[Libs-Or] National History Day - prizes for use of Chronicling America historic newspapers

[Sheila Rabun]

Greetings from the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program (ODNP)!

I'm pleased to announce that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will be awarding prizes and recognition to middle and high school students who use Chronicling America in their National History Day projects, including cash prizes for exceptional use of the newspaper archives for junior and senior students in all submission categories, as well as certificates of recognition for all National History Day participants who incorporate Chronicling America in their project research.

Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/) is the NEH's and Library of Congress' Historic American Newspapers online keyword-searchable database. The site now hosts 5 million pages of historic (pre-1923) newspaper content from across the U.S., including several titles from Oregon. Please spread the word about this great opportunity to any students and/or teachers that are participating in National History Day. (For more details and the press release from NEH, please see our ODNP blog: http://odnp.wordpress.com/2012/06/14/recognition-and-prizes-to-be-awarded-for-student-use-of-chronicling-america-in-national-history-day-competition/)

The following Oregon newspapers are available through Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/Oregon/):

Astoria, OR: The Daily Astorian<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96061149/> (1876-1883), The Daily Morning Astorian <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96061150/>  (1893-1890)  The Tri-weekly Astorian<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96061148/> (1873-1874)

Burns, OR: The Times-Herald<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96088246/> (1906-1920)

Klamath Falls, OR: The Evening Herald <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99063812/> (1908-1922)

Medford, OR: The Medford Mail Tribune<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/97071090/> (1909-1916)

Ontario, OR: The Ontario Argus<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn00063520/> (1909-1922)

Portland, OR: The New Northwest<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84022673/> (1871-1881)

Saint Johns, OR: The St. Johns Review<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn00063676/> (1904-1922)

Salem, OR: The Evening Capital Journal<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99063952/> (1888-1893), The Daily Capital Journal 1896-1899<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99063955/> (1896-1899), The Daily Capital Journal 1903-1919<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99063957/> (1903-1910), The Daily Journal<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99063956/> (1899-1903), The Capital Journal<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99063954/> (1893-1895)

Sumpter, OR: The Sumpter Miner<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96088466/> (1899-1905)
Many thanks!

Sheila Rabun
Project Coordinator, Oregon Digital Newspaper Program
University of Oregon Libraries
(541) 346-1859


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