Post Script
April 2004 Volume 14, Number 2
Issued quarterly by the
Friends of the New York State
Newspaper Project
Recent News
Project Update
The Project continues its inventory of the New York metropolitan area. To date, 10,154 newspaper titles have been identified as being published in New York State of which 2,640 originate from the five boroughs and Westchester County.
Field Work
The surveying and cataloging of newspapers was completed at the following institutions during the months of January, February and March:
American Irish Historical Society (New York, New York); American Sephardi Federation Library and Archives (New York, New York); Agudath Israel of America Archives (New York, New York); Bayside Historical Society (Bayside, Queens); Borough of Manhattan Community College (New York, New York); College of Staten Island (Staten Island, Richmond); Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, New York); General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of New York (New York, New York); Merchants House Museum (New York, New York); Museum of the City of New York (New York, New York); National Archive of Gay & Lesbian History (New York, New York); National Museum of the American Indian (New York, New York); New York Technical College (New York, New York); Puerto Rican Industrial Development Corp. (New York, New York); Queens Borough Public Library, Long Island Division (Jamaica, Queens); Reference Center for Marxist Studies (New York, New York); St. Johns University (Jamaica, Queens); Union Theological Seminary (New York, New York); and the newspaper office of Siempre (New York, New York).
Current Statistics through 03/31/04
| Publishing by County | Titles Surveyed |
| Bronx | 56 |
| Richmond | 88 |
| Queens | 181 |
| Kings | 215 |
| Westchester | 389 |
| New York | 1,711 |
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21,944
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Total newspapers cataloged
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10,154
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NYS published newspapers
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3,718,678
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Total pages microfilmed
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Friends Group
Meetings of the Friends of the NYSNP were held on January 20 and February 17. The meeting scheduled for March 16 was cancelled.
The Friends made a $20,000 donation to the
Newspaper Project to support their microfilming effort.
News from the Past
Hatpin Wounds Actress
Miss Marjorie Relyea, of "The Silver Slipper" Has Queer Accident
Perforated by her own hatpin, Miss Marjorie Relyea, of "The Silver Slipper's" Venus sextette, spend yesterday in the hands of her physician, while John C. Fisher held a levee in his offices looking over the applicants who were ready to fill the positions made vacant by his rapidly growing list of indisposed.
Miss Relyea's accident was of a most peculiar nature. Just before the close of the performance on Friday night she attempted to adjust a large picture hat in connection with one of the quick changes which the pulchritudinous followers of Venus are obliged to make, at the same time indulging in a bit of repartee with Sam Bernard. Those listening to the conversation concede that Miss Relyea was just on the point of uttering a particularly stinging rebuke when her hand slipped, the hatpin punctured her scalp, and the blood began flowing faster than her wit.
Quickly the blood trickled through her fair hair and ploughed little rivulets in the cosmetics on her complexion. She bled so profusely that Miss Edna Wallace Hopper and Miss Eva Davenport, who rushed to her assistance, grew frightened and sent for a physician, while Miss Relyea most properly fell into a deep swoon.
Taken from the Morning Telegraph (New York, NY) Saturday, February 1, 1903.