Newspapers in The Border Hub
This is an introduction to historical newspapers published in Arizona that have been included in the Border Hub.
These borderlands newspapers have been digitized and made available in the Library of Congress national database of newspapers, Chronicling America . The newspaper data set includes:
- Newspapers published by African Americans in Phoenix
- Spanish-language newspapers published for the Mexican American communities in Tucson and Phoenix
- Newspapers from predominantly white English-speaking communities published in Nogales, Bisbee, and Tucson
Arizona Citizen, Arizona Daily Citizen, Arizona Weekly Citizen, The Tucson Citizen, Weekly Arizona Citizen, Daily Arizona Citizen
one of Arizona’s earliest white-owned papers, Arizona Citizen started in 1870 as a weekly paper in Tucson. The paper changed hands and titles several times, and a daily paper - the Daily Arizona Citizen - was added in 1879.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020674/; https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014896/
El Fronterizo
a weekly newspaper started in Tucson in 1878 by Carlos Velasco, one of the founders of Alianza Hispano-Americana. Digitized issues available 1882-1908, with some gaps due to missing issues.
The Oasis
a white-owned newspaper originally founded and edited by Allen T. Bird in Arizola, Arizona, later moved to Benson, Arizona, and relocated to Nogales, Arizona in late 1894.
The Border Vidette
a white-owned newspaper published from 1894 to 1934 in Nogales, Arizona, on the border with Nogales, Mexico. The Vidette was a weekly Democratic newspaper that covered border issues, as well as mining, ranching, and railroad news.
The Weekly Orb, The Arizona Daily Orb, Cochise Review and Arizona Daily Orb
a white-owned newspaper and predecessor to the Bisbee Daily Review, starting in 1896 in Bisbee, Arizona. It was published as an Independent paper, but with several title, ownership, and political affiliations over the years.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94050504/
The Bisbee Daily Review
began as a weekly publication in 1896 under a different title, the Weekly Orb, and later became a daily paper, The Bisbee Daily Review, in 1902. Also a white-owned newspaper, the Phelps Dodge mining company owned the newspaper for several years.
El Tucsonense
was a Spanish-language newspaper published in Tucson from 1915 until about 1959. El Tucsonense was an influential newspaper in the Mexican American community in Tucson and Southern Arizona. It was founded by Francisco S. Moreno, who was from Sonora, Mexico. Moreno’s wife, Rosa Elias de Moreno, took over the paper in 1929 upon Moreno’s death. The newspaper carried local, national, and international news. For most of its run, it was published twice a week.
El Mosquito
a weekly, and later twice-weekly, newspaper started by Felipe Hale in Tucson in 1917 and published until about 1925. It included local news, news from Mexico, humor columns, and coverage of arts, literature, and issues important to the Mexican American community.
The Daily Morning Oasis
a white-owned daily newspaper founded in Nogales, Arizona, by Allen T. Bird, publisher of the weekly Oasis.
Phoenix Tribune
was the first newspaper in Arizona published by and for the African American community. It was started in 1918 by Arthur Randolph Smith, who managed the paper during its whole run. It was published weekly until 1923, when its frequency varied from every other week, to monthly, and then every few months until it ceased publication by 1931. The Tribune included stories about the local community, as well as national and international news.
El Sol
was a Spanish-language newspaper published in Phoenix. El Sol was started in 1939 by husband and wife, Jesús Franco and Josefina Carrascoso, who were very involved in the Mexican American community in Phoenix. The weekly newspaper, published until 1998, focused on local issues, but also carried national and international news.
Arizona Sun
was a newspaper published by and for the African American community in Phoenix, started by Doc F. Benson and Howard H. Pullins in 1942. Between 1943 and 1958, it was the only African American newspaper published in Phoenix. The weekly paper, which featured issues of local and national importance, ceased publication by 1965.
The Apache Sentinel and Post Script of the Apache Sentinel
were published by African American soldiers stationed at Fort Huachuca in Arizona. The Sentinel started in 1943 and was published weekly on and off until 1946, with the Post Script appearing during the Sentinel’s hiatus.
Arizona Post
started in 1946 and was published every other week for the Jewish community in Tucson. The community-focused newspaper also included national and international news and is still being published today as the Arizona Jewish Post.
