Item 32: Newspaper clippings on Wilkes-Barre History, 1957-1963

Item — Box: 15, Folder: 41

Staff Only

Newspaper clippings on Wilkes-Barre History, 1957-1963

Dates

Created: 1957-1963

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Newspaper clipping.

Condition Note:

Fair.

Measurements:

9.75 x 11.5 in, 11.5 x 5.75 in, 14.75 x 3.5 in; 14.5 x 4.25 in; 8x 4 in; 6 x 6 in; 7.5 x 6.25 in; 7.75 x 2.5 in; 12.5 x 4.5 in; 6 x 8.5; 17.5 x 13.5 in; 23 x 15 in; 14 x 24 in; 14 x 22 in; 14 x 23 in

Title:

Clippings of Wilkes-Barre Newspapers

Description:

This item consists of numerous newspaper clippings that span from 1957 to 1963, and each features various aspects of Wilkes-Barre history. Some themes that appear within these clippings are the Knox Coal Company tax evasion scandal, the Battle of Wyoming, Native American land claims, the Susquehanna River, the Wyoming Historical Society, Pennsylvania coal industry, Native American artifact collections, Luzerne County Mafia connections, and local organized crime. Also included in the full newspaper pages are local articles and advertisements for stores like Pomeroy’s. Dates: January 25, 1957; April 14, 1962; May 12, 1963; May 14, 1963; December 13, 1956; October 13, 1963; June 21, 1963; February 23, 1959; June 9, 1963; October 15, 1963; October 1, 1963