WNA: African Newspapers, Series II: 1835-1925-Access and 8 more items

Virginia Military Institute awarded contract PCO05420377 to NewsBank, Inc. on July 27, 2026, for a cumulative value of $2,196.00. The contract procures digital access to historical newspaper and document collections delivered to Ryan Lewis at the Institute. The deliverables encompass nine distinct line items representing one-year subscriptions to archival databases, including African Newspapers Series I and II, Rand Daily Mail, African American Newspapers Series 1 and 2, Early American Newspapers Series I, and Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Digital Collection Daily Reports covering multiple geographic regions and time periods ranging from 1690 to 1996.

The subscription services provide the Virginia Military Institute library with digital access to historical primary source materials spanning approximately three centuries of newspaper archives and foreign intelligence reporting. Unit prices for individual subscriptions range from $42 to $660 annually, with the FBIS Digital Collection Daily Reports for 1974-1996 representing the highest-value line item at $660. All materials are delivered to the Institute's designated recipient for research, educational, and archival purposes.