Introduction
Newspapers are a valuable resource to the historian. Long-running papers of
any town or city are important historical documents, but researchers who bask in
the thrill of finding the obscure and unusual anecdote, small-town and
out-of-print newspapers are a mine of information.
This list of newspapers does not imply that it is exhaustive, nor is there
any guarantee that all of them have had coverage of events or people of the
immediate Grand Canyon or lower Colorado River regions. But within these regions
it is likely that newspapers published there have had a higher frequency of
Canyon- and River-related items than the newspapers of more distant places. This
list provides a sampling of newspapers of northern Arizona, southern Nevada, and
southern Utah. A special supplement to the Arizona list includes newspapers of
that crossroads of the far Southwest, Yuma.
Arizona
Ash Fork
Camp Verde
Cottonwood
Flagstaff
Fort Whipple
Grand Canyon
Holbrook
Kingman
Page
Peach Springs
Prescott
Williams
Window Rock
Winslow
(and Yuma)
Nevada
Boulder City
Goodsprings
Henderson
Las Vegas
North Las Vegas
Pioche
Searchlight
Utah
Beaver
Cedar
Parowan
St. George
In the citations, places of publication are included in parentheses unless
the name of the town forms a part of the title. In all, 59 titles are from
Arizona (with 19 more in the Yuma supplement), 25 from Nevada, and 18 from Utah.
The earliest newspaper of the Grand Canyon region appears to have been the
semiweekly Arizona Gazette (Prescott), beginning in 1866, although the Arizona
Daily Miner (Prescott) began at about the same time. Several other
newspapers started up in the late 1860s, and a majority of papers began in the
1870s-1890s; most, however, were short-lived. In Yuma, the earliest newspaper
was apparently the weekly Arizona Free Press, beginning in 1871.
Local libraries can assist the researcher in finding the repositories of
these newspapers. Many of the publications may be available on microfilm.
Several comprehensive guides are available, in which the repositories are
listed:
Austin, Edward
no date 31.1 Grand Canyon items from the Arizona
Champion and Coconino Sun, 1886-1914. Manuscript, [unpaginated].
[Cited in Rose's (1984) annotated bibliography of Colorado Plateau
holdings in Grand Canyon National Park Research Library.] <Mon. 8:
10-9>
Ayer Press
____ 31.2 Ayer directory of publications. Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania: Ayer Press. [Various dates. Updated annually.] <Mon.
8: 10-3>
Gregory, Winifred
1937 31.3 (ed.) American newspapers, 1821-1936; a union
list of files available in the United States and Canada. New York:
The H. W. Wilson Co. <Mon. 8: 10-3>
Library of Congress, Catalog Publication Division, Processing Department
1973 31.4 Library of Congress catalogs; Newspapers in
microform, United States, 1948-1972. Washington, D.C.: Library of
Congress. <Mon. 8: 10-3>
Rogers, Susan L. (Pinky)
1975 31.5 Subject index to the Arizona Champion, 1890
(supervised by John Irwin). Flagstaff, Arizona: Northern Arizona
University Library, Special Collections. <Mon. 8: 10-9>
1975 31.6 Subject index to the Arizona Champion, 1890-1994
(supervised by John Irwin). Flagstaff, Arizona: Northern Arizona
University Libary, Special Collections. <Mon. 8: 10-9>
Schwegmann, George A., Jr.
1967 31.7 Newspapers on microfilm (compiled under the
direction of George A. Schwegmann, Jr.). Washington, D.C.: Library of
Congress, 6th ed. <Mon. 8: 10-3>
Shook, Sally
1975 31.8 Subject index to the Arizona Champion, 1883-1887
(supervised by John Irwin). Flagstaff, Arizona: Northern Arizona
University Library, Special Collections. <Mon. 8: 10-9>
Shook, Sally, and Rogers, Susan
1975 31.9 Subject index to the Arizona Champion, 1889
(supervised by John Irwin). Flagstaff, Arizona: Northern Arizona
University Library, Special Collections. <Mon. 8: 10-9>
1975 31.10 Name index to the Arizona Champion, 1889
(supervised by John Irwin). Flagstaff, Arizona: Northern Arizona
University Libary, Special Collections.
Stahler, Gerald
1979 31.11 The Grand Canyon dams controversy, 1963-1968: A
bibliographic research guide. Monticello, Illinois: Vance
Bibliographies, 41 pp. (Public Administration Series: Bibliography; no.
P-274). (See "Newspaper articles", pp. 32-41.) [Title at
beginning of introduction uses semicolon after "controversy".
Includes introductory essay, pp. 1-5. The bibliography also includes
references that do not have direct bearing on the Grand Canyon, but
instead are references to the context of contemporary issues of politics
and the environment.] <Mon. 8: 10-9>
Title List
ARIZONA
31.12 Apache County Critic (Holbrook) <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1886-1887, weekly.
31.13 Arizona Champion (Peach Springs)
See Coconino Sun (Flagstaff)
31.14 Arizona Courier-Journal (Prescott) <Mon. 8:
10-5>
1934-, daily; April 17-20, 1934, as Prescott Courier-Journal; later Prescott
Courier.
31.15 Arizona Daily Journal-Miner (Prescott)
See Prescott Journal-Miner.
31.16 Arizona Daily Miner (Prescott) <Mon. 8: 10-5>
ca. 1866-1873, daily, during session of Legislature.
1873-1885, daily.
Merged with Arizona Journal to become Arizona Journal-Miner.
31.17 Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff) <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1946-, daily, except Saturday.
31.18 Arizona Enterprise (Prescott)
See Arizonian (Prescott)
31.19 Arizona Gazette (Prescott) <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1866-1867, semiweekly, weekly.
Began publication in La Paz, moved to Prescott in late 1866 or early 1867.
31.20 Arizona Journal (Prescott) <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1883-1885, daily.
Continuation of Daily Arizona Democrat (Prescott). Merged with Arizona
Daily Miner (Prescott) to become Arizona Journal-Miner (Prescott).
31.21 Arizona Journal-Miner (Prescott)
See Prescott Journal-Miner.
31.22 Arizona Miner (Fort Whipple)
See Weekly Journal-Miner (Prescott).
31.23 Arizona Weekly Democrat (Prescott)
See Arizona Weekly Journal (Prescott).
31.24 Arizona Weekly Journal (Presoctt) <Mon. 8:
10-5>
1880-1885, weekly; 1880-1883 as Arizona Weekly Democrat, Arizona
Democrat.
Merged with Weekly Arizona Miner (Prescott) to form Weekly
Journal-Miner (Prescott).
31.25 Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner (Prescott)
See Weekly Journal-Miner (Prescott)
31.26 Arizonian (Prescott) <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1877-1879, semiweekly, weekly; 1877-1879 as Arizona Enterprise.
31.27 Coconino Sun (Flagstaff) <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1882-1897, weekly; 1882-1891 as Arizona Champion (1882-1883,
published in Peach Springs); 1891-1896 as Coconino Sun; 1896-1897 as Flagstaff
Sun-Democrat.
31.28 Daily Arizona Democrat (Prescott) <Mon. 8:
10-5>
1880-1883, daily.
Continued by Arizona Journal (Prescott).
31.29 Daily Arizonian (Prescott) <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1877-1880, daily; 1877-1879 as Arizona Enterprise (Prescott).
31.30 The Flagg (Flagstaff)
1883-1884.
31.31 Flagstaff Democrat <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1886-1896, weekly.
Merged with Coconino Sun (Flagstaff) to form Flagstaff
Sun-Democrat, later Coconino Sun.
31.32 Flagstaff Gem <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1898-1911, weekly.
31.33 Flagstaff Journal <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1932-, weekly.
31.34 Flagstaff Sun-Democrat
See Coconino Sun (Flagstaff).
31.35 Grand Canyon Guide (Grand Canyon)
See Grand Canyon National Park Guide.
31.36 Grand Canyon National Park Guide (Grand Canyon) <Mon.
8: 10-5>
1974-; seasonally varies, biweekly in summer; 1974-1977 as Grand Canyon
SAMA [Volume 1, No. 1, through Volume 3, No. 26]; 1977-1980 as Grand
Canyon Guide [Volume 1, No. 1, to Volume 4, No. 4]; 1980- as Grand
Canyon National Park Guide [Volume 4, No. 5, to ____]; The Guide
[__________]. Published by Grand Canyon Natural History Association, with
cooperation of U.S. National Park Service; distributed free to park visitors.
[As The Guide also a North Rim edition, and a Desert View
edition.]
31.37 Grand Canyon SAMA (Grand Canyon)
See Grand Canyon National Park Guide.
31.38 The Guide (Grand Canyon)
See Grand Canyon National Park Guide.
31.39 Holbrook Argus <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1895-1913, weekly.
31.40 Holbrook News
See Holbrook Tribune-News.
31.41 Holbrook Times <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1884, weekly.
31.42 Holbrook Tribune <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1918-1923, weekly.
United with Holbrook News to form Holbrook Tribune-News.
31.43 Holbrook Tribune-News <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1909-, weekly; 1909-1923 as Holbrook News.
31.44 Howler (Prescott) <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1900, daily.
31.45 Kingman Miner <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1882-, weekdays.
31.46 Lake Powell Chronicle (Page) <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1963-, semiweekly.
31.47 Mohave County Miner (Kingman) <Mon. 8: 10-5>
1882-, weekly; 1882-1887, published in Mineral Park; 1919-1931 as Mohave
County Miner and Our Mineral Wealth.
31.48 Mohave County Miner and Our Mineral Wealth (Kingman) <Mon.
8: 10-5>
1919-1931, weekly; formed from merger of Mohave County Miner
(Kingman) and Our Mineral Wealth (Kingman).
31.49 Mohave Daily Miner (Kingman) <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1916-1917, daily.
31.50 Navajo Times (Window Rock) <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1957-, weekly.
31.51 Northern Arizona Leader (Flagstaff) <Mon. 8:
10-6>
1916-1921, daily, semiweekly.
31.52 Northern Yavapai Record (Ash Fork) <Mon. 8:
10-6>
1934-, weekly.
31.53 Our Mineral Wealth (Kingman) <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1893-1919, weekly.
United with Mohave County Miner (Kingman) to form Mohave Counter
Miner and Our Mineral Wealth, later Mohave County Miner.
31.54 Page Signal <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1959?-1963?, weekly.
31.55 Pick and Drill (Prescott)
See Prospect (Prescott).
31.56 Prescott Courier
See Arizona Courier-Journal (Prescott).
31.57 Prescott Courier-Journal
See Arizona Courier-Journal (Prescott).
31.58 Prescott Daily Herald <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1902-1905, daily; merged with Prescott Journal-Miner.
31.59 Prescott Evening Courier <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1882-1910, 1920-, daily; 1882-1909 as Prescott Morning Courier.
31.60 Prescott Journal-Miner <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1885-1934, daily; 1885-1897, 1903-1912, title varies; Arizona Journal
Miner; Arizona Daily Journal-Miner.
31.61 Prescott Morning Courier
See Prescott Evening Courier.
31.62 Prescott Weekly Courier <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1882-, weekly.
31.63 Prospect (Prescott) <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1894-1905, weekly; 1894-1896 as Arizona Populist (Phoenix);
1897-1899 as Pick and Drill (Precott).
31.64 Southern Arizonian (Prescott)
See Weekly Arizonian (Tucson).
31.65 Verde Independent (Cottonwood) <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1948-, weekly.
31.66 Verde News (Camp Verde) <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1916-1917, monthly, semiweekly.
31.67 Verde Valley Times (Cottonwood) <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1931, weekly; combined with Camp Verde Enterprise.
31.68 Weekly Arizona Miner (Prescott)
See Weekly Journal-Miner (Prescott).
31.69 Weekly Arizonian (Tucson) <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1859-1871, weekly, irregularly; 1859, published in Tubac; 1867 as Southern
Arizonian (Prescott); suspended July 1860-January 1861, August 1861-May
1867?; published irregularly June-July 1867.
31.70 Weekly Journal-Miner (Prescott) <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1864-1934, biweekly, weekly; 1864-1865, title varies; Arizona Miner;
Weekly Arizona Miner; Arizona Weekly Miner; 1885-1908, title
varies; Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner; Weekly Arizona Journal-Miner;
March 9-May 26, 1864, published in Fort Whipple; Arizona Weekly Miner,
daily during legislative session, 1867.
31.71 Williams News <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1889-, weekly.
31.72 Williams Times <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1916-1917, weekly.
31.73 Winslow Mail <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1880-, weekly, semiweekly, daily.
YUMA, ARIZONA
(Arizona City before February 15, 1873)
31.74 Arizona Free Press <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1871-1872, weekly.
31.75 Arizona Sentinel
See Yuma Examiner.
31.76 Examiner Sentinel News
See Yuma Examiner.
31.77 Expositor <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1878, weekly.
31.78 Morning Sun <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1905-1928, daily; continued by Yuma Morning Sun.
31.79 Territorial Expositor <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1878-1881, weekly; 1879-1881, published in Phoenix.
31.80 Yuma Arizona Sentinel <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1928-1935, daily; united with Yuma Morning Sun to form Yuma Daily
Sun and Yuma Arizona Sentinel.
31.81 Yuma Bee <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1895-1896, weekly.
31.82 Yuma County Record <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1927-1933, weekly; united with Somerton Star (Somerton) to form Star
and Yuma County Record (Somerton).
31.83 Yuma Daily Sun and Yuma Arizona Sentinel <Mon. 8:
10-6>
1905-, daily; 1905-1928 as Morning Sun; 1928-1935 as Yuma Morning
Sun.
31.84 Yuma Evening Herald <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1924-1927, weekly, daily; 1924-1925 as Yuma Herald.
31.85 Yuma Examiner <Mon. 8: 10-6>
1872-1935, weekly, semiweekly; 1872-1911 as Arizona Sentinel;
1911-1915 as Arizona Sentinel and Yuma Weekly Examiner; 1915-1916 as Arizona
Sentinel and Yuma Southwest; 1916-1920? as Arizona Sentinel;
1920-1924 as Yuma Examiner and Arizona Sentinel; 1924-1925 as Examiner
Sentinel News; 1925-1926 as Yuma Examiner; 1926-1927 as Yuma
Examiner and Arizona Sentinel; united with Yuma Morning Sun to form
Yuma Daily Sun and Yuma Arizona Sentinel.
31.86 Yuma Examiner and Arizona Sentinel <Mon. 8:
10-7>
1906-1920, daily; 1906-1918 as Yuma Examiner.
31.87 Yuma Examiner and Sentinel News
See Yuma Examiner.
31.88 Yuma Herald
See Yuma Evening Herald.
31.89 Yuma Morning Sun <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1928-1935, daily; continuation of Morning Sun; merged with Yuma
Arizona Sentinal to form Yuma Daily Sun and Yuma Arizona Sentinel.
31.90 Yuma Republican <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1884-1885, weekly.
31.91 Yuma Sun <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1872-, daily, except Saturday.
31.92 Yuma Times <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1890-1895, weekly.
31.93 Yuma Valley News <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1923-1924, weekly; for a time published in Gadsden.
31.94 Yuma Weekly Sun and Weekly Examiner <Mon. 8:
10-7>
1896-, weekly; 1896-1935 as Yuma Weekly Sun.
NEVADA
31.95 Boulder City News <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1938-, daily, weekly.
31.96 Clark County Review (Las Vegas)
See Las Vegas Evening Review-Journal.
31.97 Daily Pioche Review <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1872, daily; merged with Pioche Record.
31.98 Ely Record (Pioche)
See Pioche Record.
31.99 Good Springs Gazette <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1916-1921, weekly.
31.100 Henderson Home News <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1951-, semiweekly.
31.101 Las Vegas Age <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1905-1947, daily, weekly, semiweekly, triweekly; merged with Las Vegas
Review-Journal.
31.102 Las Vegas Evening Review-Journal <Mon. 8:
10-7>
1908-, weekly, triweekly, daily; 1909-1922 as Clark County Review;
1922-1928 as Las Vegas Review; 1929 as Las Vegas Evening Review;
later Las Vegas Review-Journal.
31.103 Las Vegas Morning Tribune
See Las Vegas Tribune.
31.104 Las Vegas Panorama <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1966-, weekly.
31.105 Las Vegas Review
See Las Vegas Evening Review-Journal.
31.106 Las Vegas Sun <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1950-, daily; Morning Sun.
31.107 Las Vegas Times <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1905-1906, weekly.
31.108 Las Vegas Tribune <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1943?-1946, weekly, daily; title varies, Las Vegas Morning Tribune.
31.109 Las Vegas Voice <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1964-?, weekly.
31.110 Lincoln County Independent (Pioche) <Mon. 8:
10-7>
1938-1941, weekly.
31.111 Lincoln County Record (Pioche)
See Pioche Record.
31.112 Local Messenger (Pioche) <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1898-1899, weekly; 1899-1901, published in Delamar.
31.113 Morning Sun (Las Vegas)
See Las Vegas Sun.
31.114 Pioche Journal <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1874-1876, daily; 1932-, weekly; continued Lincoln County Record (Pioche).
31.115 Pioche Lode <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1893-1894, weekly; continued Ferguson Lode; continued by Delamar
Lode.
31.116 Pioche Record <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1870-, semiweekly, triweekly, daily, weekly; 1870-1872 as Ely Record;
1872-1899 as Pioche Record; 1900-1932 as Lincoln County Record;
1932-, weekly, Pioche Record; title varies, Pioche Weekly Record,
Pioche Tri-Weekly Record.
31.117 Reminder (Boulder City) <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1938, weekly; continued by Boulder City News.
31.118 Searchlight Bulletin <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1902-1913, weekly.
UTAH
31.119 Beaver Bulletin <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1903-1906?, weekly.
31.120 Beaver Press <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1904-, weekly.
31.121 Beaver County Blade (Beaver) <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1899?-1901, weekly.
31.122 Beaver County News (Beaver) <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1881-; 1881-1897, weekly; 1881-1889? as Southern Utonian;
1890?-1896? as Utonian; 1900-, weekly, published in Milford.
31.123 Beaver County Observer (Beaver) <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1900-1902?, weekly.
31.124 Beaver City Press <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1921-1928, weekly; continued Beaver County Weekly Press; continued
by Beaver Press.
31.125 Enterprise (St. George) <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1870-1874, monthly.
31.126 Iron County News (Cedar) <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1890-1891, weekly.
31.127 Iron County Record (Cedar) <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1897-, weekly.
31.128 Our Dixie Times (St. George) <Mon. 8: 10-7>
1867-1868, weekly.
31.129 Parowan Times <Mon. 8: 10-8>
1915-, weekly.
31.130 Rio Virgin Times (St. George) <Mon. 8: 10-8>
1868-1870, weekly.
31.131 St. George Union <Mon. 8: 10-8>
1868-1898?, monthly, irregularly.
31.132 Southern Utonian (Beaver)
See Beaver County News (Beaver).
31.133 Union Footlights (St. George) <Mon. 8: 10-8>
1892?-1895?, irregularly.
31.134 Utonian (Beaver)
See Beaver County News (Beaver).
31.135 Washington County News (St. George) <Mon. 8:
10-8>
1906-, weekly.
31.136 Weekly Press (Beaver) <Mon. 8: 10-8>
1901-1916, weekly; continued by Beaver County Weekly Press.
