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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1146K Previous Report (1146J)  |  Next Report (1146L)
INDEX NAME:  Omaha Newspaper Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • OMAHA HERALD Omaha NE 1880;1882;1884
  • OMAHA DAILY HERALD Omaha NE 1888
  • OMAHA WORLD-HERALD Omaha NE 1901(Jul-Dec);1915-1917;1928-1930
COMPILER:  Works Progress Administration (WPA) (?)
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1500 R St
Lincoln NE 68508
Telephone: (402) 432-2793
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of this card file index exists. It must be used at the Nebraska State Historical Society. Photocopies of one or more of the cards will be made at prevailing rates.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  This is a subject and name index to articles appearing in several Omaha newspapers. The articles are not limited to Omaha news, but are more generally devoted to Nebraska persons and events. Usually the subject matter of the article is summarized. The index is not a comprehensive index to the Omaha newspapers for the years covered. It was probably compiled as a WPA project.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A 3x5 card file index, handwritten. Both subjects and personal names are interfiled in the same alphabet. Entries consist of a sometimes lengthy description or summary of the article, followed by the date of the newspaper where the article appeared. The name of the paper and the page and column are shown at the bottom edge of the card.
SIZE OF INDEX:  About 30,000 entries (30,000) cards) in the entire index.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. Guide to the Newspaper Collection at the Nebraska State Historical Society, 1977. Published by the Society.
2. Herbert O. Brayer. "Preliminary guide to indexed newspapers in the United States, 1850-1900". Mississippi Valley Historical Review, v.33, #2, Sept. 2, 1946.
3. 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.