NEWSPAPERS
Newspapers are an important source of information for the researcher in local history covering news, articles, advertisements, and correspondence. The on-the-spot and dated reporting from the news journals in the past often allows the researcher to cut out the ‘middle man’ historian..
William J Emmett's Newspaper Scrapbooks
William John Emmett (1876-1963) kept newspaper cuttings about his activities as Mayor of Lyme Regis 1937-1945 that now provide an excellent record of municipal life at the time. His granddaughters have agreed that this digital copy may now be placed on this website – they are sure that would have pleased their grandfather.
The newspaper cuttings are divided into 5 books, labelled as:
[Notes: at that time the mayoral year began in November.
Many of the newspaper cuttings are not dated, so the team have added reference dates wherever possible.]
Van H Allen's Newspaper Scrapbooks
Van Hobman Allen (1893-1953) was well-known from the 1920s to 1950s as a business man and journalist (see this article). He compiled scrapbooks of his published writings, many of which have been transcribed here verbatim.
A personal selection of stories appearing locally
As seen through these excerpts from the Pulman Weekly News
Ken Gollop's Newspaper Collection
Ken Gollop, a longterm volunteer at the Museum and former Chair of Trustees, has a large collection of local newspapers, from which Research Team members have typed up extracts.
19 Century Society in Lyme Regis - 1840s
A description of social events as reported in local papers.
Horticultural and Cottagers' Improvement Society
The first exhibition in 1850 as reported in the Sherborne Mercury.
Bill Reed's Newspaper Scrapbooks
Bill Reed MBE died in 2015 after a career as shop manger in Lyme and local fundraiser. The Research Team were given access by his family to his scrapbooks covering mainly the period 1979-1991, with a few cuttings (mainly adverts) from 1950.
Lyme Regis related items from the Bridport News 1978 - 1995
Including news of all 5-11 year olds now being accommodated in one building; the Hospital passing into private ownership; SW Water celebrating the commissioning of the new sewage plant meaning no raw sewage going through the outfall pipes; and works to protect the Cobb needing funding.