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Public libraries with past articles and newspapers

The Desert Sun's archives are not open to the public, but there are several public resources that can help you find past stories and other information:

  • The Max T. McCandless Memorial Library in Indio has microfilms of The Desert Sun from the early 1990s to the present and microfilms of the Indio Daily News -- now part of The Desert Sun -- dating back to the 1930s. The library is at 200 Civic Center Mall, Indio. Information: (760) 347-2383.

  • The Riverside City Central Library subscribes to The Desert Sun and keeps the past month's worth of issues on its shelves. The library is at 2581 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside. Information: (909) 782-5201.

  • The Rancho Mirage Public Library provides micorfilm of The Desert Sun beginning in January of 1995. The library is at 42-520 Bob Hope Drive
    Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 .
    Information:     (760) 341-7323 Online: http://www.miragenet.org/index.shtml

  • The Palm Springs Library Centermaintains microfilmed issues of the Desert Sun dating from 1934 to Present.

    • The library's policy:

      The Palm Springs Library Center maintains microfilmed issues of the Desert Sun dating from 1934 to Present.

      Local New Index
      The library has electronically indexed select stories of local relevance and death announcements since 1983. (Advertisements, birth announcements, and news wire articles are not indexed, however.)

      News and obituary searches may be conducted online by visiting the library's website (see below). Once relevant citations are located, it is then possible to view and/or print the item by utilizing the library's microfilm collection.

      Research Services
      The Library will conduct research at the rate of $50 per hour. Research constitutes any request, whether in person or by phone, which requires more of a librarian's time than would the average reference question. The distinction is made by the librarian on a case to case basis.

      The Palm Springs Library Center is at 300 South Sunrise Way (just north of Ramon Road) in Palm Springs. Information: (760) 323-8294.
      Online: http://www.palmspringslibrary.org
    		 

     

     
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