Archives

Sorry if this sounds a silly question but does anybody know where I can find
the Archives of the Liverpool local newspaper prior to 1910.

AlanB...

Try the Liverpool Record Office on William Brown Street. They have
copies of the following newspapers on microfilm.

18th Century Newspapers
The two main newspapers are Williamson's Liverpool Advertiser
starting in 1756, later Billinge's Liverpool Advertiser and then the
Liverpool General Advertiser which started in 1765 and lasted until
1875. Both were mainly shipping newspapers and listed some Liverpool
happenings but concentrated on London news. They focused mainly on the
shipping activities of the Port of Liverpool. Both were weekly
newspapers.

19th Century Newspapers
These are the main 19th century newspapers in Liverpool:
Daily Post 1855 to date (merged with the Liverpool Mercury in 1904).
Evening Express 1870 to 1958
Liverpool Daily Courier 1808 to 1929.
Liverpool Echo 1879 to date.
Liverpool Mercury 1811 to 1904 (merged with the Daily Post).
Liverpool Telegraph Shipping Gazette 1846 to 1887.

20th Century Newspapers
Daily Post.
Liverpool Echo.
Evening Express, ceased publ. in 1958
Journal of Commerce.
Liverpool Catholic Herald, 1899 to 1934.
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Or any reference to the local Archives.

chris_doran...

I'd start here:

Studies", frequently at the main library.

PeterB...

The Daily Post and the Liverpool Echo were the 2 main newspapers, but
there were also a lot of weekly newspapers for districts of Liverpool.
The Liverpool Record Office in William Brown St. Liverpool has
microfilms of both papers available on open shelves, though I recommend
that you book a microfilm reader. The British Newspaper Library near
Colindale station, London has a wider selection of titles. These are
held in microfilm or paper versions and you don't need to book. I don't
believe either site has an subject index, so unless you know an exact
date of an event, you are in for a good long read.

Jeff...

I have access to Liverpool Daily Post & Liverpool Courier for 1897/8

If that period is of interest I'll happily search for you.