A Guide to the Mountain Courier Collection
Compiled by Zachary Hottel
August 3, 2021
Descriptive Summary
Repository: Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA
Title: Mountain Courier Collection
Date Range: 1994-2008
Collection Number: 2021-0001
Extent: 5 reels (in boxes)
Language: English
Abstract: Bryce Mountain Courier (later Mountain Courier) newspaper published in Basye Virginia. Editions from 1994-2008.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. Researchers must register and agree to all copyright laws and archives policies before using the collection. Please contact the Shenandoah County Library before visiting to use this collection.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] Mountain Courier Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
Acquisition Information: Donated by Mountain Courier, Amy Voss-Devito editor.
Processing Information: Four reels were donated in their original boxes and 1 reel was donated without a box. Items were rehoused and new labels produced bearing the same information as the original labels. The dates of the unboxed reel were confirmed and a label, in the same style as the other four boxes, was produced. The boxes are organized chronologically within the microfilm cabinet.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Bryce Mountain Courier (later Mountain Courier) is a free newspaper published in the Basye community of Shenandoah County Virginia. It provides coverage of the region’s people, places, organizations, and businesses. First published in 1994, its circulation is estimated at approximately 7,000.
Bibliography
“Bryce Mountain Courier.” Mondo Times. Mondo Code LLC. Accessed August 3, 2021. https://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/46/6100/19058.
Scope and Content
The Mountain Courier Collection contains five (5) reels of microfilm dated from 1994 when the paper began publishing through 2008. Each reel contains complete sets of the newspaper for an assigned period of time.
Location:
Microfilm Cabinet A
Arrangement
Reel 1: Bryce Mountain Courier (Basye, Virginia) April 1994-December 1998
Reel 2: Bryce Mountain Courier (Basye, Virginia) January 1999-December 2001
Reel 3: Bryce Mountain Courier (Basye, Virginia) January 2002-December 2004
Reel 4: Bryce Mountain Courier (Basye, Virginia) January 2005-December 2006
Reel 5: Bryce Mountain Courier (Basye, Virginia) January 2007-December 2008