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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1051A Previous Report (1050B)  |  Next Report (1051B)
INDEX NAME:  Ledger Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • QUINCY PATRIOT-QUINCY DAILY LEDGER Quincy MA 1916-1924
  • QUINCY PATRIOT LEDGER Quincy MA 1925-1961
  • PATRIOT LEDGER Quincy MA 1962-Current
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Reference Dept
40 Washington St
Quincy MA 02169
Telephone: (617) 471-2400
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of this card file index exists. It must be used in the Reference Dept of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  Indexes news stories about the Quincy area only. The following subject areas are representative of the coverage: ACCIDENTS; ADAMS FAMILY; BLACK OUT; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; BUILDINGS; BUSINESS; CHURCHES; CITY COUNCIL; CITY HALL; CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS; CONSERVATION; CRIME; CULTURAL AFFAIRS; EDITORIALS; EVENTS; FIRE DEPT; FIRES; HISTORICAL LANDMARKS; HISTORY; HOSPITAL; INDUSTRY; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; LIBRARIES; LONGEVITY; MAYORS; NEIGHBORHOODS; MARINAS; NEWSPAPERS; NOTABLE PERSONS; OBITUARIES; PARADES; POLITICIANS; POLICE DEPT; PUBLIC WORKS DEPT; SCHOOL COMMITTEE; SCHOOLS; SERVICE CLUBS; SOCIETIES; STREETS; SYNAGOGUES; QUINCY; VISITORS; and WEATHER.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A 3x5 card file index with both subjects and personal names interfiled in one alphabetical sequence. There are four special personal name indexes for persons serving in the two World Wars, the Korean war and the Vietnam war. There may be more than one entry per card. Each entry consists of the headline followed by the month, day, year and page where the article appeared. Articles with photographs or illustrations are noted.
SIZE OF INDEX:  Approximately 1,000 entries per month are added to the index.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Norma Olin Ireland. LOCAL INDEXES IN AMERICAN LIBRARIES. Faxon, Boston MA, 1947.
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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.