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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1211A Previous Report (1210A)  |  Next Report (1211B)
INDEX NAME:  Washington Companies File
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • SEATTLE DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Seattle WA 1950-Current
  • SEATTLE TIMES Seattle WA 1950-Current
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Science and Business Department
1000 4th Ave
Seattle WA 98104
Telephone: (206) 625-4971
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of this card file index exists. It must be used in the Seattle Public Library.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  The Washington Companies file indexes newspaper articles that contain economic, financial and organizational information on Washington companies and companies doing business in Washington. Contracts under $100,000 awarded to companies are not indexed unless they contain information about the company. Non-profit corporations are excluded.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A 3x5 card file index arranged in alphabetical order by name of company. Each card contains one or more entries consisting of a brief description of the article, a code for the newspaper, and the date (month, day, and year). Most of the articles indexed are also clipped and placed in a vertical file which currently occupies about 1400 folders.
SIZE OF INDEX:  235 drawers of card entries.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Anita Cheek Milner. NEWSPAPER INDEXES: A LOCATION & SUBJECT GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen NJ, 1977.
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