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Page History: Lynden Tribune

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   Digitization plan
   History
   Essay
      Essay Notes
   Research
Reel
   Notes
   Evaluation
      Totals


Title

  • Ayer Annual1
    • Publish day: Thursday
    • Content: independent
    • Established: 1908?
    • Pages: 8
    • Size: 15 x 22
    • Editor: Dan Cloud
    • Publisher: Dan Cloud
  • Frequency: weekly
  • Coverage
    • Region:
    • County:
  • Unique ids
    • SN: sn 88085445
    • OCLC: ocm17398139

Digitization plan

2008-2009 grant
  • 1908-1922 (6 reels)

History

  • Continues:
  • Continued by:
  • WSL publish history chart:

Essay

The first issue of the Lynden Tribune was published on June 9, 1908 by Charles D. Jones and H. E. Stuart. The pair had purchased the equipment and subscription list of the Lynden Sun-pilot [LCCN: sn88087026]. By 1909 the paper had been purchased by Dan Cloud, former editor of the Tacoma daily news [LCCN: sn 86072044] and later owner of the Montesano Vidette [LCCN: sn 87093197]. On October 19, 1911 the Tribune was purchased by H. Rosenzweig. In October of 1914 Sol H. Lewis took ownership of the paper and established it as a family enterprise.



Essay Notes

History of Lynden: town incorporated 1891 Pioneer Press 1888-1900 Pacific Pilot was 2nd paper. 1902 WH Towner Then: Lynden Sun-Pilot Then: Lynden Tribune. June 9 1908, by Charles D Jones, editor, and HE Stuart, Business manager. The two bought the Sun-Pilot. 1909 paper is purchased by Dan Cloud. Dan Cloud had worked at the Tacoma daily news. On Oct 19, 1911 Paper is purchased by H. Rosenzweig. Oct. 16 1914 Sol H. Lewis buys paper. Edits and publishes until death in 1953. Sons William and Julian Lewis continued publishing the paper. Julian's son Michael Lewis became editor of the paper in 1992.

Town of Lynden demographics Nooksack Tribe. English and Scandinavian settlers. Economic depression in early 20th century: population drops from 1000 to 200. Dutch begin to move into Lynden. English/Scandinavians politically dominant until the 1940s. Christian Reformed Church.

Research

  1. N.W. Ayer & Son's American newspaper annual -1910- year -921- fill in page
  2. NDNP Candidate Title List (Appendix A1.2)
  3. Chronicling America record (LOC) - Lynden Tribune
  4. WorldCat record - Lynden Tribune
  5. WSL record - Lynden Tribune
  6. UW record - Lynden Tribune
  7. A history of Lynden by Ed Nelson
  8. Sage of the Crossroads (Sol Lewis Biography)

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Reel

  • Filmed by: UW
  • Positives held by: UW and WSL
  • Negatives held by: UW
  • UW neg holdings: 1908-1996

Notes

e.g. Significant for its location on the U.S.-Canadian border - pearson, 2008/10/14 16:11

Evaluation

Totals

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