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INDEX NAME: Art Archives (incorporating the Boston Art Information File and the Quick Reference File Index.) |
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
- BOSTON GLOBE Boston MA 1943-Current
- BOSTON HERALD Boston MA 1943-Current
- BOSTON HERALD-AMERICAN Boston MA 1943-Current
- CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Boston MA 1943-Current
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LOCATION or PUBLISHER: |
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Fine Arts Dept 666 Boylston St Boston MA 02117 Telephone: (617) 536-5400
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AVAILABILITY: Only one copy of these 3x5 card files exist. They must be used in the Boston Public Library. Library staff will make simple searches at no charge. Photocopies of index cards are available for $3 per page (about 6 cards). |
SCOPE OF INDEX: The Boston Art Information File emphasizes information about local Boston and New England artists, including obituaries, exhibition reviews, and feature articles on artists. The Quick Reference File Index is a subject guide covering such topics as art thefts, art forms, art characters, art galleries,...etc. Both files include items from newspapers as well as other sources. |
FORMAT OF INDEX: The Boston Art Information File is arranged in alphabetical order by name of artist. The art medium of the person is noted along with a brief description of the article being indexed. The citation includes name of source and date. The Quick Reference File Index is arranged in alphabetical order by art subjects. Each entry includes a description of the article being indexed along with the source and date. Both of these files are on 3x5 cards and both make reference to copies of the actual articles which are saved in the vertical files (clipping files) of the Boston Public Library. |
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.
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