FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Date: October
22, 2009
Contact: Wright Rix
Santa Monica Public Library
310-458-8271
Email: wright.rix@smgov.net
The years 1875 through 1913 of the Santa Monica Outlook ,
the city’s former newspaper of record, are now accessible via the Santa Monica
Public Library’s web site at digital.smpl.org. Internet surfers can browse through individual
issues of the paper or search for news articles, and even ads, containing
specific words or phrases.
The newspaper coverage begins in October 1875, just three
months after the first lots were sold in Santa Monica and continues through the
City’s incorporation, the building of local piers, the earliest road races and
much more.
This project was funded by an LSTA grant administered by the
California State Library. The Friends of
the Santa Monica Public Library have generously pledged continuing support to
make additional years of the paper available.
The Imagine Santa Monica (http://digital.smpl.org ) that includes the Outlook
also contains thousands of historical photographs and images from the Library’s
Image Archives. To learn more about these
resources, contact the Main Library’s Reference Department at 310-434-2608.
Wright Rix
Santa Monica Public Library
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