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 | 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 1960s, 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- 1 2 "The Statesman (Denver, Colo.) 1889-1906". Retrieved 2023-01-20 – via Chronicling America and National Endowment for the Humanities.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Denver Star (Denver, Colo.) 1913-1963" – via Chronicling America and National Endowment for the Humanities.
- 1 2 Sneesby-Koch, Ann (March 1, 2019). "Colorado's Reel History: The Statesman and Denver Star". History Colorado.
- 1 2 "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, etc., Required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, The Denver Star". Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. April 14, 1917.
- ↑ "Colo. Lawyer Convicted, Vows High Court Appeal". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 1963-01-10. p. 55.
- ↑ "The Denver Star Archive". Newspapers.com.