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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1126B Previous Report (1126A)  |  Next Report (1127A)
INDEX NAME:  The Daily Pantagraph Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • THE DAILY PANTAGRAPH Bloomington IL 1854-1950
COMPILER:  Works Progress Administration (WPA) project originally, but additions to the 1950 were made by the McLean County Historical Society.
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: MCLEAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
201 E. Grove St.
Bloomington IL 61701
Telephone: (309) 827-0428
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of this card file index exists. It must be used in the library of the McLean County Historical Society.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  News articles, vital statistics, railroad schedules, advertisements.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A 3x5 card file index arranged in alphabetical order by subject and name (both personal and corporate names included). Entries consist of the headline and a brief description of the event, plus the citation. The citation may either preceed the annotation or follow it. There may be more than one citation per card.
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. Harry A. Friedman. NEWSPAPER INDEXING. Marquette University Press, Milwaukee WI, 1942.
3. Anita Cheek Milner. NEWSPAPER INDEXES: A LOCATION & SUBJECT GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen NJ, 1977.
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