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The Journal of Beaver Island History Volume II is published, 1980

Also 1980 Journal of Beaver Island History Volume II

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TypeEvent
Date1980-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1980-08
Kind
Publication
Where
Beaver Island
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Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras
Modern era
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heritagehistoriographypublicationcommunication
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Historical Society announced that Volume II of The Journal of Beaver Island History was available in August 1980, after the May issue had reported that it was at the printer.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper publication notice, not a bibliographic or print-production record.

Sources

  1. Announces Volume II of The Journal of Beaver Island History as available for purchase and lists topics including pre-Mormon settlers, big boats, island songs, the Head Light, Dr. Protar, Garden Island, the Little Church, Dr. Palmer, the Biological Station, Brothers’ Place, Beaver Tales, and It Happened on Beaver Island. It is a newspaper publication notice, not a bibliographic or print-production record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1980-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the publication notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1980-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that Volume II had been published, that several hundred copies were improperly glued at the bindery and were sold before the problem was recognized, and that the Society had paid $2,000 toward publication with $5,648.49 debt remaining. It is a newspaper report, not a publisher’s production record or audited account. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1980-11_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held six-page November issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the publication follow-up.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1980-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Journal of Beaver Island History Volume II is published, 1980”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-history-volume-two-publication-1980/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1980, “Good News - Volume II Is Here!” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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