The Denver Star

Not to be confused with The Colorado Statesman.
The Denver Star
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founded1913
Ceased publication1963
HeadquartersDenver, Colorado, U.S.
ISSN2577-2376
OCLC number10571156
Franklin's Paper, The Statesman
Founder(s)Clara Williams Franklin, Chester Arthur Franklin
Founded1901
Ceased publication1913
ISSN2577-2333
OCLC number23238142
The Statesman
"The Statesman" founder and editor, Joseph D.D. Rivers (c. 1900)
Founder(s)Joseph D.D. Rivers
Founded1888
Ceased publication1901
ISSN2577-2317
OCLC number9542060

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]

History

The 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

References

  1. ^ a b "The Statesman. [volume]". National Endowment for the Humanities. ISSN 2577-2317. Retrieved 2023-01-20.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ a b Sneesby-Koch, Ann (March 1, 2019). "Colorado's Reel History: The Statesman and Denver Star". historycolorado.org.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Joseph D.D. Rivers (ca. 1856–1937)". BlackPast. January 21, 2007.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Joseph D. D. Rivers Papers". Denver Public Library ArchivesSpace.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (1963-01-10). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "The Denver Star Archive". Newspapers.com.