West Virginia Digital Newspaper Project Cycle 6

FAIN: PJ-287825-22

West Virginia University Research Corporation (Morgantown, WV 26505-2742)
Ann S. Plein (Project Director: January 2022 to August 2022)
Ann S. Plein (Project Director: August 2022 to present)

The digitization of approximately 100,000 pages of historical West Virginia newspapers as part of the state’s participation in the National Digital Newspaper Program.

The West Virginia University Libraries seek funds to continue participation in the National Digital Newspaper Program. The WVUL will digitize 100,000 pages of important historic and representative newspapers published within the present borders of West Virginia within the project date frame which now extends up to 1963. This project will fully comply with all requirements and technical specifications set forth by the NEH and the Library of Congress for digital newspaper projects.