Local Print Newspaper Collection

Donated by: Simsbury Public Library
Manuscript Number: MS 025

The Local Print Newspaper collection, donated by the Simsbury Public Library in 2018, contains eleven newprint and journal titles for the local area covering news from the years of 1941 to 2018. The titles include: Connecticut Life, Farmington Valley Herald, Farmington Valley Post, Farmington Valley Times, Simsbury Life, Simsbury Post, Simsbury News, The Simsbury News, Valley Life, Valley News, and Valley Press.

Series Arrangement:
Series 1: Simsbury
Series 2: Farmington Valley
Series 3: Connecticut

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Manuscript Number Accession Number Collection Title Location Call # Box Folder Original Row Series Description Start Date End Date Notes Request
wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Manuscript Number Accession Number Collection Title Location Call # Box Folder Original Row Series Description Start Date End Date Notes Request
1 awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM MS 025 2018.005 Local Print Newspapers ARC 3.2.5.1 1 of 10 1 Series 1. Simsbury Simsbury Life 1999 2000 Jan 1999 - Dec 2000
2 awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM MS 025 2018.005 Local Print Newspapers ARC 3.2.5.2 2 of 10 2 Series 1. Simsbury Simsbury Life 2001 2002 Jan 2001 - Dec 2002
3 awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM MS 025 2018.005 Local Print Newspapers ARC 3.2.5.3 3 of 10 3 Series 1. Simsbury Simsbury Life 2003 2004 Jan 2003 - Dec 2004
4 awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM MS 025 2018.005 Local Print Newspapers ARC 3.2.5.4 4 of 10 4 Series 1. Simsbury Simsbury Life 2005 2005 Jan 2005 - Oct 2005
5 awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM MS 025 2018.005 Local Print Newspapers ARC 3.2.5.5 5 of 10 5 Series 1. Simsbury Simsbury Life 2006 Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
6 awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM MS 025 2018.005 Local Print Newspapers ARC 3.2.5.6 6 of 10 6 Series 1. Simsbury Simsbury Life 2007 Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
7 awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM MS 025 2018.005 Local Print Newspapers ARC 3.2.6.1 7 of 10 7 Series 1. Simsbury Simsbury Life 2008 Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
8 awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM MS 025 2018.005 Local Print Newspapers ARC 3.2.6.2 8 of 10 8 Series 1. Simsbury Simsbury Life 2009 Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
9 awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM MS 025 2018.005 Local Print Newspapers ARC 3.2.6.3 9 of 10 9 Series 1. Simsbury Simsbury Life 2010 Jan 2010 - Oct 2010
10 awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM awmsflweb 11/22/2025 12:17 PM MS 025 2018.005 Local Print Newspapers ARC 3.2.6.4 10 of 10 10 Series 1. Simsbury Simsbury Life 2011 2012 Jan 2011 - Jul 2012

Language: English
The collection is open for research.
The collection is in good condition.

Copyright has been transferred to the Simsbury Free Library for materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. C) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Web Finding Aid: Sarah Neagoy July 2022, updated November 2025.

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