How did the UO Libraries come to have such a large and comprehensive collection of Oregon newspapers on microfilm? What did it take to preserve thousands of newspapers scattered around the state? Why does it still matter? And how does a 1952 Oldsmobile fit in?  

Learn more about the history of the Libraries’ newspaper microfilming program and how it provided the basis for the current Oregon Digital Newspaper Program. ODNP Program Manager Elizabeth Peterson tells the story on the ODNP blog.