Digitization of Minnesota Newspapers, 1849-1963

FAIN: PJ-287600-22

Historical Society of Minnesota (St. Paul, MN 55102-1903)
Shawn P. Rounds (Project Director: January 2022 to present)

The digitization of 100,000 pages of historic Minnesota newspapers published between 1849 and 1963, with an emphasis on the period 1923-1963.

The Minnesota Historical Society proposes to digitize 100,000 pages of Minnesota newspapers from the period 1849-1963, as part of the National Endowment for the Humanities National Digital Newspaper Project. The project will take two years, from September 2022-August 2024. At the end of the project, the Society will transfer to the Library of Congress all digital files, essays, required metadata and duplicate microfilm, per the specifications of the grant. The Society holds the largest collection of Minnesota newspapers of any repository, represented by over 4000 titles. The collection is especially important because of Minnesota's role as a cultural and economic center in the Upper Midwest and its historical significance in the economic development of the entire Northwest. The Society will adhere faithfully to technical guidelines and standards of the NDNP and the Library of Congress; these will continue to be the framework for the work plan.