DA Group Header Kentucky Progress magazine
Landing Headers
Podcast Headers
DA Collection
DB Category

Publications

View the Publications Collection

The Publications Collection contains runs of historical Kentucky newspapers, almanacs, and magazines. 

Digital Archives Collections

RCO Benjamin Illness Notice

Black Community News


The Black Community News Collection compiles searchable newspaper articles and ads for local Black community events, schools, social gatherings, church events, obituaries, and wedding announcements in older local newspapers in the library’s collection.
The First Issue of the Reporter

The Reporter (1808-1817)


The Reporter was published from March 1808-September 1817. The name of the paper changed to Kentucky Reporter in October 1817.
There are some early newspaper article indexes in the magazine

Kentucky Pioneer Genealogy and Records Magazine


The Kentucky Pioneer Genealogy and Records Magazine published various articles about early Kentucky history.
The front page of the Kentucky Reporter, October 8, 1817 cropped to the masthead.

The Kentucky Reporter (1817-1830)


The Kentucky Reporter was published from Oct. 1817 to April 1832, the digitized collection contains through Dec. 1830.
The Second Issue of the Kentucky Gazette

The Kentucky Gazette (1787-1840)


The Kentucky Gazette was the first paper established and printed west of the Allegheny Mountains, founded by John and Fielding Bradford.
Masthead and Above the fold of The Daily Argonaut

The Daily Argonaut (Lexington, KY)


The Daily Argonaut began in 1895 and seems to have ceased publication in 1899. This collection includes scattered issues from 1896, 1897 and 1898.
The Cochran Chronicle

The Cochran Chronicle


The Cochran Chronicle is a neighborhood paper from 1960, centered on Cochran Road in Lexington, KY.
Front page of the December 11, 1847 Daily Lexington Atlas

Daily Lexington Atlas Newspaper


The Daily Lexington Atlas was published from late 1847 through early 1849. The paper was supportive of the Whig party, and was against ending slavery.
The front page of the first issue of The True American

The True American


The True American was an anti-slavery newspaper started by Cassius Marcellus Clay in June 1845. It ran until 1847.
Image from 1830 almanac

Kentucky Almanacs


The Kentucky almanac collection contains old regional almanacs.
Kentucky Progress Magazine cover, October 1928

Kentucky Progress Magazine


The “Kentucky Progress Magazine” was used by the Kentucky Progress Commission to promote Kentucky, and features local interest stories, photographs of people, places, and activities.