Category: Digitized Newspapers

Refined by: (Author) Amber Paranick; (Year) 2023

Image of a newspaper clipping of Marguerite Harrison.

Marguerite Harrison: Debutante, Newspaperwoman, and Undercover Spy

December 5, 2023

Marguerite Harrison is a name you might not recognize. Under the guise of a newspaper correspondent, she was an American woman who worked as a spy in Europe and Asia in the years between World War I and World War II. This post illustrates her life in newspapers articles- some penned by her and others about her.

Posted in: Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Women's History

Newspaper clipping including black and white illustration of mysterious figure descending an elaborate staircase at a theater. Visible text reads Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.

The Phantom of the Opera in Newspapers

May 1, 2023

Posted by: Amber Paranick

Did you get a chance to see the musical production, The Phantom of the Opera, at the Majestic Theatre in New York during its nearly 35-year run? Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical was based on a French novel by Gaston Leroux and was first published in serial form in a French newspaper. Learn about the serialization of the story and more.

Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers

Refined by: (Author) Amber Paranick; (Year) 2023