The Archives' Newspaper Collection contains the following newspapers: The Frontier Echo (1876-1878), The Fort Griffin Echo (1879-1882), The Albany Star (1882-1884), The Albany Echo (1883-1884), The Albany Weekly News (1891-1894), The Albany News (1884-2010) missing issues (1913-14), and The Shackelford County Leader (1939-1947).

Issues are available onsite in the original hard copy and on microfilm, and can be made available to researchers by appointment.

As a result of an exciting partnership with the West Texas Digital Archives, the full newspaper collection is now available online!

Researchers can browse the full run by following this link to the Portal to Texas History. Anyone with questions about site functions or how to search are encouraged to call the Archivist (325.762.2269) anytime between 10:00am - 5:00pm, Monday through Friday.

The West Texas Digital Archives is a digital repository project spearheaded by the Abilene Library Consortium. Funded by the generous support of the Dodge Jones Foundation and the Dian Graves Owen Foundation, the WTDA seeks to partner with other regional libraries, universities, and community groups to provide preservation and accessibility to unique historical materials through digitization.

In addition, this project was made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (2014).