It Takes a Village: New News for Weld and Pitkin Counties
We have long said that the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) is truly a statewide collection – not grown by …
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Digital Repository Top 5: the most popular newly digitized materials of 2024
As we near the end of 2024, we’re sharing the most popular items that the State Publications Library added to …
An Appreciation of the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
This guest post was written by Jim England – lawyer, historian, and Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection top journeymen editor (correcting …
“Journalism is the first rough draft of history” – Philip L. Graham
Expanding Access to the Rocky Mountain News Collection The Rocky Mountain News (RMN) was Colorado’s premier newspaper for nearly 150 …
Watch and Learn: Value-Added! Digitizing your Community’s Historic Newspapers
Historic newspapers hold information about past people, places and events. This important community history is often not recorded in any …
Digital Repository Top 5: the most popular newly digitized materials of 2023
As we near the end of 2023, we’re sharing the most popular items that the State Publications Library added to …
CHNC: The Largest Digital Collection of Colorado-based Japanese American Newspapers
You may remember that last January the CHNC team added the Denver Japanese newspaper the Rocky Mountain JIHO, 1969-1997. First …
Rare and Unique Newspaper Issues: Only Available Online at CHNC!
Our partner the Wilkinson Public Library recently added a number of new issues to the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, (CHNC). …
Not Your Average Publication! New and Unique Additions to CHNC
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) team recently added two new publications — Camp and Plant,1901-1904, and The Cycling West, …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Alamosa Public Library Digital Archive
In 1847, the first group of Mormon pioneers, led by Brigham Young, settled in Salt Lake City after departing from …
Touring Colorado’s Collections: Free Online Access to Aspen History
Aspen may be known as a destination for the rich and famous but its history is rooted in the humble …
Free Access to Digitized Historic Newspapers: Colorado and Beyond
Most of you know that Colorado offers free online access to historic newspapers through the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC). …
Rocky Mountain JIHO: Japanese American Life in Colorado
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) recently added the Rocky Mountain JIHO, 1969-1997, to the 650+ publications included in the …
DEI in Libraries and Archives: Lessons Learned from a Reparative Description Project
This guest post is written by Nancy Henke. Henke earned her MA in Literature from Colorado State University and taught …
University of Colorado Receives Grant to Digitize Colorado Daily Student Newspaper
This guest post was written by University of Colorado Boulder, University Libraries Archives. The University of Colorado Boulder, University Libraries …
Locally Created Primary Source Education Set – Notable Colorado Women
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC), an online portal of digitized historic collections from …
The Denver Public Library Brings the Rocky to CHNC
The Rocky Mountain News (RMN) was Colorado’s oldest newspaper. Founded by William Byers during the 1859 Colorado Gold Rush, the …
New Online Discovery Tool to Search and Explore Colorado-Wyoming’s Historic Collections
The Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC) recently launched a new search and discovery interface (ppc.dp.la) providing a single point of …
Evaluating Copyright and the Use of Standardized Rights Statements
The Plains to Peaks Collective, the Colorado-Wyoming Service Hub of the Digital Public Library of America, works with its partners …
Touring Wyoming’s Collections: Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center Finds Support for Collection Digitization
The Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center recently became a partner of the Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC) sharing …