover several dozen titles of short publications; however, some of the documents are available in other collections and can be found by searching in QCAT. For a list of all titles on the Miscellaneous Reels, refer to Miscellaneous Reels A-F (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)