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| INDEX NAME: Fresno and Central San Joaquin Valley Local History Index |
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
- BEE Fresno CA 1922-Current
- ENTERPRISE Selma CA ?
- EXPOSITOR Fresno CA 1870-1898
- HERALD Sanger CA ?
- GUIDE Fresno CA 1967-Current
- MOUNTAIN PRESS Auberry CA 1976-Current
- NORTH FORK JOURNAL North Fork CA 1977-Current
- REPUBLICAN Fresno CA 1876-1932
- SIERRA STAR Oakhurst CA 1977-Current
- TRIBUNE Fresno CA 1932-1933
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| COMPILER: Sam A. Suhler |
| LOCATION or PUBLISHER: |
FRESNO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY
2420 Mariposa St
Fresno CA 93721
Telephone: (209) 488-3208
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| AVAILABILITY: Microfiche copy of the card file index, from its beginning through the Spring of 1975, is available from Bay Microfilm, Inc; Palo Alto CA. Estimated cost: $500. The original card file index is available for use in the Central Library of the Fresno County Free Library. |
| SCOPE OF INDEX: The Fresno BEE and the Fresno GUIDE are the nucleus of this local history index. The emphasis of the index is Fresno City and County, with some additional material on the San Joaquin Valley and the state of California. Since 1970, the California section has been augmented sparingly due to the existance of the CALIFORNIA NEWS INDEX and the LOS ANGELES TIMES INDEX. However, some subject headings of immediate concern to this area, such as those involving Yosemite National Park, still receive intensive index treatment. The index also includes references to non-newspaper material, including selected local periodicals (such as the quarterly publications of the Fresno County Historical Society and the Fresno Genealogy Society), verified informational items from local sources (city and county governmental agencies) and references to the transcripts of the local oral history program. |
| FORMAT OF INDEX: A 3x5 card file index. It is divided into three sections: 1. The Fresno City and County Index 2. The San Joaquin Valley Index 3. The California Index A letter code (B, SJV or C) in the upper left hand corner of each card indicates the section. Within each index, the cards are arranged in alphabetical order by subject, and there are thousands of "see" and "see also" reference cards throughout the indexes. Each card consists of several entries per card. In fact, unfilled cards are kept in a "current" file until full, then they are transfered to the permanent index file. Each card within the same subject is numbered in the upper right hand corner to help preserve order. Each entry consists of the headline or brief annoitation, followed by the citation. The citation consists of a code for the newspaper, plus the month, day, year and page where the article will be found. |
| SIZE OF INDEX: "Several thousand entries" are added yearly to this index. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. T. Gwinup et al. "Survey of local newspapers in California". California Librarian, v.36, p.4-45, January 1975.
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.
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