3 10 116 https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/b9437e7a919bc3e97c9d2600f3c651fb.jpg 6f3f81398abe81469bb2d5cd39dda404 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Type The nature or genre of the resource Map Title A name given to the resource Plan of the Siege of York Town in Virginia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1787 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 30 x 32 cm., on sheet 42 x 56 cm. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant London, England Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=488848">AAS Catalog Record</a> <a href="http://gigi.mwa.org/imagearchive/filename/488848_">View larger image</a> Description An account of the resource This engraved map was published in London in March 1787. It details the siege of Yorktown in 1781, the last great battle of the American Revolution. It clearly shows the American and French forces as they surround the British forces under the command of General Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805). The map also details the no. 9 and no. 10 redoubts taken by the American and French forces, which destroyed the British perimeter, allowing the Americans and French to intensify their bombardment and secure passage of the French navy, which cut off any possible water escape by the British. Cornwallis’s surrender on October 19, 1781, forced the British to negotiate for peace. Battle of Yorktown Map https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/de1b2432246ba1b5b35ac932f8df69b5.JPG 69b9d3fef45a18fbc6eec8a6f59a07cb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Type The nature or genre of the resource Broadside Title A name given to the resource A Poem, Spoken Extempore, by a Young Lady, on hearing the Guns firing and Bells chiming on account of...the Surrender of York Town Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. A Poem, Spoken Extempore, by a Young Lady, on hearing the Guns firing and Bells chiming on account of the great and Glorious Acquisition of their Excellencies Gen. Washington and the C. de Grasse, by the Surrender of York Town Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1781 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 35 x 21 cm. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Boston, Mass. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available E. Russell Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=326845">AAS Catalog Record</a> Description An account of the resource <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/exhibits/show/news-in-colonial-america/item/62">As they had been in the pre-war years</a>, broadsides continued to be a way to spread and provide commentary on the news. This broadside features two poems about the surrender of Yorktown. The first is “A Poem Spoken Extempore, by a Young Lady, on hearing the Guns firing and Bells chiming on account of the great and Glorious Acquisition of their Excellencies Gen. Washington and the C. de Grasse, by the Surrender of York-Town, in which were Ld. Cornwallis and Army, consisting of Nine Thousand Troops, a Forty Gun Ship, a Frigate, an armed Vessel and One Hundred Sail of Transports.” The purported extemporaneous nature of the poem speaks to the unbridled joy the victory inspired, while its alleged authorship by a “young lady” implies the breadth of patriotism in the colonies and provides a useful way for the poem to laud General Washington (1732-99) as an unparalleled hero. The magnitude of the victory is also emphasized in the introduction of the poem by the inclusion of the specific numbers of surrendered troops and ships. The second poem, “His Lordship Humbled: or, Cornwalis’s Lamentation,” is a poem from the point of view of the defeated Lord Cornwallis (1738-1805), listing his failures and those of other British leaders while praising Washington’s prowess. Battle of Yorktown Broadside https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/ab24fa1da69ba8aa75cef04f99795ae5.JPG 7a731640b030269ee25ba341c6c3aaca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Title A name given to the resource Rivington's New-York Gazetteer; or The Connecticut, New-Jersey, Hudson's-River, and Quebec Weekly Advertiser Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 1, 1775 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 48 cm. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New York, N.Y. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available James Rivington Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=138">AAS Catalog Record</a> <a href="https://gigi.mwa.org/imagearchive/filename/138_">View more issues</a> Description An account of the resource James Rivington (1724-1802), publisher of Rivington’s New-York Gazetteer, was born in London and was a bookseller in his native land before immigrating to the colonies in 1760. He eventually established a bookstore in New York and then ventured into publishing this newspaper in April 1773. The New-York Gazetteer was a leading loyalist paper throughout the war. This issue is a good example of how news circulated through colonial print culture, the same text often appearing in multiple mediums. Reprints of two other imprints appear side by side on the front page of this issue: The broadside<a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/exhibits/show/age-of-revolution/item/16">A Circumstantial Account of an Attack that Happened on the 19th of April 1775, on His Majesty’s Troops</a>, which portrays General Gage’s account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, is in virtual dialogue with depositions about the battles taken by order of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress expressing the Americans’ side. These depositions would be distributed in July as part of a pamphlet titled <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/exhibits/show/age-of-revolution/item/24">A Narrative, of the Excursion and Ravages of the King’s Troops Under the Command of General Gage, on the Nineteenth of April, 1775</a>, published by <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/items/browse?tag=Isaiah+Thomas">Isaiah Thomas</a>. Battles of Lexington and Concord Isaiah Thomas Newspaper https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/aa3ac1c105aa83e26217966b7b8928a7.jpg db0d314392788dfc65f251f93c3ce5a1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Title A name given to the resource "Bloody News. Portsmouth, April 20, 1775." Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The New-Hampshire Gazette, and Historical Chronicle Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 21, 1775 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Portsmouth, N.H. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available D. Fowle Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=91">AAS Catalog Record</a> Description An account of the resource Although breaking news usually appeared on the interior of colonial newspapers as that side of the paper was generally printed last, this copy of the <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/exhibits/show/age-of-revolution/item/25">New-Hampshire Gazette</a>—published by Daniel Fowle (ca. 1715-87)—leads with a front-page breaking news story of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. This account describes the confusion of the early accounts of the battles (“The foregoing is the different Accounts we have receiv’d, but how far and what Part is authentic, Presume not to determine”) and makes references to the “Expresses” carrying news of the engagement. These expresses were fast riders and horses who were sometimes commissioned by the Committees of Correspondences to relay the events as quickly as possible. Publishers often employed post riders as express riders, who would, when not carrying an individual missive, deliver both printed materials as well as letters. <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/items/browse?tag=Isaiah+Thomas">Isaiah Thomas</a>, along with fellow printers William Goddard of Baltimore, John Holt of New York, and Thaddeus Burr of Fairfield, Connecticut, established a system of post riders that not only carried their publications but also communications from the various Committees of Correspondence throughout the northern colonies.  Click the image below to browse the full issue.  <iframe src="https://fliphtml5.com/embed/dist/html/embed-cover.html#!/?w=0&bc=#000&p=1&l=http://online.fliphtml5.com/xohe/tsli/&t=http://online.fliphtml5.com/xohe/tsli/files/shot.jpg" frameborder="0" width="219" height="350"></iframe> Battles of Lexington and Concord Committee of Correspondence Isaiah Thomas Newspaper Postal Service https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/088f5c5f20a15e7d122e41347b00db99.JPG 6a827fb26c1416f673f15b96f18bcaff Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Title A name given to the resource First printing of the Declaration of Independence in a newspaper Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 6, 1776 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 26 cm. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Philadelphia, Pa. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed by Benjamin Towne Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=156">AAS Catalog Record</a> Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The Pennsylvania Evening Post Description An account of the resource The Continental Congress charged five men with the responsibility to commit to paper the American colonies’ Declaration of Independence from Britain: Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Benjamin Franklin (1706-90), John Adams (1735-1826), Robert Livingston (1746-1813), and Roger Sherman (1721-93). Most scholars today now view the authorship of this document to be highly collaborative both among these five individuals (who made forty-seven alterations to Jefferson’s original draft) and among the members of Congress, who made another thirty-nine alterations after voting for independence on July 2, 1776. After the Declaration was approved on July 4, it was immediately set in type as a broadside and printed overnight by John Dunlap, the official printer to Congress. Copies of the printed version were immediately distributed to all of the colonies, where in some instances they were <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/exhibits/show/age-of-revolution/item/30">reprinted by local printers</a> so that by July 18, twenty-four newspapers had republished the text of the Declaration. The Pennsylvania Evening Post, printed by Benjamin Towne (d. 1793), was the first newspaper to include the text in its pages.  Click the image below to browse the full issue.  <iframe src="https://fliphtml5.com/embed/dist/html/embed-cover.html#!/?w=0&bc=#000&p=1&l=http://online.fliphtml5.com/xohe/uwuj/&t=http://online.fliphtml5.com/xohe/uwuj/files/shot.jpg" frameborder="0" width="276" height="350"></iframe> Benjamin Franklin Declaration of Independence John Adams Newspaper https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/0978eec9aa1d74ec6d229655ee1a3690.JPG 7a47c7a4711954d110420179b62403a2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Title A name given to the resource "Worcester, July 24…On Monday last a number of patriotic gentlemen of this town…assembled on the green near the liberty pole…" Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. The Massachusetts Spy, or, American Oracle of Liberty Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 24, 1776 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 44 cm. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Worcester, Mass. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Isaiah Thomas Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=152">AAS Catalog Record</a> <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/cropped/152_0003.JPG">View image of full page</a> Description An account of the resource Public readings of the newly minted Declaration of Independence took place in taverns, <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/exhibits/show/age-of-revolution/item/30">churches</a>, town greens, or anywhere else people could gather. In New England, the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence is believed to have taken place in Worcester, Massachusetts. Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831)—a Bostonian printer who had <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/items/show/19">resettled in Worcester at the beginning of the war</a>—is said to have intercepted a post rider bound for Boston carrying a copy of the Declaration and subsequently read it to a large crowd from the roof of the portico of the Worcester Meeting House (later known as Old South Church). Several days later, on July 22, a bigger and more formal celebration took place, coverage of which appeared in the July 24, 1776, issue of Thomas’s newspaper, the Massachusetts Spy. The article describes how “a number of patriotic gentlemen of this town, animated by a love of their country, and to shew their approbation of the measure lately taken by the Grand Council of America, assembled on the green near the liberty pole,” where they displayed the colors of the thirteen colonies, rang bells, beat drums, and read the Declaration of Independence to “a large and respectable body (among whom were the Select-men and Committee of Correspondence) assembled on the occasion, who testified their approbation by repeated huzzas, firing of musquetry and cannon, bonfires, and other demonstrations of joy.” They followed these demonstrations by removing the king’s arms from the courthouse and burning them, after which a “select company of the Sons of Freedom” went to a tavern that had been known as the King’s Arms and tore down the sign proclaiming it as such. According to this article, the tavern keeper—a woman named Mary Stearns—“cheerfully complied” with their wishes. The crowd then celebrated by drinking in her tavern to <a href="http://pastispresent.org/2016/good-sources/raise-a-glass-to-freedom-independence-and-perpetual-itching/">twenty-four separate toasts</a>, among which were toasts for “Sore Eyes to all Tories, and a Chesnut [sic] Burr for an Eye Stone” and “Perpetual itching without the benefit of scratching to the Enemies of America.”     Declaration of Independence Isaiah Thomas Newspaper https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/12cd483c316e06d643d55a93e134cb09.jpg eb9415e8a6eac67a1e5dcbb5dbd170ce https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/23a807e510cce2f79695f9e2dd38c2e5.jpg 9e8b0700a739569229639c6ecf526ef6 https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/0904bed112ffb373a0527e5b317e1b62.jpg db101adc3e9fd1d936ccdbb3971e6e59 https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/d91cea10a8beb5f08e87756235c288b8.jpg c082cef56f10255aad069b19537ff3b4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscript Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource White, Caroline Barrett, 1828-1915 Title A name given to the resource Caroline Barrett White Diaries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-1865 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=272239">AAS Catalog Record</a> <a href="https://gigi.mwa.org/imagearchive/filename/272239">View more of the diaries</a> <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/excerpts-white-diary">Transcription of a portion of the diaries</a> Description An account of the resource Diary and journal keeping was a common practice during the Victorian era and particularly during the Civil War, by both men and women, North and South. Unlike the generally terse and dispassionate <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/exhibits/show/news-in-colonial-america/item/103">diaries of the eighteenth century</a>, nineteenth-century diaries tended to be more detailed, personal, and expressive. Some kept them for self-reflection and improvement, others as a record of events, and still others for an emotional or even political outlet. Those extant from the war years give insights about every angle of the conflict, including the gathering and processing of news on the home front. This diary, belonging to Caroline Barrett White (1828-1915), is full of references to and opinions about war news. White was an upper-middle-class woman living in Brookline, Massachusetts, with her husband, Francis (Frank) Adams White (1824-1910), a tanner by trade, and their four children. She started her thirty-volume diary in 1844 at the age of sixteen and ended sixty-five years later in 1914, a year before her death. She was a prodigious record keeper, detailing the events and tasks of every day. She wrote about the weather, calls to relatives and friends, letters she wrote and received, her teaching career, courtship, marriage, and later on her additional duties as a wife and mother—hiring servants, redecorating, nursing her husband and children, shopping trips into Boston, and plays, concerts, and lectures she attended. She was also an active, insightful, and politically engaged observer of the war. She wrote about her staunch opposition to slavery, her home front contributions to the war effort, and her reactions to news from the front lines and about emancipation. Her diary provides a glimpse not only into one woman’s thoughts about the war, but also into the role the news media played throughout the conflict. From avidly waiting for newspapers to arrive to making sense of conflicting reports to reflecting on the emotional and political impact of events, White demonstrates the importance of the news media to those on the home front. The pages pictured above include her reactions to the news of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse and then that of President Lincoln’s death only a few days later. In later years, White’s interest in national affairs would continue through commentary on subjects such as the transatlantic cable, the Spanish-American War, and her opposition to women’s suffrage. <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/excerpts-white-diary">This transcription</a> includes excerpts from White’s diary focusing specifically on her relationship with news throughout the Civil War. A digital version of the volume of her diary covering February 1861 to June 1862 is available <a href="http://gigi.mwa.org/netpub/server.np?quickfind=272239&sorton=filename&catalog=catalog&site=manuscripts&template=results.np">here</a>. Diary Manuscript Slavery https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/82960aab6beb1722fc287f69a4315afb.jpg d1784423b30194f3ac71a537459af897 https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/648c90eab6b146950c44403519d46d48.jpg 6c03c43279bd0b3ea9b2454ea88dcad8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscript Title A name given to the resource Letters of Daniel E. Burbank Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-1862 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=271349">AAS Catalog Record</a> <a href="https://gigi.mwa.org/imagearchive/filename/271349_b01_f04">View more letters</a> <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/burbank-letters-transcription">Transcription of a portion of the letters</a> Description An account of the resource This set of letters was written by Daniel E. Burbank (1841-1920), a soldier from Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. Burbank enlisted in the Second New Hampshire infantry, Company A, in the spring of 1861. His letters, mainly to his family, talk about camp life, his equipment, letters sent and received, and battles in which he partook. On the subject of news, he notes that while his parents are continually asking him for the latest war news, they know as much if not more than him through the newspapers. He also talks about the importance of oral news, through both rampant rumors and soldiers returning to the home front, and mentions attempting to get his photograph taken to send home, but missing the “salon” that was set up in camp to do so. He often writes on pictorial letterhead featuring the Capitol building, the United States flag and eagle, and other patriotic images. This inexpensive letterhead, printed <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/exhibits/show/news-and-the-civil-war/visual-culture-and-the-civil-w">lithographically</a> in two colors, was intended specifically for the troops, as it often included blank lines to fill in regiment, company, and camp. In some cases it was even produced for a specific regiment, with the name included as part of the design. Burbank’s letters stop abruptly, for he was wounded and captured on May 5, 1862, at Williamsburg, Virginia; released on May 17, 1862; and discharged on May 22, 1862. He went on to become an engineer, marry Ann H. White on December 22, 1864, in Keene, New Hampshire, and have a family of his own. He died in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1920. <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/burbank-letters-transcription">This transcription</a> of excerpts of his letters focuses on how Burbank gathered (or didn’t gather) news and how he shared it with his correspondents. Digital versions of all of his letters are available <a href="http://gigi.mwa.org/netpub/server.np?quickfind=Burbank,%20Daniel%20E.&site=manuscripts&catalog=catalog&sorton=filename&template=results.np&offset=0">here</a>. Manuscript https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/ba814c3b66804aff932efdd133f0471f.jpg db168b3d59cfb595438eb2ad527479a9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Type The nature or genre of the resource Tintype Title A name given to the resource Nellie Williams, Editress of the Penfield Extra Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image 2.5 x 2 cm., on card 10 x 6.5 cm. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rochester, N.Y. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Geo. W. Godfrey & Co. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=479456">AAS Catalog Record</a> <a href="http://gigi.mwa.org/imagearchive/filename/479456_">View larger image</a> Photography Tintype https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/c8d7713e05cd54025092b2ea8f4383c8.JPG acb926ce816263dec8bb9e9093e49073 https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/809976e9d74b8f951e2ddca4f6c7bf60.JPG 81581676136c891309b1daf0a903d318 https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/4e477bc39a5ace71aecc1c5e84495cf6.JPG d4d50ce7fc21f4df4f3f7740a65d25ac https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/files/original/640ca4a2c164085dabb3586668d3a38f.JPG 38d261a049e24ed8023ed4555fd9a561 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscript Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Paine, Nathaniel, 1832-1917 Title A name given to the resource A Record of the War of Secession, Vol. I Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 1861-January 1862 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Worcester, Mass. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=271934">More information about the Paine Family</a> Description An account of the resource <a href="http://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44806627.pdf">Nathaniel Paine</a> (1832-1917) was a prominent Worcester banker and civic leader who counted among his friends and mentors Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) and Senator George Frisbie Hoar (1826-1904). An avid lifelong collector, he was a <a href="http://www.americanantiquarian.org/memberlist">member of the American Antiquarian Society</a> for sixty-six years and served on its Council for sixty. As part of his collecting activities, he kept <a href="https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/earlyamericannewsmedia/items/browse?tag=Scrapbooks">scrapbooks</a> on a variety of topics, including the Civil War. Paine had this volume, called A Record of the War of Secession, Vol. I, created and bound specifically for his scrapbooking purposes. It includes portraits of important men and local soldiers, but mostly it is a series of newspaper clippings about war news that would be of particular interest to people in Worcester. As the typed preface states, “The matter contained in the following pages, consists of a collection of cuttings from various local newspapers of the day, showing the part taken by the citizens of Worcester and vicinity, in their efforts to assist the government of the United States, in suppressing the rebellion of the Southern States.” It makes the newspaper central to the development of the war and illustrates how civilians, in both the North and South, were closely following the news and processing what they were reading. Manuscript Newspaper Photography Scrapbooks