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NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
- NEVADA APPEAL Carson City NV 1976(Oct)-Current
- NEVADA STATE JOURNAL Reno NV 1976(Oct)-Current
- RENO EVENING GAZETTE Reno NV 1976(Oct)-Current
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NEVADA STATE LIBRARY Capitol Complex Carson City NV 89710 Telephone: (702) 885-5165
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AVAILABILITY: Only one copy of this card file index exists. It must be used in the Nevada State Library. |
SCOPE OF INDEX: This is a selective index concentrating primarily on Nevada historical articles. This includes: Nevada history of place names; border information; biographical information on any past Nevada residents; business and industries; stories and incidents, etc. Current articles on the following types of information are indexed: Major state and local political issues; major legislative issue of Nevada; special feature biographical articles; gambling; prostitution; geographical and natural features of the state including any proposed alterations or use of those features. Omitted from the index are vital statistics (births or obituaries); sports; and social news. Only highlights of the Nevada biennial legislative sessions are selected. National news is excluded unless it pertains directly or exclusively to Nevada. |
FORMAT OF INDEX: A 3x5 card file index in two sections: SUBJECTS and PERSONAL NAMES. Each card contains one entry. Each card consists of the subject heading or name at the top, followed by the headline, byline (author), citation, note for illustrations, note for clipping placed in Nevada Pamphlet file, and finally a sometimes lengthy annotation describing the contents of the article. The citation consists of the name of the paper, the month, day, year, section and page(s). |
SIZE OF INDEX: About 60 entries per month are added to the current index. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Dorothy Rice et al. "The need for indexing Nevada's newspapers" (and other titles). A special issue on newspaper indexing in Nevada. Highroller, v.15, #1, January 1978.
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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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