Plainfield Public Library holds a broad collection of newspapers in print and microfilm. This Local History finding aid is organized by title and date. The guide details coverage within our collection including the start and end dates of publications held and the frequency of each. There are gaps in our collection that are noted in the table at the bottom of the page. The Local History department welcomes the donation of even single issues of newspapers that would add to the breadth of its collection. The Library provides online access to searchable full text newspaper databases. Contact a Local History librarian if you have further questions. |
Periodical Name |
Start
|
End
|
Frequency |
Notes |
| Central New Jersey Times | 9/24/1868 |
12/30/1880 |
daily |
|
6/21/1888 |
paper only | |||
| City News | 6/20/1990 |
2/3/1993 |
weekly |
missing issues |
| The Constitutionalist | 1/2/1868 |
10/3/1872 |
weekly |
|
4/16/1874 |
paper only | |||
1/6/1876 |
5/31/1900 |
weekly |
||
12/5/1901 |
12/28/1911 |
weekly |
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| Courier News | 1/24/1961 |
continuing |
daily |
|
| Plainfield Courier | 10/5/1891 |
11/3/1894 |
daily |
|
| Plainfield Courier-News | 11/5/1894 |
10/7/1916 |
daily |
|
11/15/1916 |
1/23/1961 |
daily |
||
| Plainfield Courier-News & Daily Press | 10/9/1916 |
11/14/1916 |
daily |
|
| Daily Press | 5/10/1887 |
12/30/1911 |
daily |
|
| Plainfield Daily Press | 1/2/1912 |
10/7/1916 |
daily |
|
| Evening News | 6/2/1884 |
2/28/1885 |
daily |
|
| Plainfield Evening News | 3/2/1885 |
6/30/1894 |
daily |
|
| Locale | Nov-1949 |
Dec-1949 |
monthly |
paper only |
| The Monday Afternoon Club Magazine | Oct-1938 |
May-1979 |
semi-monthly |
paper only, missing issues |
| North Plainfield Times | 7/9/1975 |
9/13/1978 |
weekly |
missing issues |
| Plainfield Chamber of Commerce Mag. | Mar-1922 |
Oct-1924 |
semi-monthly |
|
| Plainfield Gazette | 12/21/1848 |
9/11/1851 |
weekly |
|
12/23/1858 |
paper only | |||
| Plainfield Record | 10/27/1916 |
6/27/1918 |
weekly |
incl. on Courier film |
| The Plainfield Times | 12/14/1972 |
9/6/1978 |
weekly |
missing issues |
| Plainfield Today | 9/22/1983 |
5/28/1987 |
weekly |
missing issues |
| Plainfield Today City News | 6/28/1989 |
11/29/1989 |
weekly |
missing issues |
| Plainfield Union, various names | 1/12/1837 |
1/11/1841 |
weekly |
|
4/18/1842 |
paper only | |||
1/16/1843 |
12/29/1845 |
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1/12/1847 |
12/24/1847 |
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1/7/1851 |
12/28/1858 |
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| The Times | 8/14/1974 |
3/3/1976 |
weekly |
missing issues |
| The Voice | 6/22/1968 |
3/20/1974 |
bi-weekly/weekly |
missing issues |
|
Start |
End |
Periodical Name |
Frequency |
Notes |
||
1837 |
12-Jan |
1841 |
11-Jan |
Plainfield Union, various names | weekly |
|
1842 |
18-Apr |
Plainfield Union | paper copy | |||
1843 |
16-Jan |
1845 |
29-Dec |
Plainfield Union | weekly |
missing issues |
1847 |
12-Jan |
1847 |
24-Dec |
Plainfield Union | weekly |
|
1848 |
21-Dec |
1851 |
11-Sep |
Plainfield Gazette | weekly |
|
1851 |
7-Jan |
1852 |
28-Dec |
Plainfield Union | weekly |
missing issues |
1868 |
2-Jan |
1872 |
3-Oct |
The Constitutionalist | weekly |
|
1868 |
24-Sep |
1880 |
30-Dec |
Central New Jersey Times | daily |
|
1874 |
16-Apr |
The Constitutionalist | weekly |
paper copy | ||
1876 |
6-Jan |
1900 |
31-May |
The Constitutionalist | weekly |
|
1884 |
2-Jun |
1885 |
28-Feb |
Evening News | daily |
|
1885 |
2-Mar |
1894 |
30-Jun |
Plainfield Evening News | daily |
|
1887 |
10-May |
1911 |
30-Dec |
Daily Press | daily |
|
1891 |
5-Oct |
1894 |
3-Nov |
Plainfield Courier | daily |
|
1894 |
5-Nov |
1916 |
7-Oct |
Plainfield Courier-News | daily |
|
1901 |
5-Dec |
1911 |
28-Dec |
The Constitutionalist | weekly |
|
1912 |
2-Jan |
1916 |
7-Oct |
Plainfield Daily Press | daily |
|
1916 |
9-Oct |
1916 |
14-Nov |
Plainfield Courier-News & Daily Press | daily |
|
1916 |
27-Oct |
1918 |
27-Jun |
Plainfield Record | weekly |
filmed on Courier reels |
1916 |
15-Nov |
1961 |
23-Jan |
Plainfield Courier-News | daily |
|
1922 |
Mar |
1924 |
Oct |
Plainfield Chamber of Commerce Mag. | varied |
|
1938 |
Oct |
1979 |
May |
The Monday Afternoon Club Mag. | varied |
paper copies, missing issues |
1949 |
Nov |
1949 |
Dec |
Locale | monthly |
|
1961 |
24-Jan |
ongoing |
Courier News | daily |
||
1968 |
22-Jun |
1974 |
20-Mar |
The Voice | bi-weekly, weekly |
missing issues |
1972 |
14-Dec |
1978 |
6-Sep |
The Plainfield Times | weekly |
missing issues |
1974 |
14-Aug |
1976 |
3-Mar |
The Times | weekly |
missing issues |
1975 |
9-Jul |
1978 |
13-Sep |
North Plainfield Times | weekly |
missing issues |
1983 |
22-Sep |
1987 |
28-May |
Plainfield Today | weekly |
missing issues |
1989 |
28-Jun |
1989 |
29-Nov |
Plainfield Today City News | weekly |
missing issues |
1990 |
20-Jun |
1993 |
3-Feb |
City News | weekly |
missing issues |
Coverage Not Available for the following dates
| Start | End | ||||||
| 1841 | 12-Jan | 1842 | 17-Apr | ||||
| 1842 | 19-Apr | 1843 | 15-Jan | ||||
| 1845 | 30-Dec | 1847 | 3-Jan | ||||
| 1852 | 29-Dec | 1858 | 22-Dec | ||||
| 1858 | 24-Dec | 1868 | 1-Jan | ||||
| The above represents gaps in the newspaper holdings of Plainfield Public Library. Newspaper coverage for these time periods is not present in original library holdings or available commercially. Plainfield Public Library would welcome the donation of even single issues of newspapers which would add to the breadth of its collection. | |||||||
updated 2/20/2007.