From Papers to Pixels - Knox County Public Library

From Papers to Pixels
CAMPAIGN
FOR
HISTORICAL
NEWSPAPER
ARCHIVES
Historical
Newspaper
Archives
Knoxville
News Sentinel,
1922-1990
Knoxville
NewsPublic
Sentinel,
A campaign
of the Knox County
Library 1922–1990
Foundation
The Knox County Public Library Foundation is engaged in a campaign to cover the cost
for NewsBank to create digital archives of the Knoxville News Sentinel from 1922–1990.
What is a historical
newspaper archive?
A historical newspaper archive offers community
members—from students to senior citizens, from
genealogists to researchers of all topics—a unique
WHO IS NEWSBANK?
searchable digital edition of their local newspapers.
NewsBank utilizes
sophisticated digital
A high-demand local newspaper like the Knoxville News
technologies to transform
Sentinel spans decades and include tens of thousands of
difficult-to-use microfilm
issues and millions of pages. These are often available
holdings into state-of-the-art
online newspaper resources
of immeasurable significance.
only on microfilm reels and frequently in a state of
deterioration. The Knox County Public Library will partner
These newspaper archives
with NewsBank to create a digital archive of the Knoxville
deliver a complete and
News Sentinel from 1922-1990.
accurate digital facsimile of
every page, resulting in a
Now you, as key supporters of the Knox County Public
comprehensive electronic
Library, have a significant opportunity to make a lasting
resource that not only is
impact on the entire region. Financial support from
keyword-searchable but
our community can help bring the invaluable historical
also contains every original
newspaper archive of the Knoxville News Sentinel into
image—every photograph,
illustration, cartoon, and
display advertisement.
the 21st century. For the first time, library card holders of
all ages will be able to browse and discover the distinctive
and important history of the entire Knoxville area, as it
was reported, in a way never before possible.
From
Photos, front cover: (1) The Burwell Building towers over the Tennessee Theatre on opening day on Oct. 1, 1928. (McClung Historical Collection);
(2) Norris Dam during construction 1933-1936. (News Sentinel Archive); (3) President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park
on Sept.A
2, campaign
1940 at Newfound
Gap.Knox
(PhotoCounty
by Jim Thompson);
(4) The Sunsphere
under construction 1980-1982. (Red Chair Architects)
Papers
to Pixels:
of the
Public Library
Foundation
Preserve our local history.
KNOX COUNTY
PUBLIC LIBRARY’S
MISSION
The mission of the Knox
County Public Library
is to serve all residents
as an educational,
How would the digital archives
benefit the Knox County
Public Library?
This project supports the Library’s mission and vision.
informational, recreational
and cultural center
Local newspapers—looked upon as the
through a wide variety of
“community’s scrapbook”—serve as
resources, services, and
programs.
authoritative sources of decades of
wide-ranging news and information,
KNOX COUNTY
PUBLIC LIBRARY’S
including birth, marriage, and
VISION
the Library becomes even more
The vision of the Knox
relevant to the community.
death notices. With this project,
County Public Library
is to be the essential
Once acquired, the Library owns the license to
connection for lifelong
the archive in perpetuity, enabling it to serve
learning and information
the widest range of patrons for generations to
for every citizen.
come. In fact, an online historical archive of the
Knoxville News Sentinel is likely to become one of
the most utilized of all Knox County Public Library
resources, forever showcasing the Library’s central
role in the community’s present, past, and future.
Digitization assures the permanent preservation of
essential, yet at-risk, local history.
From Papers to Pixels: A campaign of the Knox County Public Library Foundation
Connect our past to our future.
How would this acquisition
benefit our community?
A digitized Knoxville News Sentinel archive will bring the
SAM VENABLE
Honorary Chair, Knox County
Public Library Foundation
“I have but one word for
this project: WOWZERS!
At a keystroke, you’ll have
Mister Peabody’s ‘Wayback
Machine’ and Doc Brown’s
‘Back to the Future’
apparatus all rolled into one.
Imagine: seven decades of
Knoxville’s history—dayby-day, 24/7/365, just as
these events unfolded. You’ll
be able to see ‘em all—
national news, local news,
sports, editorials, display
ads, classifieds, gossip,
comic strips, puzzles, even
(ahem) pearls of wisdom
from newspaper columnists.
Every word and every
picture will be there, just
as they appeared on the
pages of the Knoxville News
Sentinel, 1922-1990. Never
have we been privy to such
a detailed, intimate look
into the life and times of our
favorite ‘scruffy little city.’ ”
special past of Knoxville and the state of Tennessee to life for
our own and all subsequent generations. Fresh opportunities
for original local history research become limitless. Educators
can ask students to explore a local issue and tie it to the larger
history of the region, or to localize a national topic. Users can
learn how Knoxville was affected by, for example, World War II,
the Civil Rights Movement, or nearly any other cultural, social,
political, or environmental event. A historical newspaper
archive will foster pride among Knoxvillians in their city’s
past, its growth, and its accomplishments over time.
“There are literally hundreds of thousands
of stories hidden away in the Knoxville News
Sentinel files from 1922 to 1990. There is no
index to these news stories, which means the
only way to locate a story is with its date, or
by browsing the Library’s clippings files, which
are very incomplete. This digitization project
would open up a wealth of local history to
the community. It would change the way we
understand and navigate the story of our past.”
STEVE COTHAM, McClung Collection
Manager, East Tennessee History Center
From Papers to Pixels: A campaign of the Knox County Public Library Foundation
Produce a permanent asset for patrons.
Genealogists will uncover previously unknown aspects of their
family lineage from obituaries and other news items, including
society columns, casualty reports, and sports stories.
Local government officials, historic preservationists, and
members of diverse community groups will use the archive to
meet a variety of research needs.
Property owners, real estate agents, small business owners,
and attorneys will discover timely answers to questions about
property and land use, the local economy, and demographics.
History buffs will spend hours uncovering hidden details and
histories about local people, places, and events. All citizens will
enjoy looking back at everyday life of yesteryear.
This archive
will belong
to our
community.
In short, the wide appeal of the Knoxville News Sentinel
archive, delivered as a fully searchable online resource,
means the Knox County Public Library will have something
permanent to offer every patron, setting the community’s
past in a tangible form.
This archive will be a major asset, and will belong not to a
company, but to our community.
From Papers to Pixels: A campaign of the Knox County Public Library Foundation
Archive 68 years of daily papers.
HOW CAN
YOU BE
A PART
OF THIS
LASTING
GIFT?
For information about
the campaign or to
make a gift please
contact:
Casey Fox,
Library Fund
Development Officer
865.215.8713
[email protected]
Knox County
Public Library
500 W. Church Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37902
WWW.KNOXLIB.ORG/
FOUNDATION
How much does the Knox
County Public Library
Foundation need to raise?
To cover the cost for NewsBank to digitize the Knoxville News
Sentinel from 1922–1990, the Knox County Public Library
Foundation is seeking to raise $600,000.
NEWSBANK WILL
DIGITIZE
24,820 DAILY
PAPERS
THAT’S
918,340 PAGES
60¢
FOR
A PAGE
(APPROXIMATELY $22.20
AN ISSUE), PLUS ACCESS
FEES.
WHY DIGITIZE 1922-1990?
Knoxville News Sentinel papers have been digitized after 1990,
although they are text versions and not facsimiles.
From Papers to Pixels: A campaign of the Knox County Public Library Foundation
Donor name appears on all search pages,
recognizing the gift in perpetuity.
Make an enduring gift.
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How will the Knox County
Public Library Foundation
recognize major donations to
With recognition on all search and results
pages, the donor name makes thousands—
the campaign?
even millions—of impressions.
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With recognition
on all search and
results pages,
the donor name
makes thousands—
even millions—of
impressions.
Digitizing its local newspaper is a major project of enduring
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Every NewsBank newspaper
archive can include a
importance to every community. Almost as important is the
generosity of the donors, whose foresight can make it possible
for current and future generations to benefit from the lasting
historical record represented by the digital newspaper archive.
Today, from Columbia, South Carolina, to Seattle, Washington,
NewsBank is working in partnership with newspaper publishers
an important community project. Almost as important is the generosity
and public libraries to offer communities across the U.S. a
prominent and customized
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the community. guaranteeing a lasting
historical value.
reminder of each donor’s
commitment to the future of
our community.
Every NewsBank newspaper archive can include a prominent and
customized thank you to the gift giver, whether an individual,
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source. Such recognition can appear in perpetuity in many
forms in the Library, including both on and within the online
resource itself, guaranteeing a lasting reminder of each donor’s
commitment to the future of our community.
From Papers to Pixels: A campaign of the Knox County Public Library Foundation
Knox County Public Library Foundation
500 W. Church Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 215-8775
[email protected]
SUPPORT OUR CAMPAIGN:
WWW.KNOXLIB.ORG/FOUNDATION
WHAT IS THE KNOX COUNTY
PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION?
The Knox County Public Library Foundation,
a 501(C)(3) organization, began in 2006 as
an adjunct to the Friends of the Library. The
“Papers to Pixels” campaign is entirely in
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ginna Mashburn, Chairman
Miranda Clark, Secretary
Ginger Browning, Treasurer
keeping with its mission: “Because a strong
public library is a necessity for a healthy and
vital community, we establish the Knox County
Linda Gay Blanc
Public Library Foundation. The foundation will
Jeannie Dulaney
collect, invest, and distribute funds donated for
Akram Faizer
the improvement of the Knox County Library.”
Melanie Faizer
Felicia Harris Hoehne
Annie Minter Jones
Catherine Roberts Shteynberg
Marshall Stair
Joe Sullivan
Julie Webb
HONORARY CHAIR
Sam Venable