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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1212B Previous Report (1212A)  |  Next Report (1212C)
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • SHERMAN COURIER Sherman TX 1916-1921
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. It may be photocopied.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  Indexes local and regional information about people and the following broad topical areas: agriculture, amusements, building, business, civic, counties, disasters, education, history, indians, industries, institutions, legal, military, minerals, organizations, political, public utilities, religion, roads, Sherman, taxes, transportation, and veterans.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A book form index typewritten on 8½x11 inch pages. The index is divided into two sections: BIOGRAPHICAL and SUBJECTS. Within the biographical section the arrangement is alphabetical by last name. Entries consist of a brief description followed by the month, day, year, page, and column numbers. Within the subject section, the arrangement is first by broad topical area (see Scope note) and then chronologically. The entries go down the right hand side of the page and consist of the headline or a brief description followed by the date, page, and column. Many of these entries have subheadings or keywords preceding them down the left hand side of the page. These are not in alphabetical order but may help when scanning for a specific topic.
SIZE OF INDEX:  53 pages 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.