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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1255B Previous Report (1255A)  |  Next Report (1255C)
INDEX NAME:  Index to marriages and obituaries in The Star.
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • STAR Raleigh NC 1810-1813;1820;1824-1825
COMPILER:  Helen Dortch Harrison
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
North Carolina Collection Wilson Library 024-A
Chapel Hill NC 27514
Telephone: (919) 933-1172
AVAILABILITY:  This index and the corresponding papers are available for public use in the Wilson Library. Xerographic copies of the index can be produced by the library's photographic lab. Write for prices.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  This is an index of marriages and obituaries.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  This is a book form index typed on 8½x11 inch pages. Marriage entries consist of the name of the groom, the bride, date of the marriage, and the citation. It appears from the sample page provided that the names of the brides are in a separate section of the index and are cross referenced with "see" notations to the name of the groom. Obituary entries include the name of the deceased, the date of birth, the date of death, and the citation (month, day, and year). Marriages and obituaries are probably in separate sections within the index. NOTE: The newspaper name varied and was also titled the N.C. STATE GAZETTE.
SIZE OF INDEX:  140 pages
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Walter R. Griffin & Jay L. Rasmussen. "Comprehensive guide to the location of published and unpublished newspaper indexes in North Carolina repositories." North Carolina Libraries, v.32, p.11, Fall 1974.
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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.