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MONONGALIA COUNTY

The Athenaeum (West Virginia University) (Misc. Reels M-10)
Morgantown
April 30, 1903
Better Times Weekly
Morgantown
August 5, 1976-June 30, 1977
The Constitution (Misc. Reels M-10)
Morgantown
April 4, 1868-January 2, 1869; March 25, 1871
Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia University)
Morgantown
May 18, 1986-May 4, 1987; May 16, 1988-December 14, 1993; January 1, 2004-December 12, 2005
The Democratic Republican (Misc. Reels M-10)
Morgantown
June 3, 1837-February 3, 1838; March 3 and September 15, 1838; October 13-November 10, 1838; and December 22, 1838
The Dominion-News
Morgantown
January 21, February 5 and 14, 1930; March 28, 1930-December 1947; May 1948-September 29, 1967; January 1971-July 1973
Continues The New Dominion; merged with Morgantown Post in 1973 to become The Dominion-Post.
The Dominion-News (Misc. Reels M-6)
Morgantown
July 25, 1973
The Dominion-News (Misc. Reels M-10)
Morgantown
December 7, 1941, Extra; July 25, 1973
The Dominion-Post
Morgantown
July 26, 1973-December 31, 1989; February 11, 1990-October 31, 2009; December 1, 2009-present
Created July 26, 1973, by merger of Dominion-News and Morgantown Post. Box is labeled as The Dominion-Post (evening edition), August 27, 1973-October 1, 1976.
The Dominion-Post (morning edition)
Morgantown
September 1973-October 3, 1976
Became The Morning Reporter in October 1976.
The Mirror (Misc. Reels M-19)
Morgantown
January 30-May 12, 1904
Monongalia Chronicle
Morgantown
May 21, 1825-June 6, 1827; August 4-December 22, 1827
Monongalia Chronicle (Misc. Reels M-20)
Morgantown
February 2, 1828
Monongalia Farmer
Morgantown
December 21, 1833-December 13, 1834
Morgantown Chronicle
Morgantown
January 1-December 31, 1905
Merged with the Morgantown Daily Post to form the Morgantown Post-Chronicle, starting June 2, 1908.
The Morgantown Monitor (Misc. Reels M-20)
Morgantown
February 14-March 28, 1863; June 20-September 5, 1863; October 10-December 5, 1863; January 16 and 23, and February 13, 1864
The Morgantown Weekly Post / The Morgantown Weekly Post and Monongalia and Preston County Gazette / The Morgantown Post (Weekly)
Morgantown
March 12, 1864-March 25, 1865; May 20, 1865-December 31, 1908
Morgantown Evening Post / Morgantown Daily Post
Morgantown
December 11, 1899-June 1, 1908
Merged with the Morgantown Chronicle to form the Morgantown Post-Chronicle, starting June 2, 1908.
Morgantown Evening Post (Misc. Reels M-19)
Morgantown
circa February 1904 (2 pages)
Morgantown Daily Post (Misc. Reels M-10)
Morgantown
October 7, 1907
Morgantown Post
Morgantown
February 8, 1918-July 25, 1973
Continues Morgantown Post-Chronicle; merged with Dominion News to form The Dominion Post, starting July 26, 1973.
Morgantown Post (Misc. Reels M-10)
Morgantown
October 22, 1926
Morgantown Post-Chronicle
Morgantown
June 2, 1908-November 20, 1912; January 1913-February 7, 1918
Continued Morgantown Daily Post and Morgantown Chronicle. Continued by Morgantown Post.
Morgantown Post-Chronicle (weekly)
Morgantown
January-December 1911
Morgantown Press (Misc. Reels M-10)
Morgantown
December 5-26, 1929
The Morning Reporter
Morgantown
October 5, 1976-December 9, 1978
Previously The Dominion-Post (morning edition).
Mountain Messenger and Baptist Recorder (Misc. Reels M-19)
Morgantown
March 18, 1852; July 26, 1854
The Mountaineer Spirit (West Virginia University)
Morgantown
February 1987-December 15, 1988
The New Dominion (weekly)
Morgantown
April 7, 1877-April 6, 1904; April 12, 1911-December 23, 1914; January 3-December 26, 1917
Ceased publication around 1904 and merged with Morgantown News to form New Dominion-News. The first few issues on the April 12, 1911, roll are New Dominion-News; remainder of this run and 1917 is Weekly News-Dominion.
The New Dominion (Misc. Reels M-20)
Morgantown
September 8, 1888; June 14, 1890
The New Dominion, The Woman's Edition of (Misc. Reels M-10)
Morgantown
December 30, 1896
The New Dominion (daily - identified on box as Dominion News)
Morgantown
September 7, 1897-February 28, 1905; January 2-May 29, 1908; January 2, 1909-June 11, 1910; October 1, 1910-June 30, 1916; January 1, 1917-August 1924; October 1924-November 29, 1929; January 1-4, 1930
Name changed to Dominion-News in January 1930
The Semi-Weekly Monitor (Misc. Reels M-20)
Morgantown
May 9-June 6, 1863
The Virginia Star, "A Campaign Paper for 50 Cents" (Misc. Reels M-20)
Morgantown
July 1856
Regarding establishment of newspaper called Virginia Star.
The Virginia Weekly Star (Misc. Reels M-10)
Morgantown
June 2, 1859
The Voice O' Labor
Morgantown
January 14, 1944-August 28, 1947
The Voice O' Labor (Misc. Reel M-125)
Morgantown
January 19, 1940
Western Virginia Standard (Misc. Reels M-10)
Morgantown
February 14-July 25, 1846; August 22-December 19, 1846; January 23-February 27, 1847
The West Va. University Daily / The University Daily
Morgantown
June 5-11, 1880; June 6 and 7, 1881; June 9, 1882; June 11 and 13, 1883; June 7-10, 1887; June 11-14, 1888; June 10-13, 1889; June 9-12, 1890; June 8, 19, and 11, 1891; June 6-9, 1892; June 13-15, 1893; June 10-13, 1895; June 8, 9, and 11, 1896; June 7, 1897; and June 6, 1898
The West Va. University Daily (Misc. Reels M-10)
Morgantown
June 9, 1891
The West Va. University Daily / The University Daily (Misc. Reels M-20)
Morgantown
June 9, 1882; June 11 and 15, 1883; June 6-10, 1887; June 11-14, 1888; June 10-13, 1889; June 9-12, 1890; June 6-9, 1892
Westover Observer
Westover
July 24, 1952-December 30, 1959

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