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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1285B Previous Report (1285A)  |  Next Report (1286A)
INDEX NAME:  Youngstown Vindicator Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR Youngstown OH 1933-1938
COMPILER:  Works Progress Administration (WPA)
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: YOUNGSTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
General Reference Department
305 Wick Ave
Youngstown OH 44503
Telephone: (216) 744-8636
AVAILABILITY:  These six years of the WPA indexing project in Youngstown were compiled, edited, and published in book form. They are available for public use in the Youngstown Public Library (Youngstown OH) and in the Ohio Historical Society (I-71 and 17th Ave, Columbus OH 43211).
SCOPE OF INDEX:  This is a selective index of Ohio news and opinion. Material that has been omitted from the index includes national and foreign news, advertisements, announcements of routine organization meetings and sports events, commercial and promotional publicity, features or columns of non-news items, vital statistics, incorporations, radio programs schedules, time table, theater schedules, stock and bond quotations, non-news items (recipes, menus, household hints, etc.), and touring maps and information.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A book form index, typeset and printed on 8x10 inch pages. A total of six volumes, one for each year. Entries are arranged in alphabetical order by subject or personal name. Entries consist of a brief description of the article, followed by the month, day, section, page, and column. Accompanying photos and editorials were noted.
SIZE OF INDEX:  A total of 199,374 entries in six annual volumes.
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.
3. LOCALLY PREPARED INDEXES IN OHIO LIBRARIES. Ohio Library Association, 1973.
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