Record #:

21266

Author(s):

Stem, Thad, Jr.

Abstract:

This article discusses the history of printing in North Carolina beginning with the first public printer in 1749 through the many newspapers and editors of the 20th century. Despite being one of the last of the original colonies to get a printing press, the history of newspapers in North Carolina is an exciting one as told through the stories of many local papers and their editors.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 51 Issue 2, Apr 1974, p170-182 , il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Newspapers--History; Printing--North Carolina--History

Record #:

21444

Author(s):

Elliott, Robert N., Jr.

Abstract:

This article examines the beginnings of newspapers in the American colonies starting with papers in Boston in the late 17th century and continuing to the Baltimore province in Maryland, to Charleston, and then to Williamsburg in Virginia. The latter became the first newspaper to be read in North Carolina due to the two colonies' commercial and cultural ties. Further information on the spread of printing to North Carolina and the development of papers there as well as information on period printing and printing offices are included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 42 Issue 1, Jan 1965, p1-20 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Davis, James, 1721-1785; Printing--North Carolina--History; NORTH CAROLINA GAZETTE (Newspaper)

Record #:

19836

Author(s):

McMurtrie, Douglas Crawford

Abstract:

This article details the establishment of printing in North Carolina between 1749 and 1760 including the identification and employment summaries for the first group of printers. The article concludes with a reprint of Stephen B. Weeks' 1891 Bibliography of North Carolina Imprints, 1749-1760 which includes some reproduced images of early prints.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 10 Issue 3, July 1933, p214-234, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Davis, James, 1721-1785; Printing--North Carolina--History; Weeks, Stephen Beauregard, 1865-1918

Record #:

22465

Author(s):

Weeks, Stephen B.

Abstract:

The three earliest printers in North Carolina were James Davis, Andrew Steuart, and Adam Boyd. All of the men were active before the American Revolution.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 15 Issue 2, October 1915, p104-121 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Printing industry--North Carolina; Printing--North Carolina--History