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| Size | 99 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 65,000 items) |
| Abstract | The Southern Newspaper Publishers Association (SNPA), was founded in 1903 with the purpose of advancing the welfare of member newspapers. SNPA serves its more than 400 members in 14 states by acting as a clearinghouse for information relevant to Southern newspapers, sponsoring annual and special topic meetings, and publishing various newsletters. Materials relating to the SNPA and its member newspapers, including files on standing and special committees; conventions; SNPA sponsored conferences, meetings, and clinics; and various special projects, such as promoting the use of newspapers in education and investigating opening a newsprint plant to serve member newspapers. Also included are SNPA history materials that include file copies of documents important in the development of the organization over the years. Among these items are several panoramic photographs taken at early SNPA meetings. Also included are file copies, some bound, of most SNPA publications. Most materials date from the 1960s through the 1980s, though there are earlier publications and some earlier records. |
| Creator | Southern Newspaper Publishers Association |
| Language | English |
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Historical Information
The Southern Newspaper Publishers Association (SNPA), was founded in 1903 with the purpose of "advancing the welfare" of member newspapers. SNPA serves its more than 400 members in 14 states by acting as a clearinghouse for information relevant to Southern newspapers, sponsoring annual and special topic meetings, and publishing various newsletters.
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Scope and Content
Materials relating to the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association (SNPA) and its member newspapers, including files on standing and special committees; conventions; SNPA sponsored conferences, meetings, and clinics; and various special projects, such as promoting the use of newspapers in education and investigating opening a newsprint plant to serve member newspapers. Also included are SNPA history materials that include file copies of documents important in the development of the organization over the years. Among these items are several panoramic photographs taken at early SNPA meetings. Also included are file copies, some bound, of most SNPA publications. Most materials date from the 1960s through the 1980s, though there are earlier publications and some earlier records.
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Series 1. Records, 1903-1985.
Processed by: Roslyn Holdzkom, December 1991
Encoded by: Eben Lehman, May 2006
May be used with staff assistance. Materials are generally in the order in which they were received.
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