urn:taro:utexas.cah.01225 A Guide to the John J. Sullivan Newspaper Carriers Collection, 1856-1863 Original EAD encoding by Shelley Rowland according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2009 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Sullivan, John J. John J. Sullivan Newspaper Carriers Collection 1856-1863 Materials are written in English. 2009-021 0.5 inch Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Collection contains thirteen newspaper carriers’ addresses from New York State, dating from 1856 to 1863. Scope and Contents

Collection contains thirteen newspaper carriers’ addresses from New York State, dating from 1856 to 1863. Traditionally published in newspapers on New Years Day, carriers’ addresses are long, often anonymous poems that review the events of the past year. Newspapers included in the collection are: the Atlas and Argus (Albany), Evening Mirror (New York), Hudson Daily and Weekly Star, New York Daily Times, New York Herald, New York Times, New York Tribune, and Troy Daily Whig.

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Index Terms Subjects Newspaper carriers. Places New York (State) Preferred Citation

John J. Sullivan Newspaper Carriers Collection, 1856-1863, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory: 2.325/AA13d Newspaper carriers’ addresses: 2.325/AA13d Atlas and Argus (Albany), 1863 2.325/AA13d Evening Mirror (New York City), 1858 2.325/AA13d Hudson Daily and Weekly Star, 1861 2.325/AA13d New York Daily Times, 1856, 1858 2.325/AA13d New York Herald, 1859, 1860, 1862 2.325/AA13d New York Times, 1860 2.325/AA13d New York Tribune, 1858, 1860 2.325/AA13d Troy Daily Whig, 1858 2.325/AA13d Unidentified, 1859