Carlisle and Local – NEWSPAPER COLLECTION 1769-2001
The Carlisle and Local Newspaper Collection consists of various newspapers that were
produced in south central Pennsylvania, or feature articles which concern local events. The
newspapers are arranged alphabetically by title and then chronologically; a description of the
contents and donor information for each newspaper are included in this inventory. In order to find
newspapers dealing with particular individuals or events, a subject index has been included with
the collection.
American Democrat (Carlisle, PA)
April 28, 1847
Local news and events.
Original
American Democrat (Carlisle, PA)
May 12, 1847
Local news and events.
Original
American Democrat (Carlisle, PA)
May 26, 1847
Local news and events.
Original
American Democrat (Carlisle, PA)
July 9, 1857
Local news and events.
Original
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA)
Local news and events.
Original
May 12, 1831
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA)
September 29, 1831
Local news and events. (2 copies)
Original
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA)
March 29, 1832
Local news and events. (2 copies)
Original
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA)
April 12, 1832
Local news and events.
Original
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA)
April 26, 1832
Local news and events, including the article, “Duffield on Regeneration.”
Original
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA)
August 2, 1832
Local news and events.
Original
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA)
August 23, 1832
Local news and events.
Original
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA)
Local news and events, including an article on George Duffield, III.
Original
September 6, 1832
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA)
September 13, 1832
Local news and events, including an article on George Duffield, III.
Original
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA)
September 20, 1832
Local news and events, including an article on George Duffield, III.
Original
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA)
October 25, 1832
Local news and events.
Original
The American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA)
July 8, 1869
Local news and events.
Original
American Volunteer (Carlisle, PA)
July 6, 1876
Local news and events.
Original
The Capitolian (Harrisburg, PA)
August 19, 1842
A ramble to the Carlisle Sulphur Springs. (p.1, col.3)
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr
Carlisle Herald (Carlisle, PA)
Local news and events.
Original
May 12, 1831
The Carlisle Herald (Carlisle, PA)
July 9, 1869
Local news and events.
Original
The Carlisle Herald (Carlisle, PA)
December 3, 1874
Local news and events.
Original
The Carlisle Herald (Carlisle, PA)
August 12, 1875
Local news and events.
Original
The Carlisle Herald (Carlisle, PA)
March 23, 1876
Local news and events.
Original
The Carlisle Herald (Carlisle, PA)
January 9, 1879
Local news and events. (3 copies)
Original
The Carlisle Herald (Carlisle, PA)
September 9, 1880
Local news and events. (3 copies)
Original
The Carlisle Herald (Carlisle,PA)
Local news and events.
Original
June 10, 1886
Carlisle Republican (Carlisle, PA)
July 19, 1832
Local news and events.
Original
Carlisle Republican (Carlisle, PA)
August 30, 1832
Local news and events.
Original
Carlisle Republican (Carlisle, PA)
August 30, 1838
Local news and events.
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr, 1968
Carlisle Semi-Weekly Mirror (Carlisle, PA)
June 13, 1879
Local news and events, including obituary for George Metzger.
Original
The Connecticut Courant and Weekly Intelligencer (Hartford, CT)
January 21, 1788
Article from the Carlisle Gazette on a riot in Carlisle in which James Wilson and Thomas McKean were
burned in effigy. (p.3, col.1)
Original
The Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT)
July 8, 1793
Details of the duel at Carlisle, PA, between Major James Lamberton and John Duncan which ended in
Duncan’s death. (p.2, col.2)
Purchase, 1967
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT)
January 2, 1816
“Old Soldier’s Lands” to be alloted to soldiers. Captain James Irwin to accept claims in Carlisle, PA. (p.2,
col.6)
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr, 1968
The Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT)
February 1, 1788
Article on riot in Carlisle in which James Wilson and Thomas McKean were burned in effigy. (p.2, col.3)
Original
The Daily Graphic (New York, NY)
March 11, 1879
Picturesque views of Carlisle, PA. (p. 72) (3 copies)
Original
Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC)
June 28, 1843
Perilous balloon ascent over Carlisle, PA. (p.2, col.5)
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr, 1967
Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC)
August 22, 1844
Account of the Cumberland County Whigs convention held in Carlisle. (p.3, col.5)
Original
Democratic Union (Harrisburg, PA)
November 1, 1843
Long editorial concerning the editor of the “Carlisle Volunteer” and his friends. (p.2, col.2)
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr, 1968
Democratic Union (Harrisburg, PA)
Destructive fire at Carlisle demolishes county courthouse. (p.2, col.1)
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr
March 26, 1845
Democratic Union (Harrisburg, PA)
September 1, 1847
Account of the trial of John McClintock and 13 blacks for causing the slave riots in Carlisle. (p.2, col.5)
Original
Democratic Union (Harrisburg, PA)
June 14, 1854
Account of new buildings in Carlisle. (p.3, col.3)
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr
The Eagle, or, Carlisle Herald
February 17, 1802
Local news and events.
Gift of R. H. Keener, 1902
The Eagle, or, Carlisle Herald
February 24, 1802
Local news and events.
Gift of R. H. Keener, 1902
The Eagle, or, Carlisle Herald
March 3, 1802
Local news and events.
Gift of R. H. Keener, 1902
The Eagle, or, Carlisle Herald
May 19, 1802
Local news and events.
Purchase, 1967
The Eagle, or, Carlisle Herald
Local news and events.
Gift of R. H. Keener, 1902
May 26, 1802
The Evening News (Harrisburg, PA)
May 11, 1917
Local news from Harrisburg, plus coverage of the war in Europe.
Original
The Evening Sentinel (Carlisle, PA)
June 21, 1963
Civil War centennial supplement. (2 copies of Section B)
Original
The Evening Sentinel (Carlisle, PA)
February 27, 1973
Special “Progress” Edition, featuring local history. (Multiple pages.)
Estate of Frank E. Masland, 1994
Harrisburg Daily Telegraph, supplement (Harrisburg, PA)
November 1, 1879
Local news and events.
Original
Harrisburg Daily Telegraph, supplement (Harrisburg, PA)
November 8, 1879
Local news and events.
Original
Harrisburg Daily Telegraph, supplement (Harrisburg, PA)
November 15, 1879
Local news and events.
Original
Harrisburg Telegram (Harrisburg, PA)
March 3, 1894
An account of the trial and execution of murderer Charles Salyards in Carlisle. (2 copies)
Original
Harrisburg Daily Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA)
October 30, 1886
Local news and events.
Original
Herald and Mirror (Carlisle, PA)
October 3, 1881
Local news and events, including sermon preached at 2nd Presbyterian Church on the death of President
James Garfield.
Original
The Iron Gray (Harrisburg, PA)
June 8, 1839
Correspondence from Democratic citizens of Carlisle to Col. A.V. Parons. (p.4, col.2)
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr, 1968
Kline’s Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA)
October 29, 1794
Local news and events.
Gift of Dr. Bertram Davis, 1985
Kline’s Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA)
April 29, 1795
Local news and events.
Gift of Dr. Bertram Davis, 1985
Kline’s Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA)
May 6, 1795
Local news and events.
Gift of Dr. Bertram Davis, 1985
Kline’s Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA)
Local news and events.
Gift of Dr. Bertram Davis, 1985
December 2, 1795
Kline’s Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA)
December 9, 1795
Local news and events.
Gift of Dr. Bertram Davis, 1985
Kline’s Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA)
March 20, 1816
Local news and events.
Friends of the Library purchase, 1976
The Liberator (Boston, MA)
January 4, 1839
Account of anti-slavery sentiments prevalent in Carlisle. (p.2, col.1)
Original
Manufacturers and Farmers Journal (Providence, RI)
June 14, 1847
Report of the McClintock Slave Riots in Carlisle. (p.4, col.2)
Original
The National Gazette and Literary Register (Phildaelphia, PA)
August 10, 1824
Report of an important law case in Carlisle, John Goswiler vs. the Agricultural Bank. (p.2, col.3)
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr, 1968
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC)
December 17, 1859
An account of a case involving kidnapping of slaves in Carlisle. (p.3, col.2)
Purchase, 1970
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC)
June 30, 1863
Accounts of the invasion of Pennsylvania and the occupation of Carlisle by Confederate forces. (p.1)
Original
New-Haven Gazette and the Connecticut Magazine (New Haven, CT)
October 18, 1787
Report of town meeting in Carlisle to approve the new federal government. (p.277. col. 2)
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr, 1968
New-York Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY)
June 5, 1847
An account of the McClintock Slave Riots in Carlisle. (p.2, col.5)
Original
New-York Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY)
August 28, 1847
Account of the trial of John McClintock and 13 blacks for causing the slave riots in Carlisle. (p.1, col.7)
Original
New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY)
June 7, 1847
An account of the McClintock Slave Riots in Carlisle. (p.1, col.5)
Original
New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY)
June 12, 1847
An account of the McClintock Slave Riots in Carlisle. (p.3, col.1)
Original
New-York Evening Post (New York, NY)
An account of an epidemic of yellow fever in Carlisle. (p.3, col.1)
Original
October 2, 1804
The New-York Times (New York, NY)
September 19, 1862
War reports from Harrisburg: fighting in Maryland.
Gift of L. Arnold Nicholson, 1982
The New-York Times (New York, NY)
June 27, 1863
An account of the invasion of Pennsylvania and occupation of Carlisle by Confederate forces. (p.1)
Original
Patriot Daily Union (Harrisburg, PA)
October 9, 1863
An account of the grand rally at Carlisle and Democratic party news. (p.2, col.1)
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr, 1968
The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA)
January 27, 2000
Special edition commemorating the 250th anniversary of Cumberland County, with calendar of celebration
events throughout the year.
Original
The Pennsylvania Gazette ([Philadelphia, PA])
October 5, 1769
An account of a riot in Carlisle caused by the arrest of James Smith for murder. (p.2, col.3)
Original
Pennsylvania Statesman (Carlisle, PA)
June 15, 1843
Local news and events, including an account of a conflict between a volunteer company and the students of
Dickinson College.
Original
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
An account of the invasion of Carlisle by Confederate forces. (p.3, col.1)
Original
July 4, 1863
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
April 20, 1865
Eight page issue with numerous articles related to President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral.
Original
The Press (Philadelphia, PA)
June 30, 1863
An account of the invasion of Pennsylvania and the occupation of Carlisle by Confederate forces. (p.1)
Original
The Press (Philadelphia, PA)
July 2, 1863
Accounts of the invasion of Pennsylvania and the Battle of Gettysburg.
Original
The Press (Philadelphia, PA)
July 10, 1863
Accounts of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Original
The Press (Philadelphia, PA)
July 13, 1863
Accounts of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Original
The Press (Philadelphia, PA)
July 14, 1863
Accounts of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Original
The Providence Gazette and Country Journal (Providence, RI)
February 2, 1788
An account of a riot in Carlisle in which James Wilson and Thomas McKean were burned in effigy.
(p.2, col.3)
Original
Republican (Carlisle, PA)
September 1, 1835
Local news and events.
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr, 1968
Republican (Carlisle, PA)
May 5, 1836
Call to parade grounds for company of Pennsylvania militia. (p.2, col.6)
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr, 1968
The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA)
February 27, 2000
Special edition featuring the 50 most influential people in Cumberland County in its 250 year history.
Original
The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA)
February 25, 2001
Special edition commemorating the 250th anniversary of Carlisle, the seat of Cumberland County.
Original
Sunday Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA)
February 22, 1976
Special edition covering the bicentennial of the United States, including local history.
Original
The Times (Hartford, CT)
October 8, 1836
An account of an election in Harrisburg, PA.
Gift of Charles Coleman Sellers, 1978.
The United States Chronicle (Providence, RI)
Address to George Washington by the citizens of Carlisle, and a reply. (p.1, col.3)
Purchase, 1955
November 6, 1794
Weekly Argus (Albany, NY)
An account of a balloon ascent over Carlisle. (p.207, col.1)
Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr, 1966
July 1, 1843