Kent News Collection

MSA SC 2901

Dates

1843-1947

Medium

Original, microfilm, electronic

Restrictions

RESTRICTED: Do not circulate originals without the permission of the Registrar or Director of the Maryland Newspaper Project.

Storage

Contact the Department of Special Collections for location.

Film Number(s)

SCM 1621 - SCM 1628, SCM 2349 - SCM 2356, SCM 5059 - SCM 5072, SCM 8624 - SCM 8635

Description

Newspaper, Kent News

Series 3: Electronic Images consists of all possible months, not all of those months are available or in the Maryland State Archives' collection.

See also, a deposit of The Kent News in the Kent County News Collection, MSA SC 6000

History

(Chestertown, Kent County: S. W. Spencer)

The Kent News began publication May 2, 1840[?] and ceased January 26, 1946 [v. 121, no. 41]. It was published weekly. Title history based on May 9, 1840. The newspaper merged with the Chestertown Transcript (Chestertown: 1862) to form the Kent County News (Chestertown: 1946).

Collection Inventory

Series 1: Newspapers, Library of Congress
Series 2: Newspapers, Maryland State Archives
Series 3: Electronic Images

Microfilm Inventory

Microfilm Series