Sausalito News

The Sausalito News was the local newspaper in Sausalito, Marin County, California. It was published under its original name from 1885 to 1958.[1] In 1959, the newspaper became the Marin News before it returned to its original name of Sausalito News in 1965 and finally closing a year later in 1966.[2]

History

The first issue appeared on 12 February 1885.[3] As of early 1900, the paper was published weekly on Saturdays.[4] According to the 1887 Rowell's American Newspaper Directory, the paper positioned itself as "spicy, newsy, saucy and bold" and featured articles on "literary, sporting, society, fashion, scientific and telegraphic" topics.[5]

Sausalito News is part of California Digital Newspaper Collection, a searchable online database containing more than 600,000 pages from historic newspapers of California. The database is free and open to the public.[6]

References

  1. ^ Newspapers in California. California State Library Foundation. 1985. ISBN 9780929722061. OCLC 12236723 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Sausalito News (1885-1966). California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  3. ^ Arrigoni, Patricia (2000). Making the Most of Marin: A California Guide. ISBN 9780962546877. OCLC 46320627 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ 1902–1903 Julius Cahn's Official Theatrical Guide. 1902. p. 251. OCLC 7289927 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Rowell's American Newspaper Directory. 1887. pp. 1148−49. OCLC 1587417 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Johnson, Nels (July 27, 2015). "Marin history resonates in online newspaper archives". Marin Independent Journal.


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