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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1095J Previous Report (1095I)  |  Next Report (1095K)
INDEX NAME:  Index for the Free Lance
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • FREE LANCE Fredricksburg VA 1885-1895
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: ROBERT A. HODGE
417 Pelham St
Fredricksburg VA 22401
AVAILABILITY:  Photocopies of the index are available as shown below. Write for prices. 1885 (35 pgs); 1886 (29 pgs); 1887 (34 pgs); 1888 (53 pgs); 1889 (30 pgs); 1890 (71 pgs); 1891 (79 pgs); 1892 (66 pgs); 1893 (37 pgs); 1894 (30 pgs); and 1895 (41 pgs). Copies of the index and the corresponding newspapers are available for public use in the library of Germanna Community College (Locust Grove VA 22508).
SCOPE OF INDEX:  Primarily an index to the local news which usually appeared on page 3 of this four page newspaper. Emphasis is on names of local persons and events of interest to Fredricksburg VA.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A book-form index typewritten on 8½x11 inch pages. The entries consist of the personal name (last name first) or subject, followed by a brief word or two of annotation, and then followed by a single number. The number refers to the issue number whose date of publication may be determined by using a chart at the front of the index.
SIZE OF INDEX:  There are 26,700 entries in the 11 volumes (505 pages) of this index.
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.