Program

Preservation and Access: National Digital Newspaper Program

Period of Performance

9/1/2018 - 8/31/2021

Funding Totals

$324,681.00 (approved)
$320,612.12 (awarded)


Washington Digital Newspaper Project

FAIN: PJ-261148-18

Office of the Secretary of State for Washington State Library (Olympia, WA 98504-2460)
Shawn Schollmeyer (Project Director: January 2018 to October 2022)

Digitization of 100,000 pages of Washington’s newspapers published between 1860 and 1960, as part of the state’s participation in the National Digital Newspaper Program.

Newspaper digitization project to digitize 100,000 newspaper pages to contribute to the Library of Congress' Chronicling America website.





Associated Products

Coulee City News Release (Article)
Title: Coulee City News Release
Author: Shawn Schollmeyer, Daniel Miller
Abstract: Press release announcing the newspaper titles digitized for Chronicling America.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://blogs.sos.wa.gov/fromourcorner/index.php/2021/01/breaking-news-more-historic-washington-newspapers-online/
Primary URL Description: From Our Corner Washington Office of the Secretary of State blog post
Format: Newspaper
Format: Other
Periodical Title: unknown
Publisher: Washington Office of the Secretary of State