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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1212A Previous Report (1211D)  |  Next Report (1212B)
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • SHERMAN DAILY REGISTER Sherman TX 1885-1906
COMPILER:  Civil Works Administration (CWA)
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: SHERMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY
421 N. Travis
Sherman TX 75090
Telephone: (214) 892-4545
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of this book form index exists. It must be used in the Sherman Public Library.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  Local history of Sherman and surrounding towns. Major topics covered include: amusements, building, business, civic, confederacy, crime, disaster, education, agriculture, Grayson County, public utilites, history, indians, industries, lands, legal, military, minerals, political, organizations, religion, roads, statistics, Sherman, topography, transportation, veterans and water.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A book form index typed on 8½x11 inch pages and divided into two sections: BIOGRAPHY and GENERAL SUBJECTS. In the biography section, the arrangement is alphabetical by last name. Entries consist of the headline, or brief description, followed by the date (mo-day-yr), page and column where the article appeared. In the general subject section, the arrangement is first by broad subject area (see Scope note) and then more-or-less in chronological order. Entries run down the right hand side of the page and consist of the headline or a brief description, followed by the date, page, and column. Some of the subject entries have a subheading or keywords in the left hand column which may help in locating a specific interest area within the broad subject area. However, these keywords are not always present and are not in alphabetical order.
SIZE OF INDEX:  100 pages in total.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Norma Olin Ireland. LOCAL INDEXES IN AMERICAN LIBRARIES. Faxon, Boston MA, 1947.
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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.