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MGC Newspaper Collection
Collection Summary
Title
Midwest Genealogy Center Newspaper Collection
Date
1942-1991
Extent
1 archival box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1102-MNC
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2017; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2017
Administrative History
The Daily News was published in Independence, MO from 1954 to 1963. It was a daily newspaper except
Saturdays. The publisher was Craig Siegfried and covered the Independence area.
Rosecrans Flyer was a newspaper for the service people stationed at Camp Petree during World War II.
Camp Petree was an Army camp at Rosecrans Field in St. Joseph, MO in 1942. The camp was in use until
1945 when it was dismantled. The Rosecrans Flyer was published every other Friday with the assistance
of The St. Joseph News-Press and Gazette. It discussed events and other items of importance happening
in the camp as well as in St. Joseph.
Sweet Springs Herald is published in Sweet Spring, MO. The newspaper started publication in 1887 and
is still in operation today as a weekly newspaper.
Baker Orange is the student newspaper from Baker University, located in Baldwin City, KS. It reports on
student activities, events, sports, and social life.
The Northeast News was established as an independent voice of Northeast Kansas City in 1932. In the
early years, the newspaper reported community news. During the 1980s and 1990s, it became a local
shopper circular but in the late 1990s focused again on community news.
The Northeast Shopper was newspaper owned and published by Howard E. Hill containing community
news for Northeast Kansas City, Missouri.
The Confederate is a student newspaper from South High School, located in Denver, CO. It reports on
student activities, events, and sports.
Young America The National News Weekly for Youth was published by the Educational Division of Eton
Publishing Corporation in New York, New York.
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The Centennial Record , published in Portland, ME by George Stinson & Company, celebrated the
centennial of the United States.
Scope and Content
This collection contains various newspapers published in the United States. The newspapers found
within this collection are original items and were published in the 19th and 20th century. Titles include
the Daily News, Rosecrans Flyer, Sweet Springs Herald, Baker Orange, The Northeast News, and the
Northeast Shopper, The Confederate, Young America, and The Centennial Record.
Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 6 series.
Series 1, Daily News [bound volume], Independence, Missouri
Item 1, Volume 45, Numbers 190-216, October 1-31, 1942
Series 2, Rosecrans Flyer [loose], St. Joseph, Missouri
Item 1, Volume 1, Number 8, October 24, 1942
Item 2, Volume 1, Number 21, July 20, 1943 [2 copies]
Item 3, Volume 1, Number 22, July 27, 1943
Series 3, Sweet Springs Herald, Sweet Springs, Missouri
Item 1, Volume 72, Number 29, August 17, 1945
Series 4, Baker Orange [Baker University], Baldwin City, Kansas
Item 1, Volume 90, Number 10, December 1, 1989
Item 2, Volume 90, Number 10, December 8, 1989
Item 3, Volume 90, Number 11, February 9, 1990 [2 copies]
Item 4, Volume 90, Number 12, February 16, 1990 [2 copies]
Item 5, Volume 90, Number 13, February 23, 1990
Item 6, Volume 90, Number 14, March 2, 1990
Item 7, Volume 90, Number 15, March 9, 1990
Item 8, Volume 90, Number 16, March 16, 1990
Item 9, Volume 91, Number 6, October 26, 1990
Item 10, Volume 91, Number 8, November 16, 1990
Item 11, Volume 91, Number 12, February 22, 1991
Item 12, Volume 91, Number 13, March 1, 1991
Item 13, Volume 91, Number 14, March 8, 1991
Series 5, Northeast News [loose], Kansas City, Missouri (accrual, 2018)
Item 1, Volume 15, Number 22, October 30, 1947
Item 2, Volume 15, Number 23, November 6, 1947
Item 3, Volume 16, Number 27, December 11, 1947
Item 4, Volume16, Number 28, December 18, 1947
Item 5, Volume 16, Number 39, March 4, 1948
Item 6, Volume 16, Number 42, March 25, 1948
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Item 7, Volume 16, Number 49, May 13, 1948
Item 8, Volume 17, Number 13, August 19, 1948 [2 copies]
Series 6, The Northeast Shopper [loose], Kansas City, Missouri (accrual, 2018)
Item 1, Volume 1, Number 13, December 11, 1947
Item 2, Volume 1, Number 14, December 18, 1947
Item 3, Volume 1, Number 35, May 13, 1948
Series 7, The Confederate, South High School, Denver, Colorado (accrual, 2018)
Item 1, Volume 7, Number 16, May 29, 1949
Series 8, Young America (accrual, 2018)
Item 1, Volume 18, Number 1, September 14, 1944
Series 9, The Centennial Record (accrual, 2018)
Item 1, Vol 1, no. 1 (Jan 1876)-V. 1, no. 12 (Dec 1876)
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed within oversize file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
Accrual added by Jolene Clark, 2018.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the administrative history:
Baker University. “Baker Orange.” Accessed October 27, 2017. https://thebakerorange.com/
Library of Congress-Chronicling America. “About Independence daily news. (Independence, Mo.)
1954-1963.” Accessed April 16, 2016. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061023/.
Library of Congress-Chronicling America. “About Sweet Springs herald. (Sweet Springs, Saline
County, Mo.) 1887-current.” Accessed October 27, 2017.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066467/
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Northeast News. “About Us.” Accessed February, 14, 2018.
http://northeastnews.net/pages/about/
Thomas, Clinton. “Mystery surrounds ‘the park that’s not a park.” St. Joseph News-Press, May 5,
2012. Accessed May 24, 2016. http://www.newspressnow.com/news/article_115b50d0-29fe5880-9e6c-3630ff6ebe11.html.
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