Turn newspaper clipping archives into stories people can explore
Scrapbooks of local sports pages and feature stories often live in a booster closet or a retired coach’s basement. Rocket can help bring the agreed articles into your showcase so the headlines sit next to the people they describe.
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Why it matters
Clippings yellow and crumble in scrapbooks
Newsprint was never meant to last, and the glue in old scrapbooks makes it worse. Some of the best accounts of a championship season exist only on those pages. Once a scrapbook is lost, the story usually goes with it.
Ideas for Newspaper Clipping Archives
Championship game write-ups
Attach the local paper’s account of a title game to that team’s season.
Feature stories on standout students
Articles about athletes, musicians or scholars add context to an honoree’s page.
Headlines as record evidence
A clipping that reports a time or score can support a record entry once your team confirms it.
Coach and teacher retirement stories
Articles about long-serving staff help honor the people behind your programs.
Scrapbooks from booster families
Ask booster families and alumni whether they kept scrapbooks the school has never seen.
Article date and paper name
Record the publication and date for each clipping so readers know where it came from.
How it works with Data Entry & Project Management
Newspaper Clipping Archives, step by step.
Three steps
Tell us what the archive holds
Describe the scrapbooks or folders and the seasons they cover. There’s no need to scan anything before the first conversation.
Rocket confirms and enters
With the work agreed, Rocket enters the chosen articles and files them with the people, teams and seasons they belong to.
Review dates and details
Your team checks the dates and names taken from the clippings and sends any fixes before launch.
Setups vary by school; your demo confirms what yours will use.
Best practices
Tips to get it right.
Newspaper Clipping Archives tips
Handle scrapbooks flat
Open old scrapbooks on a table rather than in your lap to protect brittle pages.
Note the source on every page
If the paper’s name or date isn’t printed, write it on a sticky note beside the clipping.
Prioritize stories you can verify
Start with clippings that match records or honorees already in your plan.
Check how you share published articles
Confirm with your communications office how your school handles posting newspaper content publicly.
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Questions
Newspaper Clipping Archives questions
No. Tell Rocket what the scrapbooks and folders hold and we’ll confirm the work involved. A few photos of sample pages help us understand the material.
Rocket places the agreed articles alongside the people and seasons they describe. Your team confirms names, dates and permission to use the material before anyone sees it.
They can be a useful source when a record lacks documentation. Your team decides which marks are confirmed before they appear as records.
It’s quoted for the size and condition of your archive. The proposal describes the clipping work before it begins.
Your next step
Talk through your content project.
We'll scope a first collection and agree who does what before any work starts.
