Identity elements
Reference code
5.2.4
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
The Tacoma Facts
Date(s)
- 1970-1977, 1980-1986, 2005-2008, 2022 (Publication)
Extent
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Weekly newspaper primarily focused on issues of relevance to Tacoma's Black community. At various points, the title appeared as "The Tacoma Facts" and "The Northwest Facts." In the 1970s, the paper advertised itself as "the newspaper most people prefer for information about Tacoma's Minority Communities."
System of arrangement
Chronological
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
General note
The numbering of issues is inconsistent. At some points, the same date was used for two different issues. The information printed in the paper has been listed. Multiple listings of the same volume, number, and date indicate multiple different versions of the paper.