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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1068A Previous Report (1067A)  |  Next Report (1069A)
INDEX NAME:  Fond du Lac Newspaper Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • FOND DU LAC COMMONWEALTH REPORTER Fond du Lac WI 1926-Current
  • FOND DU LAC COMMONWEALTH WEEKLY Fond du Lac WI 1856-1872
  • FOND DU LAC DAILY COMMONWEALTH Fond du Lac WI 1866-1926
  • FOND DU LAC DAILY REPORTER Fond du Lac WI 1894-1926
  • FOND DU LAC JOURNAL Fond du Lac WI 1846-1853
  • FOND DU LAC JOURNAL Fond du Lac WI 1867-1892
  • FOND DU LAC TIMES Fond du Lac WI 1949-1955
  • FOND DU LAC UNION Fond du Lac WI 1853-1858
  • FOUNTAIN CITY HERALD Fond du Lac WI 1852-1856
  • SATURDAY REPORTER Fond du Lac WI 1861-1889
  • WESTERN FREEMAN Fond du Lac WI 1854-1856
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: FOND DU LAC PUBLIC LIBRARY
32 Sheboygan St
Fond du Lac WI 54935
Telephone: (414) 921-0066 -or- 921-3670
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of this card file index exists. It must be used in the Fond du Lac Public Library.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  The index is local in scope indexing only events and news from the city or county of Fond du Lac. One hundred fifty five (155) fairly broad subject headings are used. The emphasis is on political and business news rather than personal news. However, some obituaries of prominent persons are indexed. Excluded from the index are weddings, club meetings and similiar social news.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A 3x5 card file index with both subjects and personal names in one alphabetical order. There is only one entry per card. Each entry consists of a brief description of the article plus the citation (newspaper name, month, day and year). Occasionally a photograph is noted.
SIZE OF INDEX:  Approximately 36,000 cards are currently in the index. Around 60 entries per month are added to the file.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. Herbert O. Brayer. "Preliminary guide to indexed newspapers in the United States, 1850-1900". Mississippi Valley Historical Review, v.33, #2, Sept. 2, 1946.
2. 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.