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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1122A Previous Report (1121A)  |  Next Report (1123A)
INDEX NAME:  Home-Record Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • HOME-RECORD Livingston AL 1976-Current
COMPILER:  Pat Norman
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: LIVINGSTON UNIVERSTIY
Library
Station 12,Livingston University
Livingston AL 35470
Telephone: (205) 652-9661, Ext. 247
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of the card file index exists. It must be used in the library of Livingston University. There are plans to compile two years worth of cards into a typed book, which will be made available to other libraries. Write for details.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  The coverage area is Sumter County, primarily Livingston. Included are notable people in the area (awards, obituaries, other distinctions), accident reports of a serious nature, serious crimes, important civic matters (elections, annexations, hospitals, building projects,...), important local issues (Tenn.-Tom Bigbee Waterway, property taxes, labor disputes, some editorials concerning local issues), and weather related news (severe drought, heavy snow, gas shortages...). Excluded from the index are all state or national stories that are carried in the major newspapers, social news, most editorials and letters to the editor, regular columns on local matters and minor local news.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A 3x5 card file index arranged in alphabetical order by subject and personal name. There is one entry per card. Each entry consists of a brief description of the content of the article, followed by the citation. The citation indicates the date (mo/dy/yr), page and column. Accompanying photos or illustrations are also noted. Entries which are filed in more than one place have a tracing note on the bottom of the card.
SIZE OF INDEX:  From 12 to 15 entries per month are added to the current index.
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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.