Newspaper collection
Cretan and Greek newspapers from the early 1900s to the present day are an inexhaustible source of historical events. Newspaper articles also provide insight into socio-economic developments, cultural events and everyday life.
This collection contains 143 titles in several volumes. The newspapers are bound in volumes or stored in boxes.
This material is accessible to the reading public in the Library and cannot be borrowed. Copies can only be made by photographing the bound volumes, while the sheets stored in boxes can be photocopied.
The newspaper archive comes from purchases, subscriptions and donations.
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