The Denver Star (1888–1963), established as The Statesman and also known as Franklin's Paper, The Statesman,[1] was an American weekly newspaper for the African American community. It was published in Denver and was distributed in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, and New Mexico.[2][3]
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1913 |
| Ceased publication | 1963 |
| Headquarters | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| ISSN | 2577-2376 |
| OCLC number | 10571156 |
| Founder(s) | Clara Williams Franklin, Chester Arthur Franklin |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1901 |
| Ceased publication | 1913 |
| ISSN | 2577-2333 |
| OCLC number | 23238142 |
 "The Statesman" founder and editor, Joseph D.D. Rivers (c. 1900) | |
| Founder(s) | Joseph D.D. Rivers |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1888 |
| Ceased publication | 1901 |
| ISSN | 2577-2317 |
| OCLC number | 9542060 |
History
editThe newspaper was founded as The Statesman in 1888, by Joseph D. D. Rivers.[2] From 1901 until 1913, the paper was renamed to the Franklin's Paper, The Statesman.[2] In November 1912, the paper was renamed The Denver Star.[2]
Joseph D. D. Rivers was the first owner of the newspaper,[2] followed by Edwin H. Hackley (1892–1898);[2] George F. Franklin (1898–1901); after his death his wife, Clara Williams Franklin and her son, Chester Arthur Franklin who ran the newspaper (1901–1913); followed by Albert Henderson Wade Ross (or A.H.W. Ross) and the Denver Independent Publishing Company (1913–1963).[2][4]
Many of the owners of the newspaper also served as its editor. Editors of the newspaper included Joseph D. D. Rivers,[5][6][7] Charles Segret Muse, Edwin H. Hackley, and Azalia Smith Hackley.[3][8] In 1917, George G. Ross was an associate editor and business manager.[9] In the early 1960's, it was purchased on Wendell A. Peters, an attorney who also served as editor.[10]
Archived editions of the paper are extant at Chronicling America, Newspapers.com, and at the Denver Public Library.[1][4][11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "The Statesman. [volume]". National Endowment for the Humanities. ISSN 2577-2317. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b c d e f g "The Denver Star. [volume]". National Endowment for the Humanities. ISSN 2577-2376 – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Sneesby-Koch, Ann (March 1, 2019). "Colorado's Reel History: The Statesman and Denver Star". historycolorado.org.
- ^ a b "Lost Issues of the African American Newspaper The Denver Star Find Home at Denver Public Library". Denver Public Library History. October 11, 2022.
- ^ "Joseph D.D. Rivers (ca. 1856–1937)". BlackPast. January 21, 2007.
- ^ Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt (November 20, 1921). "Out of the West". The Crisis. Vol. 23–27. Crisis Publishing Company. p. 16 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Joseph D. D. Rivers Papers". Denver Public Library ArchivesSpace.
- ^ Mather, Frank Lincoln, ed. (November 17, 1915). Who's Who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent. p. 204 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Statement by the Ownership, Management, Circulation, ect., Required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, The Denver Star". Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. April 14, 1917.
- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (1963-01-10). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "The Denver Star Archive". Newspapers.com.