Bay Area Crusader collection, 1992-1997

Creator:: Donovan, Kenneth (1948-2007)
Abstract:: This collection consists of materials donated by Kenneth Donovan, founder and editor-in-chief for The Bay Area Crusader, a Tampa tabloid newspaper. Billed as "America's first anti-crime newspaper," the Crusader includes mugshots, reports of crimes, information on missing children, and editorial articles related to activities in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. The newspaper ran from 1992 to 1997 locally and had additional regional versions across the United States.
Extent:: 2 boxes; 1.5 Linear Feet
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: Bay Area Crusader collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Scope and content:: This collection includes a run of issues of The Bay Area Crusader, as well as regional variations of the newspaper. Also included are annotated working copies, draft text for published editions, correspondence, and administrative documents.

Subjects:: Crime and criminals -- Florida
Crime and criminals -- United States -- Periodicals
Hillsborough County (Fla.) -- Newspapers
Places:: Tampa (Fla.) -- Newspapers

Access and use

Terms of access:: None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:: Bay Area Crusader collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:: USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections

The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus

4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122

Tampa

FL

33620-5400

USA