The Pulaskian
 Front page of the Pulaskian weekly newspaper from March 17, 1916. | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founder(s) | John C. Small |
| Publisher | Parke & Harper |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Ceased publication | 1929 |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 2833-5295 |
| OCLC number | 1343016617 |
The Pulaskian was a short-lived newspaper, published in Pulaski County, Arkansas from 1915 to 1929.[1] [2]
History
[edit]The paper was founded by John C. Small, a resident of the Pulaski Heights neighborhood on the then-outskirts of Little Rock, Arkansas in Pulaski county.[3] Small sold the paper to Parke and Harper Publishers in 1916, one year after starting the publication.[4] The new publishing company was owned by Augustus Winfred Parke and Clio Armitage Harper, with the latter being a prominent citizen and active in many of the other local newspapers of the day. The paper was originally released once per week on Friday, but was moved to Thursday in 1920.[5] The paper focused on local news and legal proceedings,[6] but did have a world focus during World War I.
William F. Beck, known for his Pea Ridge Pod publication, moved to nearby Maumelle and began writing for the Pulaskian in 1917.[7] Frederick W. Allsopp, another prominent man of Little Rock, noted in his History of the Arkansas Press for a Hundred Years and More in 1922, that Beck's "The Pod" drew praise from Puck magazine, The New York Times, and great men, including the president, governors and congressmen."[8] Allsopp's book was published by the same company as the Pulaskian, Parke and Harper Publishing.
Preservation
[edit]Today, copies of the historical newspaper are kept in the University of Arkansas special collections in Fayetteville, Arkansas, available by advance notice only.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Pulaskian Weekly". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "The Pulaskian Weekly, March 17, 1916". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "The Pulaskian". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "The Pulaskian Archive". Newspapers.com. January 2, 1920. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Chronicling America Digitized Newspapers". Arkansas Heritage. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "The Pulaskian Legal Notice". The Pulaskian. Newspapers.com. August 11, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "William F Beck - Pea Ridge Pod". Arkansas Online. January 2, 1920. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ Allsopp, F. W. (1922). History of the Arkansas Press for a Hundred Years and More. United States: Parke-Harper Publishing.
- ^ "U of A Special Collections". University of Arkansas. Retrieved April 30, 2024.