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Newspaper Collection 

Keyport Newspapers

Preface

This listing of the MCHA's Monmouth County newspapers is an update of the 1976 publication of Stellhorn and Wright's Directory of New Jersey Newspapers 1765-1970. It follows this publication's layout and, except in a few cases, uses its date spans and name changes.

The newspapers are grouped by town and within the town, alphabetically by newspaper title. (The appendix lists the newspaper titles alphabetically, with references to the town of publication.) An index to the newspapers is noted, when one is known to exist. Newspapers and serials published by schools and organizations are filed within the school or organization's manuscript collection and are noted in those collections' finding aids.

The date spans held by the MCHA are noted as being in either microfilm [mf] or hard copy [hc]. Hard copies of newspapers may not be photocopied.

The following symbols are used to denote frequency of publication:

d daily

w weekly

bw biweekly

trw triweekly

m monthly

q quarterly

irr irregular

[ ] incomplete run

Jersey Justice. w, 1889 Jun 14 - 1889 Nov 8 (?)

MHCA holdings:

1889 Jun 14 - Nov 8 [hc] [extremely brittle; many tape mends. NB: Oct 4 Masthead misprinted as Sep 4]
1889 Jul 19 (v. 1, n. 6) [hc]

Keyport Enterprise. w, 1888 - 1948 Nov 4
Followed New-Jersey Enterprise. Merged with Keyport Weekly to form Keyport Weekly And Keyport Enterprise.

MCHA holdings:

1888 Jul 28 - 1948 Nov 4 [mf] [some years sparse]

The Keyport Press. m/bw, 1863 Sep - 1864
"Devoted to the interests of the public." Established as a monthly; became a biweekly 1863 November 1. Name varied to Keyport Press in 1864.

MCHA holdings:

1863 Sep, Oct, Nov 1 - Dec 15 (v. 1, n. 1 - 6) [hc]
1864 Feb 3 - Aug 3 (v. 1, n. 7 ­ 20) [hc] [poor condition]

Keyport Weekly. w, 1871 Jan 17 - 1948 Nov 4 ; 1959 Feb 12 -
Merged with Keyport Enterprise to form Keyport Weekly And Keyport Enterprise. Reverted to Keyport Weekly in 1959.

MCHA holdings:

1877 Sep - 1972 Jun 29 [mf]

Keyport Weekly and Keyport Enterprise. w, 1948 Nov 11 - 1959 Feb 12
Formed by the merger of Keyport Enterprise and Keyport Weekly. Reverted to Keyport Weekly.

MCHA holdings:

1948 Nov 11 - 1959 Feb 5 [mf]

New-Jersey Enterprise. w, 1879 Jul - 1888.
Became Keyport Enterprise.

MCHA holdings:

1881 Nov 5 [hc]

New-Jersey Standard. w, 1855 - 1858
Followed N.J. Standard of Middletown Point (see Matawan). Listed "Keyport & Middletown-Point" as its place of publication on its masthead for a period of time. Moved to Red Bank in 1858.

MCHA holdings:

1856 Jan 24, 31; Mar 6; May 1; Jul 31; Oct 16, 23 [mf]

W. E. Warn's Courier. 1883 - ?

MCHA holdings:

1893 (?) (v. 10, n. 2) [hc] [Drug store trade paper]

Weekly Star. w, 1866 Mar 7 - ?

MCHA holdings:

1866 Mar 7 (v. 1, n. 1) [hc]

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