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

Alternate Title: Alton Telegraph; Alton Daily Telegraph; Alton Evening Telegraph; Saturday Evening Telegraph; Alton Telegraph
City: Alton, Illinois  Country: United States
Frequency: Daily (except Sun.)
Language: English
Notes: As: Daily Alton Telegraph (1861-1862)
Alton Telegraph (1862-186?)
Alton Daily Telegraph (186?-1894)
Alton Evening Telegraph (1894-1972)
Alton Telegraph (1972-1986)
Telegraph (1986-current).
Continues: Alton Daily Courier (Alton, Ill. : 1855).

Available in the following formats/locations:
Format: Online   
Online Collection: Beardstown Houston Memorial Library  [Freely available online.]
Summary Dates: 1871 – 1881
Detailed Dates:   Apr 28, 1871; Jul 16, 1874; Oct 9, 1874; and Mar 26, 1881.

Format: Microfilm   
Location: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Record for reference purposes only. ALPL no longer lends microfilm through Interlibrary Loan.
Summary Dates: 1865 – Current
Detailed Dates:   1865:4:15, 1867:8:3, 1871:4:28, 1874:7:16, 10:9, 1878:1:2-12:31, 1879:3:26-1890:6:24, 7:26-12:31, 1891:1:5-1894:11:15, 1894:11:16-1934:3:2, 6:5-12:31, 1935:1:1-1972:9:28, 1972:9:29-1985:7:31, 9:2-12:31, 1986:1:1-8:2, 1986:8:4-current,.

Format: Microfilm   Call Number: FILM071.73M681REEL1-273
Location: History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library. 246 Main Library
Collection: Terence A. Tanner Collection
Summary Dates: 1867 – 1889
Detailed Dates:   Aug 3, 1867 (sup.); Apr 28, 1871; Jul 16, 1874; Oct 9, 1874; Mar 26, 1881; and Apr 11, 1889.

Format: Microfilm   Call Number: FILM071.7386AL79AD5
Location: History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library. 246 Main Library
Summary Dates: 1934 – 1935
Detailed Dates: Dec 14, 1934 – Mar 27, 1935  

Format: Print   Call Number: 071.7386AL79AD5
Location: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Notes: Located in Commemorative Newspapers portfolio 1.
Summary Dates: 1962 – 1962
Detailed Dates:   Sep 4, 1962.

Format: Print   Call Number: 071.7386AL79AD6
Location: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Notes: Located in Commemorative Newspapers portfolio 1.
Summary Dates: 1973 – 1986
Detailed Dates:   Jul 3, 1973; Jul 2, 1976; and Jul 25, 1986.

Format: Subject Index   Call Number: FILM071.7386AL79AD5index
Location: History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library. 246 Main Library
Collection: Terence A. Tanner Collection
Summary Dates: 1836 – 1933
Detailed Dates:

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