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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1146F Previous Report (1146E)  |  Next Report (1146G)
INDEX NAME:  Gering Weekly Courier Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • GERING WEEKLY COURIER Gering NE 1887-1889;1892(Jan-May)
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1500 R St
Lincoln NE 68508
Telephone: (402) 432-2793
AVAILABILITY:  Only 2 copies of this book form index exist. They must be used at the Nebraska State Historical Society. Photocopies of all or part of the index will be made at prevailing rates.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  This is a name and subject index to persons, organizations and subjects appearing in the Gering Weekly Courier. In some cases, only the initials of persons are given and in others, the full name is given, so there may be multiple entries for the same person.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A book form index typewritten on 8½x11 inch pages. Both subject and personal names are interfiled in a single alphabet. Entries often consist of just a personal name (or subject) followed by the citation (year, month, day, page and column). Sometimes the contents of the article are mentioned.
SIZE OF INDEX:  Approximately 18,000 entries in total. The index is composed of 4 volumes totaling 714 pages.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. Guide to the Newspaper Collection at the Nebraska State Historical Society, 1977. Published by the Society.
2. 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.