Norman Lathrop Enterprises  
nleindex.com | Norman Lathrop Enterprises
Index To How To Do It Information
Lathrop Report On Newspaper Indexes
A profile of Norman Lathrop Enterprises
 
NLEIndex.com
Last Updated
03/31/2019
 
Sitemap
 
 Introduction  ·   Alphabetic Index  ·   Chronological Index  ·   Geographic Index  ·   Search  
 

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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1136A Previous Report (1135A)  |  Next Report (1136B)
INDEX NAME:  Minneapolis Tribune and Minneapolis Star Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE Minneapolis MN 1971-Current
  • MINNEAPOLIS STAR Minneapolis MN 1971-Current
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTER
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401
Telephone: (613) 372-6500
AVAILABILITY:  A published index. Annual subscriptions consisting of 12 monthly editions plus an annual cumulation are avialable for $120 per year. Reduced rates are available for multiple subscriptions. The index is abailable for public use in the History and Travel Department of the Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  The index attempts to include all local and regional news and omits only those items which will be covered by nationally published indexes. In general, daily columnists are omitted unless the subject matter has local or regional importance. All public opinion polls are indexed. The index omits most sports events which occur on an almost daily basis, but includes championship events and biographies. it regularly omits birth, engagement, wedding, and obituary announcements unless the persons are well-known and the subject of a special news story.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A book form index printed on 8¼x 9¼ inch pages, two columns per page. About 20 pages per month or 240 pages per year. Both subjects and personal names are interfiled in the same alphabet. Each entry is complete on a single line. An entry consists of the subject heading on personal name, followed by the citation(year-month-day-section-page-newspaper), and then followed by a brief description of the article. An asterisk (*) before an entry denotes accompanying illustration. The type consists of all upper case computer printout reduced in size.
SIZE OF INDEX:  About 4,500 entries per monthly index.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. Les Mattison. NEWSPAPER INDEXING IN MINNESOTA; A FEASIBILITY STUDY COMMISSIONED BY THE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE MINNESOTA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Bemidji State College Library, July 1970.
2. Anita Cheek Milner. NEWSPAPER INDEXES: A LOCATION & SUBJECT GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen NJ, 1977.
SAMPLE ILLUSTRATION:  
    (Click this link to view the original report, including any accompanying illustration)

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.