{"id":737,"date":"2012-04-26T17:02:03","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T00:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=737"},"modified":"2012-05-03T15:51:45","modified_gmt":"2012-05-03T22:51:45","slug":"historic-newspapers-now-digitized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=737","title":{"rendered":"Historic newspapers now digitized!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The library at San Diego State University has unveiled an invaluable tool for researching local history: a digitized database of the San Diego Union<\/em> and Evening Tribune<\/em>. This product by NewsBank Inc. is keyword searchable and provides pdf images of the original newspaper copy.<\/p>\n

For decades local researchers have relied on the microfiche index to the Union<\/em> produced by city librarians years ago. As important as this index as always been, it was never completed by the Public Library and was limited by the infamous \u00e2\u20ac\u0153gap\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe years between 1904 and 1930 that were left un-indexed. The NewsBank database bridges that gap and also covers the historic Tribune<\/em>, a separate newspaper until its merger with the Union<\/em> in 1992. The digitizing is not yet complete and some years are not available.<\/p>\n

I would encourage anyone looking for historical information in San Diego newspapers to make a trip to the SDSU library. Parking is a minor hassle but there are several lots on the campus perimeter that cost $1 per hour. The best way to go is on the San Diego Trolley, which takes you close to the library from a station in the center of campus.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n