Basic Research Package

A research service is available if you're not able to visit the library in person.  The service includes 1/2 hour of research & up to 5 photocopied pages of relevant material + postage

Additional Postage:  $2 for every 25 pages

Before you request newspaper research

Check  Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection, a digital archive of Colorado's earliest newspapers,  to see if the article you need is available online. This is an ongoing digitization project that includes selected Colorado newspapers up to 1924.

How to request research

1. Fill out the research request form.
2. In the Research Request section, include as much background information as possible. If you are requesting a newspaper notice of an event, such as a birth or death, we must have both the place and date.
3. Either mail the form with your payment to the address on the form or email the form and call us with a credit card payment.

If we can't find what you're looking for

We will send a letter documenting our search and where possible, suggest alternative resources. If your request will require an extensive search, we will send a list of researchers with whom you can negotiate for a more detailed search.