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Brazil Public Library
Brazil, Indiana
Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Brazil.
1872 to 2022Dates represented
See individual titles for available dates.
140,072Archive pages
Historical pages reported for this collection.
Explore local history
Discover the people, places, and stories of Brazil, Indiana.
Get to know Brazil, Indiana in earlier years through the newspapers shared in the Brazil Public Library's digital archive. Its nineteen titles include material from 1872 to 2022.
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Selected titles
Examples from Brazil Public Library’s collection include “Brazil Daily News” and “Van Buren High School”.
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Free and open access
No subscription or payment required.
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A closer look
A familiar name or event takes on another dimension in the newspaper coverage of its time, alongside the stories that mattered to the readers of that issue.
Historical newspapers can connect a family name with the events and everyday concerns of an earlier time, offering more than a date or a name on its own. Bring a family connection, a question about a familiar place or an interest in local history, and see where the sources lead. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.
Explore the collection
Titles in this collection
Browse nineteen titles and 140,072 digitized pages, with material from 1872 to 2022. A partnership between Brazil Public Library and Advantage Archives makes this collection available. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.
Start with a detail you already know, then browse the titles below for another perspective on the people and places connected with this collection.
Brazil Daily News
2,186 pages in 1916
Brazil Daily Times
6,540 pages from 1910 to 1914
Brazil Gazette
8,926 pages from 1931 to 1942
Brazil High School
7,252 pages from 1950 to 1984
Brazil Miner
8,702 pages from 1878 to 1890
Clay City Jr and Sr School
288 pages in 2014
Clay County Enterprise
1,952 pages from 1872 to 1878
Clay County Enterprise
21,782 pages from 1872 to 1921
Cory High School
584 pages from 1962 to 1965
Daily Times
12,422 pages from 1907 to 1910
Manufacturer And Miner
3,066 pages from 1872 to 1877
Northview High School
3,200 pages from 1985 to 1998
Posey High School
432 pages from 1962 to 1963
Staunton High School
5,816 pages from 1954 to 1984
The Brazil Times
47,408 pages from 1979 to 2022
The Brazil Weekly Echo
22 pages from 1875 to 1876
The Clay City News
7,378 pages from 1931 to 1942
The Clay City Times
596 pages in 1936
Van Buren High School
1,520 pages from 1965 to 1974
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About the Archive
About the Brazil Public Library’s Digital Archives
The Brazil Public Library offers free and open access to its digitized collection of historical newspapers, providing an invaluable educational resource for researchers, genealogists, and community members interested in exploring Brazil, Indiana's collective history. In partnership with Advantage Archives , the library has digitized a significant number of pages spanning from the late 19th century to the present. This initiative underscores a shared responsibility to preserve and make accessible the firsthand accounts and perspectives that document history as it happened.
About the Library
About the Brazil Public Library
Located at 204 North Walnut Street in Brazil, Indiana, the Brazil Public Library is dedicated to serving the informational and educational needs of the community. The library provides a welcoming space for reading, research, and community events, reflecting its commitment to greater access to historical content. Through partnerships and outreach, the library continues to engage the community in preserving and discovering local history.
Library History
The History of the Brazil Public Library
Established in 1878 by a group of dedicated women who began by collecting books and hosting fundraising events, the Brazil Public Library has a rich history. In 1902, the library received a grant from Andrew Carnegie, leading to the construction of the current limestone building, which was dedicated in 1904. Notably, it is said to be the only library in the United States marked with carved letters stating that it was donated by Andrew Carnegie. Over the years, the library has undergone expansions and renovations to better serve the community, including a significant renovation project completed in 2007 that doubled the size of the library and added modern facilities. Learn more about the library's history .
About the Community
About Brazil, Indiana
Brazil, the county seat of Clay County, Indiana, is a city with a rich industrial heritage, particularly known for its coal and iron ore mining in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Established in 1866, the city has a population of approximately 8,000 residents. Brazil is recognized for its historic downtown, community events, and as a hub for local history and culture. Learn more about Brazil .
Local History
Did You Know?
The Brazil Public Library houses an extensive microfilm collection, including:
- Clay County Enterprise (1872–1894)
- Brazil Daily Times (1907–2010)
- Clay City News (1931–1942)
- The Brazil Gazette (1931–1942)
- Brazil Weekly Echo (1875–1876)
Additionally, the library's genealogy department offers resources such as census records from 1820 to 1930, county birth, death, and marriage records, and an index of names of persons and firms in Clay County. Explore the microfilm collection .
More ways to explore and share local history
Research Guidance
Check a text match against the page
Start with something you would like to understand about the past of Brazil. It might be a person, a neighborhood or an event remembered in your family. Use the digital archive shared by the Brazil Public Library to follow that question into the historical record. When using historical newspapers, try alternate spellings and nearby dates, then read the surrounding page to place a local story in its time. Compare later reporting or another available title to explore different perspectives rather than treating one account as the whole story. If a search result looks incomplete or misspelled, inspect the scanned page when available. Record the issue date and page, then distinguish the printed wording from search text before following the story to another mention.
If a text match looks incomplete, compare it with the scanned newspaper page when available. Check whether wording or names differ, then record the page's printed wording with the issue date and page. Keep the search result distinct from what the page itself shows.
As you connect materials, note where each detail came from and what it can support. Record the title, date, and page or item reference where available. Keep names and relationships tentative until the evidence is strong enough to connect them, and mark which words come from the record and which are your interpretation.
Community Partnership
Keeping local history a community resource
This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Brazil Public Library, its community, and Advantage Archives. Together, these partnerships preserve local sources and give people a way to explore, learn from, and share the history around them.
Advantage Archives covers ongoing archive hosting, storage, development, and maintenance. The institution and its community do not pay a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or other recurring archive-service charge. Local history remains a community resource, not a subscription to maintain.
Would you like to see more of your community's history preserved and accessible? Start a conversation with your library, newspaper publisher, historical or genealogical society, museum, or school about the materials they would like to share and a possible partnership with Advantage Archives.
Learn about partnerships
Stories, research tips, and archive news
Read All About It connects archive research with the people and institutions preserving local history. Explore partner and community stories, project updates, research ideas, and perspectives on digitization, education, and working with primary sources. Use the articles as a starting point for your next question or a new way to share a discovery.
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It’s Your Community’s History, So Why Rent Something You Own?
We believe that history belongs to the communities where it was made - not locked behind paywalls or inaccessible due to budget restrictions. Subscription-based services and large content aggregators are generally more concerned with "content" and less concerned with the history that content contains. Their models typically involve a reoccurring charge for a plan that renews annually or licensing agreements with the library based on population served or circulation numbers. You are essentially Renting Access To YOUR History.
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