The Grace Schmidt Room of Local History

VERTICAL (NEWSPAPER CLIPPING) FILES IN THE GSR

The Grace Schmidt Room (GSR) has 18 cabinets of vertical (newspaper clipping) files, coverage ranging from the mid 1960’s to 2005. The files contain local history and interest items, arranged alphabetically by subject. The subjects are divided into two classifications: General and Business. The files contain clippings from the following newspapers: The Record, the Waterloo Chronicle, the New Hamburg Independent, the Elmira Independent, Cambridge Times and the Ayr News.

There are two subject (Business and General) index binders for the vertical files. They are located on the top of the vertical file cabinets in the GSR. The subjects are listed alphabetically. See and see also references are included.

Clipping from The Record ceased on December 31, 2004 and local community newspaper clipping ceased on December 31, 2005.

You may search the Canadian Newsstand database for Record newspaper articles dated January 1, 2005 or later, either in the library or from home or a remote location. Please note that a valid KPL card and PIN are required to access this database from outside of KPL and its branches.

If you require assistance in locating an article, please contact the KPL’s AskKPL (email reference) or InfoLink (telephone reference) service. Please note that you will need to provide enough data for staff to conduct a quick search. If the search is successful, you will be provided with date and page references for the print and microfilm editions of the Record. If you require a copy of a specific article or detailed search, please see KPL’s InfoQuest (fee-based research) service for information regarding costs, including search time, photocopying, copyright, faxing or mailing.