States: G-M

The public institutions listed by state below have at least one newspaper photograph morgue. States included on this page:

Georgia

Georgia State University Library

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photograph Collection (1950s-1980s) External
Includes Atlanta Journal, Atlanta Constitution, and many of the smaller newspapers they absorbed over the years.

Idaho

Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives

Idaho Statesman Photograph Collection (1940-2000) (finding aid via Archives West) External

Idaho State Historical Society

Idaho Newspaper Negative Collection (1950-1975)
Includes Idaho Statesman (Boise), Idaho State Journal (Pocatello), and Twin Falls Times-News. Note: Not able to confirm in 2023..

Idaho State University, Eli M. Oboler Library, Special Collections and Archives

Manuscript Collections External
Includes Idaho State Journal Photographic Negatives Collection (1950-1985).

Illinois

Chicago History Museum

Chicago Daily News (1901-1973) External
A collection summary External is available via Chicago Collections.
Chicago Sun-Times (mid-1900s-2000s) (article) External
A selection is online External
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Indiana

Indiana Historical Society

Indianapolis Recorder (1900-1987) (finding aid - pdf) External

Indiana State Library, Rare Books and Manuscripts Division

Indianapolis Times photographs (1939-1965) (collection overview) External

Kentucky

University of Kentucky

Lexington Herald-Leader (1939-2001) External
Collection title: John C. Wyatt Lexington Herald-Leader Photographs.

University of Louisville, Photographic Archives

Maryland

University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Kuhn Library

Baltimore Sun photographs (1930s-1980s) External

University of Maryland, College Park, Special Collections

Baltimore News American (1904-1986) (finding aid) External

Massachusetts

Amherst Public Library, Jones Library

Photograph Collections External
Includes Amherst Record Photograph Archive.

Boston Public Library, Special Collections, Arts Department

Arts Department (guide) External

The collections include the Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue (a digitizing project is underway in 2023), the collection of Edmunds E. Bond, a longtime photographer for the Boston Globe, as well as the following newspaper photo-related collections:

Press Photography from the Brearley Collection (1920s-1970s) via Digital Commonwealth External
This remnant of the Dennis Brearley Collection that was sold at auction in 2013-14 includes negatives, mostly for the Boston Record-American.
Leslie Jones Collection (1917-1956) via Digital Commonwealth External
The collection consists of almost 40,000 glass and film negatives by Jones, a staff photographer for the Boston Herald-Traveler 1917 to 1956.
Richard Merrill Collection (1936 -1948) via Digital Commonwealth External
The collection consists of more than 5,000 negatives by a photographer who frequently contributed photo essays to the Boston Herald-Traveler newspaper on a freelance basis.
Jack Miller Collection (1939-1948) via Digital Commonwealth External
This personal collection of a Black photojournalist includes photographs and documents related to his newspaper work. Among the newspapers to which he contributed were: Boston Chronicle, Baltimore Afro-American, and Amsterdam News.
Rocco Paoletta Collection (1950-1960) via Digital Commonwealth External
This small collection is composed of negatives taken by Paoletta, a Boston Herald-Traveler photographer, the majority related to the JFK and family.

Cambridge Historical Commission

Cambridge Photo Morgue Collection via Digital Commonwealth - Massachusetts Collections Online External

Michigan

Wayne State University, Reuther Library

Digital Collections External
Includes Detroit News (1900-1980) Collection title: Virtual Motor City.

Minnesota

Minnesota Historical Society

Minneapolis and St. Paul Newspapers: An Inventory of Newspaper Negatives External
Includes: Minneapolis Star and Tribune (1936-1987) and St. Paul Pioneer Press (1948-1987).

Missouri

The State Historical Society of Missouri, Saint Louis Research Center

St. Louis Labor Tribune (1932-1976) (finding aid, pdf, 378 kb) External
Select St. Louis Labor Tribune in the collections list.

University of Missouri, St. Louis Mercantile Library

St. Louis Globe-Democrat (1920s-1980s) (collection summary) External

Newspaper Photograph Morgues in the United States and Canada

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