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San Diego Shopping News and Independent, 1953-10 to 1955-02 and 1955-06 to 1955-07

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Scope and Contents

The Sand Diego Shopping News and Independent covered local and national news, and had a focus on business and commerce. Library holdings run from October 1953 to July 1955, with a gap from March through June of 1955.

Dates

  • Publication: 1953-10 to 1955-02 and 1955-06 to 1955-07

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Access to fragile originals is restricted when access copies are available. The Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room is accessible by appointment only, Monday-Friday, 8am - 4pm. Final requests for materials must be made one hour prior to closing. Please submit requests for archival materials at least 24 hours in advance of desired appointment. Materials requested over the weekend will be available on the following Tuesday at the earliest. Please note that Special Collections and University Archives observes all campus holiday closures as noted in the Library Calendar. For more information, please send an email to archives@csusm.edu.

Biographical / Historical

The San Diego Shopping News and Independent was a newspaper with both preceeding and succeeding titles published as the San Diego Independent. The San Diego Shopping News and Independent was published weekly until late 1954, at which time it was published twice-weekly. Library holdings of the San Diego Shopping News and Independent run from October 1953 to July 1955.

Extent

From the Collection: 300 Linear Feet

Language

English

Physical Location

KEL 1301/3 26-c-3 to 26-c-4.

Related Materials

The San Diego Independent, the succeeding title to the San Diego Shopping News and Independaet, was published from 1955 - ?, twice or thrice weekly depending on the year. Library holdings of the San Diego Independent are 1955-08 to 1974-04.

Materials Specific Details

Individual issues often in poor condition and very fragile.

Repository Details

Part of the CSUSM Special Collections Repository

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