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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1042A Previous Report (1041B)  |  Next Report (1042B)
INDEX NAME:  Local Newspaper Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Cincinnati OH 1912-1916(Jun);1926(Sep)-Current
  • CINCINNATI POST Cincinnati OH 1912-1916(Jun);1926(Sep)-1958(Jul 19);1974-Current
  • CINCINNATI POST & TIMES-STAR Cincinnati OH 1958(Jul 21)-1973
  • CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR Cincinnati OH 1912-1916(Jun);1926(Sep)-1958(Jul 19)
  • COMMERCIAL TRIBUNE Cincinnati OH 1912-1916(Jun)
  • LIBERTY HALL Cincinnati OH 1814(Jun)-1815
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CINCINNATI & HAMILTON COUNTY
800 Vine St.
Cincinnati OH 45202
Telephone: (513) 369-6000
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of this card file index exists. It must be used in the library. Corresponding microfilm of the newspapers is available for the ENQUIRER, the POST and the POST & TIMES-STAR. All other papers are bound and in fragile condition and are not available for use except in rare cases.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  Indexing is selective, although we try to be comprehensive in our indexing of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. State and National news items are also indexed if they have a direct relationship to the County. Besides major news, indexing also includes articles on local centenarians, major sports events, reviews of books written by local authors, reviews of major artistic events, obituaries and some editorials. The index does not cover the Standard Metropolitan Statistical area, but here it is very selective and includes only major news items (e.g., Beverly Hills nightclub fire). A special feature of the index is the inclusion of local World War 2 casualties. Names of casualties are interfiled in the index. Excluded from the index are death notices, advertising, regular columns (health, food,...), feature articles by local reporters on a general topic not particularly relevent to this locale, and minor crimes, fires, etc.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A 3x5 card file with both subjects and personal names interfiled in the same alphabetical order. Each card represents one subject and will contain one or more entries. Each entry consists of the headline or brief description plus the citation (code for the newspaper, month, day, year, section, page and column). Illustrations which accompany an article are noted as follows: chart, illus., map, photo, and por. (portrait).
SIZE OF INDEX:  Currently there are about 432,000 cards in the index, representing 1,728,000 entries on 36,400 different subjects.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. Harry A. Friedman. NEWSPAPER INDEXING. Marquette University Press, Milwaukee WI, 1942.
2. Norma Olin Ireland. LOCAL INDEXES IN AMERICAN LIBRARIES. Faxon, Boston MA, 1947.
3. Anita Cheek Milner. NEWSPAPER INDEXES: A LOCATION & SUBJECT GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen NJ, 1977.
4. LOCALLY PREPARED INDEXES IN OHIO LIBRARIES. Ohio Library Association, 1973.
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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.