From a 2 Mar 1992 handout provided in the Sunflower County Public Library in Indianola MS (1997). States the following newspapers are available on microfilm in the Greenwood-Leflore Public Library (issues may be missing from any reel)
CITY | TITLE | DATES AVAILABLE (some issues may be missing) |
Canton | Mississippi Creole | May 29, 1841-4 Jun 1842; 27 Oct 1848 |
" | Tri-Weekly Citizen | 17 Nov 1863-29 Dec 1863 |
" | Brookhaven Leader | 29 Oct, 5 Nov, 6 Nov, and 12, 17 Dec 1891 |
Carrollton | The Hornet | 11 Jul 1843-10 Oct 1843 |
" | Western Statesman | 20 Jun 1844-25 Jan 1845 |
" | Miss. Democrat | 17 Dec 1844-2 Sep 1846 |
" | Southern Pioneer | 5 Dec 1840-5 Nov 1842 |
" | MS Democrat | 17 Dec 1844 - 2 Sep 1846, 9 Sep 1846-Aug 1847 |
" | Whig Creed | 29 Nov, 6 Dec, 13 Dec1845; 3 Dec 1846 |
" | The Conservative | Jul 1902-15 Feb 1908 |
Clinton | The Argus | 2 Feb 1883-15 Nov 1884 |
" | Clinton Gazette | 12 Sep 1835-9 Dec 1837 |
" | Southern Marksman | 27 Nov 1838-27 Feb 1839 |
Grand Gulf | Grand Gulf Advertiser | 7 Jul 1835-8 Feb 1839 |
Grenada | The Grenadian | 18 Dec 1838-23 Mar 1839 |
" | Harry of the West | 16 Mar 1844-14 Mar 1846 |
" | Morning Herald | 1 Sep 1842-11 Mar 1843 |
Greenwood | The Commonwealth | 15 Apr 1897-23 Mar 1900; 30 Mar 1900-27 Dec 1901; 6 May 1902-19 Sep 1903; 2 Jan 1904-19 Oct 1906; 19 Oct 1906-1 Jul 1910; 8 Jul 1910-22 Aug 1913; 29 Aug 1913-4 Aug 1916; 11 Aug 1916-28 Dec 1921; 15 Nov 1919-7 May 1920; 3 Jan 1923-26 Dec 1923; 1 Jan 1924-31 Jan 1991 (missing issues) |
" | Greenwood Reporter | 18 Feb 1845-8 Jul 1845 |
" | Delta Flag | 7 Jan 1892-19 Feb 1897; 26 Feb 1897-29 Sep 1899; 6 Oct 1899-6 Jul 1900; 23 May 1890-4 Dec 1891 |
" | Greenwood Enterprise
Name changed to the Enterprise 26 May 1911 and back to "Greenwood Enterprise" 9 Feb 1912 |
16 Jan 1890-27 Nov 1891; 1 Jan 1892-9 Aug 1895; 16 Aug 1895-15 Apr 1898; 22 Apr 1898-15 Feb 1901 (1899 slightly out of order); 22 Feb 1901-27 Dec 1901; 27 Jun 1889; 23 May 1902-20 Feb 1903; 24 Apr 1903; 1 Jan 1904-14 Apr 1906; 18 Apr 1906-9 Jul 1909; 16 Jul 1909-3 May 1912; 10 May 1912-26 Mar 1915; 2 Apr 1915-26 Sep 1919 |
" | Greenwood Gremlin, Greenwood, MS Army Base | 4 Feb 1943-6 Jan 1945 |
" | Greenwood New Era | 5 Jan 1894-21 Dec 1894 |
" | Greenwood News | 10 Jun 1915-31 Jan 1918 |
" | Greenwood Oriental | 9 Feb 1877-7 Dec 1877 |
" | Greenwood Times | 15 Mar 1873-4 Oct 1873 |
" | Morning Star | 8 Jul 1946-31 Dec 1958 |
" | Southern Farmer | 15 Feb 1896-1 Dec 1896 |
" | Yazoo Valley Flag | 25 Jan 1878-11 Apr 1890 (many missing issues) |
Hinds County | Hinds County Gazette (Weekly) | 18 Apr 1954 thru 24 Jul 1968 |
Indianola | The Sunflower Tocsin & miscellaneous titles | 15 Mar 1895-16 Dec 1897 |
Itta Bena | The Itta Bena Times | 20 Jan 1912-15 Aug 1924 |
Lexington | Lexington Standard, Holmes County Record and Miscellaneous Titles in Miss. | 12 Jun 1838-10 Nov 1838 |
" | Lexington Union | 6 Jun 1840-23 Dec 1843 |
" | Whig Republican | 21 Oct 1840-24 Dec 1840 |
" | Liberty Advocate | 24 Jan 1837-29 Jul 1843 |
" | Lexington Advertiser | 30 Mar 1905-14 Dec 1906; 14 Dec 1906-5 Aug 1910; 12 Aug 1910-7 Dec 191; 12 Dec 191?-24 Dec 1915; 14 Mar 1919-12 Mar 1920; 5 Jan 1928-27 Mar 1930 (all of 1929 mising); 3 Apr 1930-29 Dec 1932 (all of 1931 missing); Jan 1937-23 Dec 1937; 7 Jan 1971-24 Dec 1984 |
Natchez | Courier and Journal | 29 Apr 1836-27 May 1836; 8 Jul, 15 Jul 1836; 29 Jul 1836-26 Aug 1836 |
" | Miss. Journal & Natchez Advertiser | 9 Nov 1832-23 Aug 1833 |
" | Miss. Messenger | 6 Sep 1805-11 Aug 1808 |
" | Miss. Republican | 28 Apr 1813-27 Aug 1818; 10 Sep 1818-31 Dec 1823 |
" | Miss. Republican and Literary Register | 7 Jan 1824-22 Dec 1824 |
" | Natchez | 13 Feb 1830-29 Jan 1831; 5 Feb 1831-21 Dec 1832 |
" | Time's Tablet & Miss. Gazette | 17 Aug & 24 Aug 1833; 18 Sep 1833 |
" | Miss. State Gazette | 3 Jan 1818-25 Dec 1819; 3 Jan 1824-31 Dec 1825 |
" | Miss Statesman | 23 Dec 1826-7 Feb 1827 |
" | Natchez Courier & Adams & Jefferson & Franklin Advertiser | 11 Jan 1833-20 Dec 1833 |
" | Natchez Daily Free Trader | 1 Feb 1859-28 Sep 1860 |
" | Natchez Courier | 3 Jan 1861-16 Jun 1863; 17 Jun 1863-21 Oct 1865 |
" | Natchez Democrat | 20 Nov 1865-19 Jul 1876 |
Port Gibson | Port Gibson Correspondent | 18 May & 9 Nov 1821-15 Nov 1822; 17 Jan, 11 Jul, 1 Aug, Oct ?, 17 Oct, 28 Nov, 5, 12, 26 Dec1835; 2 Jan ?, 20, 27 Feb, 19 Mar, 23, 30 Apr, 11 Jun, 16, 23 Jul 1836; 5 Aug 1836; 15 Apr 1837-12 Oct 1838; 26 Oct 1838-24 Sep 1842; 1 Cot 1842-30 Nov 1844; 4 Jan 1845-5 Dec 1846; 30 Jan, 13, 20 Feb, 13 Mar, 13, 20 Apr 1847; 1 Jun 1833; 2 Feb 1849-12 Sep 1851 |
Starkville | Southern Livestock Journal, Wesson MS | 3, 10 Sep 1891 |
Wesson | The Wesson Mirror | 13 Jun 1891; 13 Feb, 4 Jun 1892, 15 Mar 1889, 24 May 1899-3 Mar 1893(scattered) |
Westville | Westville News Weekly | 1 Aug 1874-12 Apr 1900 (scattered) |
Vicksburg | Vicksbirg Whig | Some issues of 1862-63 |
" | Vicksburg Daily Herald | 1864 |
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