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Title: Alton Telegraph (Alton, Ill. : 1861 : Weekly)

Alternate Title: Alton Weekly Telegraph;
City: Alton, Illinois Country: United States
Frequency: Weekly
Language: English
Notes: As: Alton Telegraph (1861-1866)
Alton Weekly Telegraph (1866-1878)
Alton Telegraph (1879-19??).
Continues: Alton Weekly Courier (Alton, Ill. : 1852).

Available in the following formats/locations:

Format: Online
Online Collection: Beardstown Houston Memorial Library  [Freely available online.]
Summary Dates: 1876 – 1889
Detailed Dates:   Sep 21, 1876; Sep 20, 1877; and Apr 11, 1889.

Format: Online
Online Collection: UIUC Newspapers.com  [Access restricted to UIUC affiliates.]
Summary Dates: 1861 – 1862
Detailed Dates:    Mar 27, 1861; Apr 20, 1861; May 24, 1861; Jul 12, 1861; Aug 2, 1861; Sep 13, 1861; Sep 27, 1861; Jan 10, 1862; Jan 24, 1862-Jan 31, 1862; Feb 14, 1862-Feb 21, 1862; Mar 21, 1862; Apr 4, 1862; Apr 18, 1862; May 2, 1862; May 16, 1862 Sep 5, 1862; Oct 17, 1862; Nov 21, 1862; and Dec 26, 1862.

Format: Microfilm   Call Number: FILM071.7386AL77
Location: History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library. 246 Main Library
Notes: Preservation microfilmed by UIUC Library as part of the United States Newspaper Program.
Collection: USNP Microfilm
Summary Dates: 1861 – 1862
Detailed Dates:   1861:3:27, 4:20, 5:24, 7:12, 8:2, 9:13,27.
  1862:1:10,24-31, 2:14-21, 3:21, 4:4,18, 5:2,16, 9:5, 10:17, 11:21, 12:26.

Format: Microfilm   Call Number: MF-17549r.1-2
Location: Center for Research Libraries. Available via Interlibrary Loan.
Summary Dates: 1861 – 1867
Detailed Dates: Mar 27, 1861 – Dec 19, 1862
Oct 16, 1863 – Feb 9, 1866
Feb 16 – Aug 2, 1867

Format: Microfilm
Location: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Record for reference purposes only. ALPL no longer lends microfilm through Interlibrary Loan.
Summary Dates: 1861 – 1914
Detailed Dates: 1861:3:13-1862:12:19, 1863:9:25-1866:2:9, 1866:2:16-1868:12:25, 1871:1:6-1878:12:26, 1879:1:2-12:4, 1880:2:12-1881:12:22, 1882:12:28, 1883:1:11-1886:12:23, 1889:1:3-1891:12:31, 1893:1:5-1898:12:29, 1900:1:4-1902:12:25, 1912:7:18-1913:12:4, 1914:2:19.

Format: Microfilm Call Number: FILM071.73M681REEL1-273
Location: History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library. 246 Main Library
Collection: Terence A. Tanner Collection
Summary Dates: 1876 – 1877
Detailed Dates: Sep 21, 1876; and Sep 20, 1877.

Format: Print Call Number: 071.7386AL77
Location: Newspaper Storage- Oak St.. Ask staff at HPNL (246 Main Library) for assistance.
Summary Dates: 1861 – 1862
Detailed Dates: Mar 27, 1861; Apr 20, 1861; May 24, 1861; Jul 12, 1861; Aug 2, 1861; Sep 13, 1861; Sep 27, 1861; Jan 10, 1862; Jan 24, 1862-Jan 31, 1862; Feb 14, 1862-Feb 21, 1862; Mar 21, 1862; Apr 4, 1862; Apr 18, 1862; May 2, 1862; May 16, 1862 Sep 5, 1862; Oct 17, 1862; Nov 21, 1862; and Dec 26, 1862.

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