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Local Newspapers on Microfilm

This guide offers a detail description of the Local Alabama Newspaper that are held on Microfilm.

Alabamian Dispatch

 

BO = blacked out sections 

 

August 1, 1907 - December 29, 1910

1907
- Aug.- 1,8,15,22,29
- Sep.- 5,12,19,26
- Oct.- 3,10,17,24,31 (BO)
- Nov.- 7,14, 21, 28
- Dec.- 5,12,19
1908
- May- 28
- June- 4,11,18,25
- July- 2,19,16,23,30(BO)
- Aug.- 6,13,20,27
- Sep.- 3,10,24
- Oct.- 1,8,15,22,29
- Nov.-12,19,26
- Dec.-10,17,24,31
1909
- Jan.- 7,21
- Feb.- 4,11,18,25
- Mar.- 4,11,25
- April- 1,15,22,29
- May- 20,27
- June- 3,10,24
- July- 1,8,15,23,29
- Aug.- 5,12,19,26
- Sep.- 2,9,16,23,30
- Oct.- 7,14,21,28
- Nov.- 4,11,18,25
-1910
- Jan.- 6,13,20,27
- Feb.- 3,10,17
- Mar.- 3,10,17,24,31
- April- 7,14,21,28
- May- 5,12,19,26
- June- 2,9,16,23,30
- July- 7,14,21,28
- Aug.- 4,11,18,25
- Sep.- 1,8,15,22,29
- Oct.- 6,18,20,27
- Nov.- 3,10,17.24
- Dec- 1,8,22,29

January 12, 1911 - December 25, 1913

1911
- Jan.- ,12,19,26
- Feb.- 2,23
- Mar.- 2,9,16,23,30
- April- 13,20,27
- May- 11,18
- June- 1,8,15,22,29
- July- 6 (page torn), 13,20,27
- Aug.- 3,10,17,31
- Sep.- 7,14,21(ink stains),28
- Oct.- 5,12,19,26
- Nov.- 2,9(BO),16(ink stains),23(ink stains), 30
-1912
- Jan.- 11,18,25
- Feb.- 1,8, 15,22,29
- Mar.- 7(ink stains),21,28
- April- 4,11,18,25
- May- 2,9,16,23(pages torn)
- June- 6,13,20,27
- July- 4,11,18,25
- Aug.- 1,8,15,22,29
- Sep.- 5,12,19,26
- Oct.- 3,10,17,24,31
- Nov.- 7(page has burn marks), 14(BO), 21,28
- Dec.- 5,12,19 (Christmas edition),26
1913
- Jan.- 2 (pages torn), 9,16,23,30
- Feb.- 6,13,20,27
- Mar.- 6,13,20(BO),27
- April- 3,10,17,24
- May- 1,8
- June- 12,19,26
- July- 3,10,24,31
- Aug.- 7,14,21,28
- Sep.- 4,18,25
- Oct.- 2,9,16,23,30
- Nov. 13,20,27
- Dec.-4,11,18,25
o August and September have water stains

January 1, 1914 - December 28, 1916

1914
- Jan.- 1,15,29
- Feb.- 5,19(BO), 26
- Mar.- 5,12,19,26
- April- 9,16,23,30(BO)
- May- 7,14,21,28
- June- 4,11,18
- July- 2,9,16,23,30
- Aug.- 6,13,20
- Sep.- 3,10,24
- Oct.- 1,8,15,22,29
- Nov.- 5,12,19,26
- Dec.- 3,10,17,31
1915
- Jan.- 7(missing section of page),14,21,28
- Feb.- 4,11,18
- Mar.- 4,11,18,25
- April- 1,8,15,22,29
- May- 6,13,20,27
- June- 3,17,24
- July- 1,8,15,22,29
- Aug.- 5,12,19,26
- Sep.-9,16,23,30
- Oct.- 7,14,21,28
-- Dec.- 2,9,16,23,30
1916
- Jan.- 6,13,20,27
- Feb.- 3,17,24
- Mar.- 2,9,16,23,30
- April- 6,13,20,27
- May- 4,11,18,25
- June- 1,15,22,29
- July- 6,13,27
- Aug.- 3,10,17,24,31
- Sep.- 7,14,21,28
- Oct.- 5,19,26,12 - (out of order)
- Nov.- 2(BO),23,16,30 – (out of order)
- Dec.- 7,14,21,28
 

January 3, 1918 - December 26, 1918

Jan.3, 1918 - Dec. 26,1918 (Published weekly on Thursdays)
- Hard to read at certain places; lots of ink stains/transfer.
1918
- Jan.- 3,10,17,24,31
- Feb.- 7,14,21,28
- Mar.- 14,21
- April- 18,25
- May- 2(BO), 9,16,30
- June- 13,20,27
-- Aug.- 1,8,15,29
- Sep.- 5,12,19,26
- Oct.- 3,10,17,31
- Nov- 7,21
- Dec.- 5,12, 19, 26
1919 (Published weekly on Thursdays)
- Jan.- 2,9,16,23,30
- Feb.- 6,13,21,28
o On the 21st, it switches to being published on Fridays.
- Mar.- 7,14,21,28
- April- 4 (ink is splotchy),11,18,25 (repeats),
- May-2,9,16,23,30
- June- 6,13(ink is splotchy),20,27
- July- 4,11,18,25
- Aug.- 1,15,29
- Sep.- 5,12,19,26
- Oct.- 3(ink is splotchy),10,17,24,31
- Nov.- 7,14,21(hard to read),28
- Dec.- 5(ink is splotchy),12,19,26(page ripped, very splotchy)

January 2, 1920 - December 29, 1922

1920
- Jan.- 2,16,23,30
- Feb.- 6,13(ink is splotchy),20,27
- Mar.- 5,12,19,26(ink is splotchy)
- April- 2,9(ink is splotchy, BO),16,23,30
- May- 7,14,21,28
-- July- 2,9,23,30
- Aug.- 6,13,20,27
- Sep.- 3,10(ink is splotchy),17,24(BO)
- Oct.- 1,8,15,22,29(ink transfer)
- Nov.- 6,12,19,26
- Dec.- 3,10,17,24,31(corner of page missing)
1921
- Jan.- 7,14,21,28
- Feb.- 4,11,18,25
- Mar.- 4,11,18,25,
- April- 1,8,15,22,29
- May- 6,13,27
- June- 3(ink is splotchy, page corner is missing),10,17,24
- July- 1,8,15,22,29
- Aug.- 5,12,19,26
- Sep.- 2,9,23,30
- Oct.- 7,14,21,28
- Nov.- 4,11,18,25
- Dec.- 9,16,23,30
1922
- Jan.- 13,20,27
- Feb.- 3,10,17,24
- Mar.- 3,10,17,24,31
- April- 7,14,21,28
- May- 5,12,19,26
-- July- 7,14,21,28
- Aug.- 4,11,18,25
- Sep.- 1,8,15,22,29
- Oct.- 6,13,20,27
- Nov.- 3,10,17,24(ink is splotchy)
- Dec.- 1,15,22,29

January 5, 1923 - December 25, 1924

1923
- Jan.- 5,12,19,26
- Feb.- 2(ink faded at some points),9,23
- Mar.- 2,9,16,23,29
o On the 29th, it switches to being published on Thursdays.
- April- 5(words cutoff),12,19,26
- May- 3,10,17,24,31
- June- 7,14,21,28
- July- 19,26
- Aug.- 2,16,23(ink is splotchy),30
- Sep.- 6,13,20,27
- Oct.- 4,11,25
- Nov.- 1,8,15,22- Jan.- 3,10,17,31
- Feb.- 7,14,21,28
- Mar.- 7,13,20,27
- April- 3,10,17,22,29
o On the 22nd, it switches to being published on Tuesdays.
- May- 13,20,27
- June- 3,10,17,24
- July- 1,15,29
- Aug.- 5,12,19,26
o On the 19th, The Alabamian-Dispatch switches to The Tuscumbia Times
(successor to The Alabamian-Dispatch)
The remainder of the year titled The Tuscumbia Times completes this microfilm roll and  includes the following dates:
- Sep.- 2,11,18,25
- Oct.- 2,9,16,23,30
- Nov.- 6,13,20,27
- Dec.- 4,11,18,25