LibGuides: Coya Knutson: Groundbreaking Congresswoman: Newspapers

Suggested Newspapers & Dates

Newspapers:

Crookston Times
Fargo Forum and Moorhead Daily News
Minneapolis Star
Minneapolis Tribune
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Thief River Falls Times

All newspapers from Minnesota's Ninth Congressional District printed Knutson's weekly column, "Coya's Capitol Chat," during her term (1954-58). The column is also available in Knutson's manuscript collection.

Dates:

November 2, 1948: Elected to the State Legislature
1950-1953: Served in the State Legislature
1954-1958: Served in Congress
November 4,1958: Lost reelection
October 10, 1996: Died

Search for Newspapers

Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
A searchable website of Minnesota newspapers. Contains geographically and culturally diverse papers from 1856 to 1924.
Historical Minneapolis Tribune
Search or browse in the 1867-2001 issues of the Minneapolis Tribune. This database is only available in the library.
Library Catalog-Newspapers
Search by city and title of newspaper (i.e. Granite Falls Tribune) or by the city and "newspapers" (i.e. Granite Falls newspapers).
Newspapers at MNHS
Search various historic newspapers for advertisements and articles about people, events, and activities.
Chronicling America
Access digital historic newspapers from MN and other states through this project by the Library of Congress.
Electronic Library of MN
MN residents can search online magazine, journal, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles and eBooks.

Newspapers

The Minnesota Historical Society holds the world's largest collection of Minnesota newspapers, with dates ranging from 1849 to the present day.

Past issues of most newspaper titles are available on microfilm in the MNHS library, but there is also digital access to select newspapers.

Use the links to the left to search for newspapers available at MNHS and to search within digitized newspaper collections.

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