Newspaper Holdings at Area Small Repositories

Newspaper Holdings at Area Small Repositories

The Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories (HCI-PSAR), a project of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, uncovered hundreds of hidden collections held by the many small archival repositories in the five-county Philadelphia area. A significant number of repositories' collections included runs of local newspapers, which often serve as important resources for researchers. 

The following is a summary, non-comprehensive listing of newspapers held at repositories that have participated in the HCI-PSAR project. The titles that are included are only local newspapers with a run of at least 5 years.

For more information about a newspaper listed below, please contact the repository directly. 

Bucks County
Chester County
Delaware County
Montgomery County
Philadelphia County

Bucks County

Place of Pub./ Coverage AreaTitleDate spanRepository
Bucks County (Pa.) [central and upper]The Bucks County Herald2006-presentDoylestown Historical Society
Doylestown (Pa.)Doylestown Patriot 1988 to 2008Doylestown Historical Society
Bristol (Pa.)Bristol Observer3/26/1892 to 3/31/1897Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library
Bristol (Pa.)Bristol Pilot3/20/1986 to currentMargaret R. Grundy Memorial Library
Bristol (Pa.); Levittown (Pa.)Bucks County Courier Times; The Daily Courier (1911-1914); Bristol Daily Courier (Sept 1914-Feb 1920); Bristol Courier (Feb 1920-Jan 1954); Bucks County Courier (Jan-Oct 1966); and, finally, the Bucks County Courier Times (1966-present) 1911-presentMargaret R. Grundy Memorial Library
Bristol (Pa.)The Bucks County Gazette08/14/1873-12/31/1926Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library
Bristol (Pa.)Bucks County Independent 4/29/1921 to 2/5/1932Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library
New Hope (Pa.)New Hope Gazette1948 - 2008New Hope Historical Society
Bucks County (Pa.)Pennsylvania Correspondent and Farmers' Advertiser; Bucks County Patriot and Farmer's Advertiser1810 - 1821; 1824 - 1826Newtown Historic Association
Newtown (Pa.)Newtown Enterprise1868 - 1965Newtown Historic Association
Newtown (Pa.)Star of Freedom 1817 - 1818Newtown Historic Association
Newtown (Pa.); Bucks County (Pa.)Advance; Delaware Valley Advance; Newtown AdvanceJan 9, 1929 - presentNewtown Historic Association
Bucks County (Pa.)Farmer's Gazette and Bucks County RegisterFeb 23, 1807 - Nov 10, 1809Newtown Historic Association
Newtown (Pa.)Working Man's Advocate; Newtown Journal and Working Man's Advocate; Newtown Journal and Dollar Weekly; Newtown Journal; Newtown Journal and Native American 1842 - 1844Newtown Historic Association
Sellersville (Pa.)Sellersville Herald1897-1943Sellersville Museum
Springfield Township (Pa.)Springtown Weekly Times1886-1918 (incomplete)Springfield Township Historical Society [Bucks]
Yardley (Pa.); Lower Makefield Township (Pa.); Morrisville (Pa.)Yardley News; The Advance of Bucks County1947 - presentYardley Historical Association

Montgomery County

Place of Pub./ Coverage AreaTitleDate spanRepository
Collegeville (Pa.)The Providence Independent; The Independent; The Independent and Montgomery Transcript1876-1984Historical Society of Trappe, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley
Lansdale (Pa.); North Penn (Pa.)The Reporter; The North Penn Reporter1870 - presentLansdale Historical Society
 Feasterville (Pa.)Feasterville Spirit1975-1985Old York Road Historical Society
Hatboro (Pa.); Southampton (Pa.Southampton Spirit1965-1986Old York Road Historical Society
Hatboro (Pa.); Warminster (Pa.)Warminster Spirit1965-1988Old York Road Historical Society
Ambler (Pa.)Ambler Gazette1894-1994Old York Road Historical Society
Ambler (Pa.); Lafayette Hill (Pa.)Ambler-Whitemarsh Valley News1939-1952Old York Road Historical Society
Regional; Jenkintown (Pa.); Philadelphia (Pa.); Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)Art Matters1981-2012Old York Road Historical Society
Hatboro (Pa.)Bucks County Spirit; Feasterville Spirit; Spirit of Bucks County1971-1993Old York Road Historical Society
Glenside (Pa.); Abington (Pa.); Cheltenham (Pa.)Easton Road GuideFeb 1937-Dec 1954, Jun 1960-Jun 1961Old York Road Historical Society
Glenside (Pa.)Glenside News1923-presentOld York Road Historical Society
Hatboro (Pa.); Bucks County (Pa.)Hatboro Public Spirit; Public Spirit; Today's Spirit1873-presentOld York Road Historical Society
Jenkintown (Pa.)Jenkintown Journal1936-1938Old York Road Historical Society
Montgomery County (Pa.); Philadelphia (Pa.); Rockledge (Pa.); Fox Chase (Philadelphia, Pa.)Old York Road Post1932-37, 1939Old York Road Historical Society
Montgomery County (Pa.); Philadelphia (Pa.); Rockledge (Pa.); Fox Chase (Philadelphia, Pa.)The Breeze1938-1949, 1950 (Jun-Jul), 1958-1970, 1973-1975, 1978-84, 1986-93Old York Road Historical Society
Jenkintown (Pa.)The Jenkintown Pestle1875-1877Old York Road Historical Society
Montgomery County (Pa.); Philadelphia (Pa.); Rockledge (Pa.); Fox Chase (Philadelphia, Pa.)The Northeast Breeze1929-1935, 1939-45, 1949-50, 1975-83, 1985-1992, 1994-2008Old York Road Historical Society
Willow Grove (Pa.); Upper Moreland (Pa. : Township)The Willow Grove Guide1927-presentOld York Road Historical Society
Jenkintown (Pa.); Abington (Pa.); Cheltenham (Pa.)Times-Chronicle; Times Chronicle1894-presentOld York Road Historical Society
Skippack (Pa.); Worcester (Pa.)Montgomery Transcript(*The newspaper is currently being digitized and is temporarily unavailable)1928-1930, 1937-1942 and 1947-1952Worcester Historical Society

Chester County

Delaware County

For a comprehensive listing of newspapers published in Delaware County (Pa.), please view the following document created by Douglas Humes of the Newtown Square Historical Society: download PDF.

Philadelphia County

Place of Pub./ Coverage AreaTitleDate spanRepository
Chestnut Hill (Pa.)Chestnut Hill Local1958 - presentChestnut Hill Historical Society
Erdenheim (Pa.); Glenside (Pa.); Flourtown, Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy, and Germantown (Pa.)The Herald1952 - 1962Chestnut Hill Historical Society
Philadelphia (Pa.)Au CourantNov 1982 - Sept 1989John J. Wilcox, Jr., Library & Archives at the William Way LGBT Community Center
Philadelphia (Pa.)HeraMar 1975 - Summer 1978John J. Wilcox, Jr., Library & Archives at the William Way LGBT Community Center
Philadelphia (Pa.)LabyrinthJun 1989 - Nov 2000John J. Wilcox, Jr., Library & Archives at the William Way LGBT Community Center
Philadelphia (Pa.)Philadelphia Gay News; PGN: The Philadelphia Gay NewsJan 1976 - presentJohn J. Wilcox, Jr., Library & Archives at the William Way LGBT Community Center
Philadelphia (Pa.)WicceFall 1973 - Summer 1975John J. Wilcox, Jr., Library & Archives at the William Way LGBT Community Center
Huntingdon Valley (Pa.); Lower Moreland (Pa. : Township); Abington (Montgomery County, Pa. : Township); Bryn Athyn (Pa.)North Philadelphia Globe (-1960); The Globe; West Oak Lane-Cheltenham Globe (1960-61)1939-presentOld York Road Historical Society
Oak Lane (Philadelphia, Pa.)The Leader1963, 1979-2008Old York Road Historical Society
Regional; Montgomery County (Pa); Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)The Inquirer Roadster1898-1900Old York Road Historical Society