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Chicago Sun-Times, Jun. 13, 1986 - Aug. 9, 1998

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 7

Scope and Content of the Collection

From the Collection:

Collection contains Chicago Sun-Times newspapers and clippings from 1963 to 1998. Papers cover the assassinations of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and impeachment of President Nixon, and the first moon landing. Collection also contains headlines regarding changes at the Sun-Times, specifically the last Sun-Times afternoon edition, Rupert Murdoch's sale of the paper to Robert Page, and the paper's 50th anniversary.

Dates

  • Creation: Jun. 13, 1986 - Aug. 9, 1998

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Charles Sweningsen Collection of Chicago Sun-Times Newspapers is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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