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San Diego Independent, 1925-08-30 to 1928-01-29 and 1955-08 to 1974-04

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Scope and Contents

The San Diego Independent (1924-1928) cover local and national news. Library holdings begin in August 1925 and run through January 1928.

The San Diego Independent (1955-?) cover local and national news. Library holdings begin in August 1955 and run until April, 1974.

Dates

  • Publication: 1925-08-30 to 1928-01-29 and 1955-08 to 1974-04

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 Independent was a San Diego-based newspaper that covered local and national news. It was published daily (except Mondays) from 1924-1928.

An additional title called the San Diego Independent was published from 1955 - ?, twice or thrice weekly depending on the year.

Extent

From the Collection: 300 Linear Feet

Language

English

Physical Location

KEL 1301/3 26-b-5 to 26-c-3; 26-c-4 to 26-e-5.

Related Materials

The San Diego Shopping News and Independent was a newspaper with both preceeding and succeeding titles published as the San Diego Independent. Library holdings of the San Diego Shopping News and Independent run from October 1953 to July 1955.

Materials Specific Details

Issues of San Diego Independent from 1925-1928 are bound. Issues of the San Diego Independent from 1955 on are loose and extremely fragile and should only be handled by researchers under supervision.

Repository Details

Part of the CSUSM Special Collections Repository

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