| Dates: | 1880-1966 |
| Size: | 3 linear feet |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | Archives_WSNC |
| Provenance: | The collection was housed in Chicago Public Library’s Legler Branch Library. In the 1980s Special Collections, working with a Dr. Scholl Foundation grant, transferred and processed the collection to make it fully available to the public. Processed, April 1993. |
| Access: | No restrictions |
| Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: West Side Newspaper Collection [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library. |
Scope and Content
This collection consists of partial runs of various West Side area newspapers. Newspapers are listed alphabetically by title.
Container List
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | The Argus | 1886 June (v.1, n.2) |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | The Austinite (Garfield Park Edition) | 1932 Jan 13, 20 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | The Austinite (Garfield Park Edition) | 1932 Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | The Austinite (Garfield Park Edition) | 1932 Mar 2, 9, 16, 30 |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | The Austinite (Garfield Park Edition) | 1932 Apr 27, May 11, 25 |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | The Austinite (Garfield Park Edition) | 1932 June 8, 15, 22, 29 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | The Austinite (Garfield Park Edition) | 1932 July 13, 20, 27 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | The Austinite (Garfield Park Edition) | 1932 Aug 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | The Austinite (Garfield Park Edition) | 1932 Sep 8, 14, 21, 28 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | The Austinite (Garfield Park Edition) | 1932 Oct 5, 12, 19, Nov. 2, 9, 16 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1932 Dec 7, 14, 21 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1933 Jan 4, Feb 8 |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1933 Jan 11, 18, 25, Feb 8 |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1933 Mar 15, 22, 29 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1933 Apr 5, 12, 19, 26 |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1933 May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1933 June 7, 14, 21, 28 |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1933 July 5, 12, 19, 26 |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1933 Aug 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1933 Sep 6, 13, 20, 27 |
| Box 2 | Folder 10 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1933 Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1933 Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1933 Dec 6, 13, 20, 27 |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1937 Nov 10, 17, 24 |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1937 Dec 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1938 Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1938 Feb 2, 9, 16, 23 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1938 Mar 16, 23, 30 |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1938 Apr 6, 13, 20, 27 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1938 May 11, 18, 25 |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1938 June 1, 8, 15 |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1938 July 6 |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | The Austinite (Park West News) | 1946 Mar 20 |
| Oversize Folder 1 | Brighton Park Life | 1939 May 18 (2 copies) | |
| Oversize Folder 2 | Central North-West Topics | 1936 Aug 27 | |
| Oversize Folder 3 | Chicago Daily News | 1878 May 24 | |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Chicago Daily News | 1938 Dec 31 (Employees’ edition) |
| Bound | Community Reporter | 1948 Jan-Dec | |
| Bound | Community Reporter | 1949 Jan-Dec | |
| Bound | Community Reporter | 1950 Jan-Dec | |
| Oversize Folder 4 | Community Reporter | 1950 Sep 27 (Special historical issue) | |
| Bound | Community Reporter | 1951 Jan-Dec | |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Garfield News | 1947 Mar 12 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Garfield News | 1948 Mar 10 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Garfield News | 1949 Mar 30 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | Garfield News | 1949 Apr 6 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | Garfield News | 1949 Apr 13 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Garfield News | 1949 Apr 20 |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 | Garfield News | 1949 Apr 27 |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | Garfield News | 1949 May 4 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | Garfield News | 1949 May 11 |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 | Garfield News | 1949 May 18 |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 | Garfield News | 1949 May 25 |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 | Garfield News | 1949 June 1 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 | Garfield Park Cooperator | 1937 June (v.1, n.1) |
| Oversize Folder 5 | Garfieldian | 1914 Apr 17; 1931 Oct 15 | |
| Bound | Garfieldian | 1935-1966 | |
| Microfilm | Garfieldian | 1935-1949 | |
| Microfilm | Garfieldian | 1951-1952 | |
| Microfilm | Garfieldian | 1954-1955 | |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 | Humboldt Weekly Community Counsellor | 1939 Mar 30 |
| Box 4 | Folder 16 | Humboldt Weekly Community Counsellor | 1939 Apr 6 |
| Box 4 | Folder 17 | Humboldt Weekly Community Counsellor | 1939 May 3 |
| Bound | Lawndale News | 1949 Feb-Dec (bound with West Side News for Jan-Feb 1949) | |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 | Midwest Chicagoan | 1931 Sep 4 |
| Oversize Folder 6 | Midwest News | 1940 May 14 | |
| Microfilm | Midwest News [Scattered issues only. See film for complete list.] | 1934 Feb 17 (v.1, n.2)—1943 Dec 9 (v. 14, n. 31) | |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | New Generation | 1940 Oct |
| Microfilm | Polonia | 1924 (v. 18) complete | |
| Microfilm | Polonia | 1937 (v. 31) complete | |
| Bound | South Side News | Vol. 10 1933-1934 | |
| Bound | continued as Southwest News | Vol. 11-21 1934-1945 | |
| Bound | continued as Southwest News Herald | Vol. 22-27 1045-1951 | |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 | Stationary Engineer | 1886 Apr |
| Oversize Folder 7 | Union Park Banner | 1880 Sep 4 | |
| Oversize Folder 11 | Weekly Recorder | 1902 Nov 13 | |
| Oversize Folder 8 | West End Advocate | 1885 July 25 | |
| Bound | West Side Life | 1932 Jul 20-Sep 25 | |
| Bound | West Side News | 1932 Nov-Dec | |
| Bound | West Side News | 1933-1935 complete | |
| Bound | West Side News | 1937-1942 complete | |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | West Side News | 1940 Feb 21 |
| Bound | West Side News | 1944-1948 complete | |
| Bound | West Side News | 1949 Jan-Feb | |
| Oversize Folder 9 | West Side Review | 1908 Jan 3 | |
| Oversize Folder 10 | West Side Review | 1908 Feb 7 | |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | West Town News | 1924 June 20 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | West Town News | 1926 uncollated |
| Box 5 | Volume 7 | West Town News | Volume 7 (1927) #1-5, 7-8, 11-16, 18-29, 31-33, 35, 37-43, 45-51 |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 | West Town News | 1927 Jan-Mar |
| Box 5 | Folder 5 | West Town News | 1927 Apr-Jun |
| Box 5 | Folder 6 | West Town News | 1927 Jul-Aug |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | West Town News | 1927 Sep-Oct |
| Box 5 | Folder 8 | West Town News | 1927 Nov-Dec |
| Box 6 | Volume 8 | West Town News | Volume 8 (1928) complete |
| Box 6 | Folder 1 | West Town News | 1928 Jan-Feb |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | West Town News | 1928 Mar-Apr |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | West Town News | 1928 May-Jun |
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | West Town News | 1928 Jul-Aug |
| Box 6 | Folder 5 | West Town News | 1928 Sep-Oct |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | West Town News | 1928 Nov-Dec |
| Box 6 | Volume 9 | West Town News | Volume 9 (1929) #6, 52 |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | West Town News | 1929 Feb 8, Dec. 27 |
| Box 6 | Folder 8 | West Towns Leader | 1935 Dec |
| Box 6 | Folder 9 | West Towns Leader | 1937 Aug/Sep, Oct |
| Box 6 | Folder 10 | West Towns Leader | 1938 Jan, Mar, Nov |
| Oversize Folder 12 | West Town News (Westtown edition of The Garfieldian) | 1940 Mar 14 | |
| Box 6 | Folder 11 | Westcenter Chicago | 1921 Mar 26 |
| Box 6 | Folder 12 | Westcenter Chicago | 1922 Jan 7 |
