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INDEX NAME: An index to the press of Mannington WV, 1890-1899 |
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
- ADVOCATE Mannington WV 1899(7 issues)
- MANNINGTON ENTERPRISE Mannington WV 1899(Dec)
- MANNINGTON TIMES Mannington WV 1890(Sep)-1892(Sep)
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COMPILER: Darby H. Shafer |
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY West Virginia Collection Colson Hall Morgantown WV 26506 Telephone: (304) 293-3240
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AVAILABILITY: This index and the corresponding newspapers are available for public use in the West Virginia Collection (West Virginia University). |
SCOPE OF INDEX: The index presents a little-known picture of the events which made Mannington a very important town in its day, a town which was considered by local newspaper editors as a center for progress. From 1890-1899 saw an oil and gas boom, an influx of business, and general prosperity, However, many editorials both praised the town for its growth and criticized it for the resulting problems. |
FORMAT OF INDEX: A book form index typewritten on 6x9 inch pages. Both subjects and personal names are interfiled in the same alphabetical order. Entries consist of the subject heading (or personal name), sometimes supplemented by a brief annotation, an abbreviation for the newspaper name, month, day, year, page, and column. |
SIZE OF INDEX: 46 pages |
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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.
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