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INDEX NAME: Needham Newspaper Index |
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
- DAILY TRANSCRIPT Needham MA 1973-Current
- NEEDHAM CHRONICLE Needham MA 1875-1885
- NEEDHAM TIMES Needham MA 1968-Current
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NEEDHAM FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY 1139 Highland Ave Needham MA 02194 Telephone: (617) 444-0087
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AVAILABILITY: Only one copy of this card file index exists. It must be used in the Needham Free Public Library. |
SCOPE OF INDEX: Includes anything felt to be of interest in future years, such as: Town events of note; Items which would show the feelings of the town on various subjects; Founding and anniversary dates of organizations; Changes of clergy, town officers, and school officials; School policies; Studies or reports of committees; and Disaster, hurricanes, unusual weather. Excluded from the index are Sports (unless a state championship or some unusual event); Obituaries (unless the person was prominent); Monthly meetings of organizations; and Social news such as weddings, anniversaries, etc. |
FORMAT OF INDEX: A 3x5 card file index arranged in alphabetical order by subject. Each card begins with the year and the subject heading. Each entry begins with the name of the newspaper, the month and day and then the headline. If the article begins on a page other than page 1, this is noted after the headline. The index currently occupies 2-3 catalog drawers. |
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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.
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