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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1108A Previous Report (1107C)  |  Next Report (1109A)
INDEX NAME:  Amherst Newspaper Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • AMHERST JOURNAL RECORD Amherst MA 1954-1964
  • AMHERST RECORD Amherst MA 1900-Current
  • DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE Northampton MA 1900-mid 1950's
  • SPRINGFIELD DAILY NEWS Springfield MA 1900-mid 1950's
  • SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN Springfield MA 1900-mid 1950's
  • SPRINGFIELD UNION Springfield MA 1900-mid 1950's
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: THE JONES LIBRARY, INC.
43 Amity St
Amherst MA 01002
Telephone: (413) 256-0246
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of this card file index exists. It must be used in the Jones Library.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  The index covers primarily the town of Amherst, local people and organizations. Not every item in the newspaper is recorded. Some regional news is included if Amherst is involved. Excluded from the index are sports events, routine organization affairs, minor events and news about other towns. The out-of-town newspapers were indexed for Amherst news only.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A 3x5 card file index with all entry cards in a single alphabetic order. There are usually several entries on each card. Entries consist of a brief annotation followed by a code for the newspaper and then the date (mo-dy-yr) where the article appeared. Photos or other illustrations are noted.
SIZE OF INDEX:  About 50 entries per month are added to the current index, which currently occupies over 15 file drawers.
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.