The process of issuing licenses for publishing newspapers from the Nasser period to the end of the Qajar rule

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Tehran, Tehran, I. R. Iran

2 MA in Archival Documents and Bibliography, Department of History, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Purpose: To analyze the process of issuing printing and publishing licenses and to study its formal and content structure from the beginning of Nasser al-Din Shah to the end of the Qajar rule
Method and Research Design: The data are extracted from library and archival sources and mainly from the archives of the National Documents Organization, and considering the nature of this type of documentary research, the research method will be descriptive and analytical
Findings and Conclusion: Publishing licenses are of special importance as the initial stage of publishing a magazine and a book. Books and especially newspapers in this period went through a special administrative process for publication. Examining the relevant licenses along with the laws and administrative procedures affecting the licensing process is one of the main and important issues in this article. It should be noted that these documents, in most cases, followed a specific structure, but in some from publishing licenses due to non-completion of documents by the applicant, it is possible to see differences and distinctions in the structure and content of licenses.

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