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Newspaper The Daily News of the Virgin Islands (Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I.) 1955-1978 [Online Resource] Running title: Daily news

About this Newspaper

Title

  • The Daily News of the Virgin Islands (Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I.) 1955-1978 [Online Resource]

Other Title

  • Running title: Daily news

Dates of Publication

  • 1955-1978

Created / Published

  • Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I. : Art Shop, 1955-1978.
  • Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I. : Daily News Pub. House
  • Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I. : Daily News Pub. Co.

Headings

  • -  Charlotte Amalie (United States Virgin Islands)--Newspapers
  • -  United States Virgin Islands--Newspapers
  • -  African Americans
  • -  Caribbean Americans
  • -  United States Virgin Islands--Charlotte Amalie
  • -  United States Virgin Islands
  • -  United States--Virgin Islands--Saint Thomas--Charlotte Amalie

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Daily (except Sunday)
  • -  Print began with 26th year, no. 8712 (Aug. 1, 1955); ceased with 48th year, no. 12043 (May 17, 1978).
  • -  "The only independent Virgin Islands newspaper serving the people of the Virgin Islands."
  • -  Editor: Ariel Melchior, Sr., Aug. 1, 1955-July 31, 1964; Ariel Melchior, Jr., Aug. 1, 1964-Dec. 31, 1976; Ronald Walker, Jan. 3, 1977-Apr. 19, 1977; John Thompson, Apr. 20-Oct. 11, 1977.
  • -  Publisher: Ariel Melchior, Sr., -Dec. 31, 1976; Ariel Melchior, Jr., Jan. 3, 1977-May 17, 1978.
  • -  Issue numbering is highly irregular and does not reflect actual number issued since publication began on Aug. 1, 1930.
  • -  40th anniversary ed., Aug. 1, 1970; 160 pp., 45th anniversary ed., Aug. 1, 1975. Contained ill. history of the islands and newspaper publishing in the territory.
  • -  26th year, no. 8712 (Aug. 1, 1955); title from banner (news.google.com, viewed Dec. 12, 2024).
  • -  48th year, no. 12043 (May 17, 1978) (news.google.com, viewed Dec. 12, 2024).
  • -  Virgin Islands daily news (DLC) 2024239015 (OCoLC)729865957

Medium

  • 1 online resource (23 volumes) : illustrations

Call Number/Physical Location

  • ISSN RECORD
  • AN2.V63.C5 D35

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024271072

OCLC Number

  • 1427515942

ISSN Number

  • 2996-914x

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Chicago citation style:

The Daily News of the Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I. -1978 Online Resource. (Charlotte Amalie, VI), Jan. 1 1955. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024271072/.

APA citation style:

(1955, January 1) The Daily News of the Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I. -1978 Online Resource. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024271072/.

MLA citation style:

The Daily News of the Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I. -1978 Online Resource. (Charlotte Amalie, VI) 1 Jan. 1955. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/2024271072/.