Maryland State Archives

The Sun began publication May 17, 1837 [v. 1, no. 1]. It was published daily, beginning October 6, 1901; daily, except Sunday, 1837-October 5, 1901. On Sundays, it was published as the Sunday Sun, November 15, 1914-1983. Sunday issues have own numbering. It was also published as the Baltimore Sun. Publication was suspended April 20-May 26, 1965 and January 3-March 17, 1970. Other editions include the Baltimore Weekly Sun (Baltimore: 1838) and the Evening Sun (Baltimore: 1910).

The Sun Almanac for Baltimore (Baltimore: A.S. Abell Co.) [OCLC 11432016] was published annually 1880-1915[?]. Volumes for [1898]-1915 were issued as a supplement to the Sun. Title history based on 1881; title form cover. It continues the Baltimore Sun Almanac and was continued by the Maryland Almanac.

A computer file containing the full text of the this title and the Evening Sun (Baltimore: 1910) with all articles indexed is available from NewsBank, Inc. as part of a CD-ROM entitled NewsBank CD News Presents the Sun [OCLC 26457524]. System requires a CompuAdd 212 computer; DOS; CD-ROM drive; Microsoft Extensions; and monitor.

Archives' collections of the Sun include issues for May 17, 1837 (MSA SC 39-16), April 28, 1841 (MSA SC 163-1), August 6, 1838 (MSA SC 378-43), October 20, 1854 (MSA SC 1925-1-7), April 30, 1861 [v. 48, no. 134] (MSA SC 417-1), August 13, 1862 [v. 51, no. 74] (MSA SC 963), May 20, 1870 [MSA SC 2852], December 11, 1872 [MSA SC 2852], March 20, 1902 [v. 130, no. 124] (MSA SC 1516-11), November 29, 1903 (MSA SC 418-750), March 24, 1908 (MSA SC 414-140), December 15, 1908 (MSA SC 1925-1-26), November 8, 1915 [v. 157, no. 151] (MSA SC 1341), November 11, 1918 [v. 163, no. 153] (MSA SC 696-2), October 20, 1920 [v. 167, no. 143] (MSA SC 696-2), November 3, 1920 [v. 167, no. 147] (MSA SC 696-2), November 3, 1920 [v. 167, no. 147] (MSA SC 696-2), March 6, 1921 (MSA SC 696-2), August 3, 1923 [v. 173, no. 68D] (MSA SC 696-2), August 4, 1923 [v. 173, no. 69E], (MSA SC 696-2), August 6, 1923 [v. 123, no. 70D] (MSA SC 696-2), August 7, 1923 [v. 173, no. 71D] (MSA SC 696-2), August 8, 1923 [v. 173, no. 72D] (MSA SC 696-2), August 9, 1923 [v. 173, no. 73D] (MSA SC 696-2), April 13, 1945 [v. 215, no. 125] (MSA SC 4489), and May 16, 1962 [v. 250, no. 154] (MSA SC 696-2).

Archives' library collection of the Sun Almanac includes almanacs for 1876-1886, 1886-1892, 1893-1896, 1897-1904, 1911-1913, 1914-1918.

This title is also available on microfilm from University Microfilms International.

For indices and abstracts, see: Thomas Hollowak, Index to Marriages and Deaths in the Baltimore Sun, 1837-1850 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978); Thomas Hollowak, Index to Marriages in the Baltimore Sun, 1851-1860 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987); Walter E. Arps, Jr., Maryland Mortalities, 1876-1915, from the Baltimore Sun Almanac (Silver Spring, MD: Family Line Publications, 1983); Walter E. Arps, Jr., Departed This Life Death Notices from the (Baltimore) Sun vols. 1-4, 1851-1860 (Silver Spring, MD: Family Line Publications, 1985-1986); Joseph C. Maquire, Jr., Index of Obituaries and Marriages in the (Baltimore) Sun 1861-1865 (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1991).

For additional information, see: A.S. Abell Company, New Home for the Sun Papers of Baltimore (Baltimore: The A.S. Abell Company, 1951); University of Maryland Baltimore County, Light for All: A History of The Baltimore Sun 1837-1987 (Baltimore: The Baltimore Sun, 1987); Harold A. Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1837-1987 (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987); Anthony Day et al, Day in the Sun: The Columns of Price Day, Reporter, War Correspondent, Editor The Baltimore Sun, 1942-1978 (Baltimore: The Baltimore Sun, 1993); Henry Edward Warner, "The Making of a Newspaper" [Baltimore: The Sun Book & Job Printing Office, Inc., 1924] [LC call no.: PN4899.B3 S8].

See Library of Congress Information Circular 16 for information on reprints.
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Northumberland County (AOB) 1872
AOBB OR (1872:8:5)

AOV 1865
AOVA OR Shelf 5 (1865:4:15)

Lancaster County (AQD) 1847-1848
AQDB OR PDL143,PDM141 (1847:2:1-2,4,8,29, 4:1-2,10,13-14,16-17,23-26, 5:17,24-25,27-31, 6:3,7,18,24, 10:11) (1848:5:6,29, 6:7,9,13-14, 7:3,26, 8:9-10,17-18,28-29, 9:1-2,9-11,14,16,20-21, 10:6,11)

Erie County (AWS) 1838
AWSD OR (1838:1:31)

Venango County (AWT) 1873, 1875
AWTB OR Misc. vol. 071-M203 (1873:5:17,26) (1875:3:31)

Bowie State University (BCM) 1954-
BCMM FM (1954:7:1-

Library of Congress (DLC) 1837-
DLCC FM Newspaper (Ser.); Newspaper 83/1192 s=(1837:5:17-1937:12:31) NRE,s=(1938:1:1-1958:12:31) McP,s-(1959:1:1- [Scattered issues wanting.]
DLCC OR Newspaper N&CPR [Current issues retained until microfilmed.]
DLCC FMM Newspaper (Ser.) m=(1837:5:17-1937:12:31) [Scattered issues wanting. Located in the Photoduplication Service Section.]

University of Delaware Library (DLM) 1837-1858, 1892
DLMW OR Newspaper [Retains current 2 months, Sunday issues.]
DLNZ OR (1892:10:6)
DLN1 FM Microfilm S2 s=(1837:5:17-1858:5:15)

Elizabethtown College Library (ELZ) [Current month only.]
ELZA [Current month only.]

Cedar Crest & Muhlenburg College (EVI) 1840
EVII OR (1840:7:25)

Gettysburg College Library (GDC) [Current month only.]
GDCC [Current month only.]

Goucher College (GOC) 1837-
GOCM FM (1837:5:17-
GOCM OR (1837:5:17)

Harrisburg Area Community College (HAC) [Current week only.]
HACM [Current week only.]

Historical Society of Delaware (HTS) 1837
HTSA OR (1837:5:17)

IKM 1847
IKMA OR (1847:12:8)

Indiana State Library (ISL) 1866-1867, 1953
ISLN OR Newspaper Room (or-m) (1866:12:4) (1867:12:4) (1953:10:31)

University of Texas at Dallas Library (ITD) 1975-1979
ITDF FM s=(1975:1:1-1979:12:31)

University of Texas at Arlington Library (IUA) 1862
IUAA OR (1862:3:14)

Indiana University Library (IUL) '>(Texas Tech University Library (IUL) ) 1861
IUNZ OR E457 14/88 (1861:3:8)

IWU 1910-1977
IWU1 FM (1910-1977)

University of Texas at Austin Library (IXA) 1838-1882
IXAA OR (1838:3:20-5:17) (1839:4:2-5:3,7:1-9:4) (1852:6:2) (1854:3:3) (1856:1:9-12:31) (1857:1:1-12:30) (1858:1:1-12:29) (1859:1:1-1:31) (1860:1:9-5:28) (1869:12:30) (1882:1:5)

Johns Hopkins University (JHE) 1837-
JHEE FM (1837:5:17-
JHEE OR (1837:5:17) (1880:10:12) [Evergreen House.]

University of Kentucky Library (KUK) 1837-1842, 1845-1901, 1975-1980
KUKJ FM Newspaper Film S/76-5 s=(1837:5:17-1842:12:31) (1845:1:1-1901:12:31) (1975:1:1-1980:6:30) [Scattered issues wanting.]

LFM [Current 4 weeks only.]
LFMM [Current 4 weeks only.]

LKC [Current 3 months only.]
LKCC OR [Current 3 months only.]

LQS [Current month only.]
LQSS [Current month only.]

LYU [Current 1 week.]
LYUM OR [Current 1 week.]

Enoch Pratt Free Library (MDB) 1837-
MDBE FM s=(1837:5:17-
MDBE OR (1861:2:6-7:27) (1862:1:1-11:29) (1863:1:1-4:30) (1871:4:17)

Maryland State Law Library (MSI) 1837-
MSIM FM (1837:5:17-
MSIM OR (1837:11:17-1838:5:16) (1839:5:6-1885:12:31) (1945:5:8, 8:15)

Morgan State College (MSU) 1937-1950, 1959-
MSUL FM (1937:9:1-1950:12:31) (1959:1:1-

University of Maryland Baltimore County (MUB) 1837-
MUBB FM (1837:5:17-
MUBB OR (1837:5:17-1969:5:31) [Special Collections. Scattered issues missing.]

Rutgers University Newspaper Project (NPA) [Current 1 month.]
NPAA OR PER [Current 1 month.]
NPAS OR B141/F8 (1843:2:15)

NPL [Current month only.]
NPLA OR [Current month only.]

New York Historical Society - Newspaper Project (NPU) 1837-1838, 1840, 1852, 1862, 1867, 1873-1878, 1880, 1905
NPUA FX (1837:5:17) (1905:12:10)
NPUA OR (1838:12:11) (1840:8:15) (1852:2:23) (1862:6:27) (1867:12:17) (1873:5:6-12,19,21, 7:3,15-17,19) (1874:3:20, 4:25, 9:19 [with supplement], 12:28) (1875:2:8,11-12, 3:9, 6:9, 8:30) (1876:10:3,10, 11:28, 12:4, undated supplement) (1877:1:23, 2:12) (1878:1:15, 4:8, 6:25) (1880:9:30, 10:13,19)

State Historical Society of Wisconsin - Newspaper Project (NPV) 1837-1870, 1931, 1942-1965, 1968
NPVA FM s=(1837:5:17-1870:12:30) (1931:9:27) (1942:1:1-1965:12:30) (1968:7:16-31)

Center for Research Libraries - Newspaper Project (NPW) 1846-1847, 1850, 1966-
NPWA FM General ([McP,s=(1966- ])
NPWA OR 7818 (1846:2:3-1847:1:30) (1850:1:1-10:12)

American Antiquarian Society - Newspaper Project (NPX) 1837-1865, 1869-1876
NPXX OR (1837-1865) (1869-1876) [Scattered issues, 1837, 1839-1841, 1843-1845, 1849-1850, 1852, 1854-1861, 1863-1865, 1869-1876; scattered issues wanting, 1838, 1842, 1846-1848, 1851, 1853, 1862.]

Western Reserve Historical Society - Newspaper Project (NPY) 1844, 1848, 1851, 1860-1861, 1863, 1865, 1870, 1911
NPYN OR (1844:5:29) (1848:5:24, 6:18. 7:26) (1851:1:18) (1860:6:23, 9:11,25, 12:28) (1861:2:22-12:31) (1863:1:9) (1865:5:25) (1870:4:25-26) (1911:10:15) [Scattered issues lacking, 1861.]

New York Public Library Research Library (NYP) 1837-
NYPP FM *ZY s=(1837:5:17- [Scattered issues wanting.]
NYPP OR *KSC (1837:5:17) (1942:6:14)

PBL [Retains current Sunday issue for 3 months.]
PBLL OR [Retains current Sunday issue for 3 months.]

PCO [Current 1 month.]
PCOA [Current 1 month.]

State Library of Pennsylvania (PHA) 1837, 1847, current 2 months only
PHAN OR (1837:5:17) (1847:1:26) (Current 2 months)

Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PMH) 1869
PMHC OR (1869:2:22)

Eugene C. Barker Texan History Center (PMP) 1862
PMPB OR (1862:11:4) [Rosenberg Library, Galveston, TX.]

Princeton University Library (PUL) [Current 3 months.]
PULL OR NR [Current 3 months.]

Shippensburg University (SQP) [Current month only.]
SQPP OR [Current month only.]

Salisbury State University (SSC) 1837-
SSCM FM (1837:5:17-

Towson State University (TSC) 1890-
TSCC FM (1890:10:15-

Texas Southern University Library (TXT) 1849-1861
TXTU FM s=(1849:12:15-1861:8:23)

Brigham Young University Library (UBY) 1838, 1857
UBYB OR 071.08 Su71b (1838:2:8) (1857:2:6)

University of Maryland Libraries (UMC) 1837-
UMCP FM (1837:5:17-
UMCP OR (1837:5:17-1840:11:16) (1848:1:3-1849:12:31)

University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UME) 1953-
UMEA FM (1953:1:2-

UPC [Current 2 months.]
UPCC OR [Current 2 months.]

UPM 1861, 1862, 1889
UPMM FM Microfilm E143 s=(1971:1-1980:12:31)
UPMM OR (1861:5:15) (1862:9:18) (1889:6:6) [Retains current three months in periodicals room.]

Pennsylvania State University Capitol (UVC) [Current two months.]
UVCC [Current two months.]

Washington College (WWS) 1968-1984
WWSA FM (1968:1:1-1984:3:10)

Maryland Historical Society (XKE) 1837-1870, 1878-1879, 1887-1888, 1892-1895, 1898-1899, 1901, 1905, 1941
XKEA OR (1837:5:17-1870:12:30) (1878:5:8) (1879:1:1) (1887:1:1-1888:6:30) (1892:7:13-12:31) (1893:7:1-1894:6:30) (1895:1:1-12:31) (1898:1:1-3:31) (1899:2:14) (1901:1:23) (1905:3:21) (1941:4:5) [Scattered issues wanting.]

Maryland State Archives (XKF) 1838, 1846, 1854, 1862-1863, 1877, 1886, 1891-1893, 1896-1900, 1902-1905, 1907-1908, 1914-1915, 1918-1923, 1962, 1967-1968
XKFA FM (1862:5:9) (1877:12:6) (1886:4:17-9:4) (1891:10:2-12:31) (1892:1:1-26, 12:5-31) (1893:1:1-3:11) (1896:11:11-1897:7:23) (1898:10:27-12:31) (1899:1:1-1900:3:7) (1902:12:12-1903:2:4) (1904:11:11-12:28) (1905:1:4, 2:27-4:21) (1907:5:31-7:12, 11:28-12:31) (1908:1:7-14) (1914:11:30-1915:1:13) (1967:9:1-1968:5:31)
XKFA OR (1838:8:6) (1846:1:29) (1854:10:20) (1863:11:11) (1877:1:24) (1900:3:21, 7:22, 11:2,8) (1902:11:27) (1908:3:24, 12:15) (1918:11:8,11) (1919:1:2) (1920:10:29, 11:3) (1921:3:6) (1922:10:8) (1923:8:3-9) (1962:5:16)

Frederick County (XKJ) 1837, 1841, 1862, 1905, 1922, 1948
XKJB OR (1837:5:17) (1841:4:5) (1862:12:29) (1905:2:7) (1922:5:14) (1948:8:10) [Historical Society of Frederick County.]
XKJC FM (1837:5:17) [Frederick County Public Library - Frederick.]

Carroll County (XKM) 1985-
XKMC FM (1985:1:1- [Carroll County Public Library.]

Baltimore County (XKO) 1858-1862, 1882, 1960-
XKOB OR (1858:2:4) (1859:5:27) (1860:11:20) (1861:8:10) (1862:3:8,11,13-14) (1882:6:17) [Baltimore County Historical Society.]
XKOC FM (1960:1:1- [Baltimore County Public Library - Towson Branch.] XKOC FM (1962:9:1- [Baltimore County Public Library - Catonsville Branch.]

Howard County (XKQ) 1965-
XKQC FM (1965:1:1- [Howard County Public Library.]

Montgomery County (XKR) 1882
XKRB OR (1882:6:23) [Montgomery County Historical Society.]

Prince George's County (XKS) 1866, 1959-
XKSB OR (1866:7:2-12:31) [Prince George's County Historical Society.]
XKSC FM (1959:9:1- [Prince George's County Memorial Library - Hyattsville.]

Anne Arundel County (XKT) 1960-
XKTB FM (1960:1:1- [Anne Arundel County Library.]

Harford County (XKX) 1959-
XKXC FM (1959:1:1- [Harford County Public Library - Bel Air.]

YCP [Current week only.]
YCPA OR [Current week only.]