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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1140A Previous Report (1139A)  |  Next Report (1141A)
INDEX NAME:  Newspaper Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • BROAD AXE OF FREEDOM Richmond IN 1854-1864
  • DAILY SUN Richmond IN 1896-1897
  • DAILY SUN TELEGRAM Richmond IN 1897-1907
  • EVENING ITEM Richmond IN 1877-1916
  • JEFFERSONIAN Richmond IN 1836-1864
  • PALADIUM-ITEM Richmond IN 1831-Current
  • QUAKER CITY TELEGRAM Richmond IN 1862-1865
  • RICHMOND DAILY TELEGRAM Richmond IN 1874-1897
  • RICHMOND ITEM Richmond IN 1916-1939
  • RICHMOND SUN Richmond IN 1881-1897
  • RICHMOND WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER Richmond IN 1821-1824
  • RICHMOND WEEKLY TELEGRAM Richmond IN 1865-1896
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: MORRISSON-REEVES LIBRARY
80 N. Sixth St.
Richmond IN 47374
Telephone: (317) 966-8291
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of this card file index exists. It must be used in the Morrisson-Reeves Library.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  Index covers only local and county events. It endeavors to cover any change of location or ownership of business and industry, outcome of local elections, change of pastors of local churches, deaths of local citizens, burials in local cemeteries, local art and theatre and other important local stories. Omitted from the index are routine social and sports events, marriage announcements and routine crime news. Vital statistics, promotions of former residents, and school events are normally omitted.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A 3x5 card file index in two sections: PERSONAL NAMES and GENERAL SUBJECTS. Entries consist of the headline and/or a brief annotation, followed by the citation. The citation includes a code for the newspaper, the date (mo-dy-yr), section, page and column. Accompanying illustrations are noted.
SIZE OF INDEX:  About 450 entries per month are added to the index which now has over 42,000 entries.
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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.