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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1186A Previous Report (1185A)  |  Next Report (1186B)
INDEX NAME:  Des Moines Register & Tribune Subject Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • DES MOINES REGISTER Des Moines IA 1922-1941
  • DES MOINES TRIBUNE Des Moines IA 1922-1941
COMPILER:  Works Progress Administration (WPA)
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: PUBLIC LIBRARY OF DES MOINES
Reference Department
100 Locust St
Des Moines IA 50309
Telephone: (515) 283-4259
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of this index is available. It must be used in the Des Moines Public Library.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  A partial subject index based on clippings. Coverage is somewhat erratic and for many of the entries only the date of the paper (and not the page or column) is given. One volume of the index emphasizes the Des Moines area. The other volumes cover Iowa. Subject headings are not standardized amoung the volumes.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A book form index in three volumes. Entries are typewritten with two columns per page. Entries are arranged in alphabetical order by subject then in chronological order by year. Each entry consists of the headline or a brief description of the article, followed by the name of the paper, the date and (occasionally) the page.
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