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This report is extracted from the 1000 Section (Confirmed Newspaper Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.   Either a compiler, publisher or repository had confirmed the existance of this index and supplied information for the report. See the INTRODUCTION for the methodology used in compiling the LATHROP REPORT.
REPORT NO:  1014A Previous Report (1013A)  |  Next Report (1015A)
INDEX NAME:  Index to Austin American-Statesman
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • DAILY DEMOCRATIC STATESMAN Austin TX 1871-1883
  • AUSTIN STATESMAN Austin TX 1956-1973
  • AUSTIN AMERICAN Austin TX 1956-1973
  • AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Austin TX 1973-Current
COMPILER:  Francis Moore and Ruth Ellsworth
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Austin-Travis County Collection
Box 2287
Austin TX 78745
Telephone: (512) 472-5433 extension 39
AVAILABILITY:  Thirty-four drawers of 3x5 cards covering the period 1880-1883 and 1956-1965 are located in the Austin Public Library. The indexes for 1871-1875 and 1973-Current are stored in punched card format. Computer listings are available for use in the Austin Public Library. Conversion of the 3x5 cards to the punched cards is being considered.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  The index cites only those articles about Austin or Travis County or relate to this locality or the residents. National and state news is not indexed unless tied specifically to this area. Early newspaper cite all local news items including advertisements, want ads, marriages, death, sexton's reports, police reports, club meetings and any article mentioning a person, place or event connected with Austin or Travis County. Current newspaper indexes are more selective. Only outstanding crimes are indexed. Deaths are limited to violent deaths and deaths of newsworthy persons. Obituaries are not usually indexed. Sports is limited to outstanding events or local people who become nationally known competitors. Omitted are advertisements, club meeting announcements and legal notices.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  There are two sections to the index, subject and personal names. The entry consists of a brief annotation, usually not the headline. The citation indicates the date, edition, section, page and column. An asterisk (*) indicates that an illustration accompanies the article.
SIZE OF INDEX:  Approximately 15 entries per newspaper are added to the current index.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Anita Cheek Milner. NEWSPAPER INDEXES: A LOCATION & SUBJECT GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen NJ, 1977.
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LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES. 1979-1980 Edition. Copyright © 1979 by Norman Lathrop Enterprises. ISBN 0-910868-10-7. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior expressed permission of Norman Lathrop Enterprises, except as permitted by law.   Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of the report at the time of publication.   However, it is imperative that the user contact the organization cited in a report for the current status of the index, especially if planning to visit the institution and do research using the index.