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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1158B Previous Report (1158A)  |  Next Report (1159A)
INDEX NAME:  Louisiana Biography Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • LOUISIANA GAZETTE New Orleans LA 1804-1811(Apr 24); 1814-1815
  • NEW ORLEANS TIMES PICAYUNE New Orleans LA ?-1972
  • STATES ITEM (& predecessors) New Orleans LA 1946-1964
  • German newspapers New Orleans LA 1849-1872
  • New Orleans daily newspapers New Orleans LA 1860-1866(Mar);1890-1892(Oct);1897-1932;1930-1932(Jul);1940-1941(Mar);1945-1972
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Louisiana Division
219 Loyola Ave
New Orleans LA 70104
Telephone: (504) 586-4912
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of this card file index exists. It must be used in the New Orleans Public Library. Photocopies of index cards (approximately 5 per 8½x11 inch sheet) will be made at prevailing rates.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  Only obituaries have been indexed from these newspapers. However, the index also includes references to biographical sketches of Louisianians that have appeared in published books. Currently the project is being carried on by volunteers with emphasis on filling in the gaps from earlier years. For deaths after 1972, the library relies on computer printouts of the death indexes as produced by the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A 3x5 card file index in alphabetical order by personal name. Usually only one entry per card. Each card consists of the name, age, date of death, and (occasionally) a brief biographical note. The citation consists of the newspaper name (abbreviated), the date (mo-dy-yr), page and column. Where a portrait is included (in printed works), "Louisiana Portrait" is noted.
SIZE OF INDEX:  Approximately 530,000 cards in the current file.
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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.