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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1226A Previous Report (1225A)  |  Next Report (1226B)
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • EVENING TELEGRAM Superior WI 1891-1961
  • INLAND OCEAN Superior WI 1891-1903
  • SATURDAY EVENING CALL Superior WI 1888-1890
  • SOUTH SUPERIOR SUN Superior WI 1891-1904
  • SUNDAY MORNING CALL Superior WI 1887-1888
  • SUPERIOR CHRONICLE Superior WI 1855-1863
  • SUPERIOR CITIZEN Superior WI 1892-1899
  • SUPERIOR DAILY CALL Superior WI 1890-1894
  • SUPERIOR DAILY LEADER Superior WI 1891-1903
  • SUPERIOR GAZETTE Superior WI 1864-1870
  • SUPERIOR TIMES Superior WI 1870-1910
  • SUPERIOR WAVE Superior WI 1891-1893
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: SUPERIOR PUBLIC LIBRARY
1204 Hammond Ave
Superior WI 54880
Telephone: (715) 394-0252
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of this card file index exists. It must be used in the Superior Public Library.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  Not comprehensive. Includes only those items judged to be of local interest (City of Superior, Douglas County, State of Wisconsin). Includes some obituaries and births, but not all.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A 3x5 card file arranged in alphabetical order by subject. Includes special subject headings (or sections) for BIOGRAPHY; BIRTHS (both alphabetical and by date); and DEATHS (both alphabetical and by date). Personal names are also interfiled with the subject headings. Entries begin with the citation (Name of paper, date, page, and column) followed by the headline and/or brief description of the article on the second line. There are usually several entries on each card.
SIZE OF INDEX:  Estimate 150,000 entries on some 40,000 cards.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. Herbert O. Brayer. "Preliminary guide to indexed newspapers in the United States, 1850-1900". Mississippi Valley Historical Review, v.33, #2, Sept. 2, 1946.
2. Anita Cheek Milner. NEWSPAPER INDEXES: A LOCATION & SUBJECT GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen NJ, 1977.
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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.