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Newspaper Collection

Manasquan (Squan) 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

The Coast Star. w, 1909? - Present
Followed Coast Star-Democrat.

MCHA holdings:

1910 Apr 15 [hc]
1915 Aug 6 [hc]
1915 Oct 6 [hc] [v. 35, n. 45]
1928 Nov 23; Dec 14 [hc]
1930 Jan 17; May 30; Oct 10, 17; Dec 5, 12 [hc]
1931 Apr 24; May 1-15; Jun 5, 12; Jul 17, 31; Sep 11, 18 [hc]
1932 Jan 1, 22 [hc]
1933 Jun 2 - Dec 29 [hc]
1934 Jan 5 [hc]
1935 Mar - 1942 Aug [hc]
1945 May - 1946 Dec [hc]
1947 [hc] [Missing Jan 17; Feb 14, 28; Mar 28; May 23; Jul 18]
1948 [hc] [Missing Jan 17, 30; Feb 20, 27; Mar 5, 19; Jun 25; Aug 20; Sep 24]
1949 [hc] [Missing Feb 4, 11, 25; Mar 4, 11; Jul 29]
1950 [hc] [Missing Dec 1]
1951 [hc]
1952 [hc] [Missing Apr 25; May 2; Jul 18; Nov 28]
1953 [hc]

Coast Star-Democrat. w, 1892 Mar - 1909?
Formed by the merger of Coast Democrat and Manasquan Star. Became Coast Star.

MCHA holdings:

1899 Feb 10 [hc]
1902 Jun 6 [hc]

Manasquan Herald. w, 1900 - 1901

MCHA holdings:

1901 Feb 8 - Mar 22 (v. 1, n. 41 - 47) [hc] [v. 1, n. 41 in poor condition]

Manasquan News. w, 1894 Nov 1 - 1919?

MCHA holdings:

1894 Nov 1 (v. 1, n. 1) [hc]

Manasquan Record. w, 1929 Jun 21 - 1947?

MCHA holdings:

1930 Oct 10-24 [hc] [Oct 10 incomplete]
1933 Mar 17; Nov 3, 10, 24 [hc] [Mar 17 incomplete]
1935 Feb 1-22; Mar 1 - Apr 19; May 3 - Dec 27 [hc]
1936 - 1947 Feb [hc]

Manasquan Sea Side. w, 1883 Jan 5 - 1890
Followed Sea-Side. Merged with Gazette And Mirror (Spring Lake) to form Seaside Gazette (Spring Lake).

MCHA holdings:

1877 Jun 6 - 1887 May 20 [mf]

Manasquan Star. ?, 1889 Jun 20 - 1892 Mar
Merged with Coast Democrat to form Coast Star-Democrat.

MCHA holdings:

1889 Jun 20 (v. 1, n. 1) [hc] [very poor condition]

The Sea-Side. trw/w, 1877 Jun 14 - Sep 8; 1878 Jun 1 - 1882 Dec 29
Established as a triweekly which was suspended on September 8, 1877. Resumed publication on June 1, 1878 as a weekly. Became Manasquan Sea Side.

MCHA holdings:

1877 Jun 6 - 1882 Dec [mf]

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