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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1310A Previous Report (1309C)  |  Next Report (1310B)
INDEX NAME:  Texas Newspaper Index (Biographical Index)
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • ABILENE REPORTER Abilene TX 1888-1920
  • ALPINE AVALANCHE Alpine TX 1900-1933
  • TEXAS STATE GAZETTE Austin TX 1849-1851
  • TEXAS SENTINEL Austin TX 1840-1841
  • TEXAS GAZETTE Brazoria TX 1829-1832
  • CADDO MILLS MONITOR Caddo Mills TX 1927
  • NORTHERN STANDARD Clarksville TX 1842-1871
  • COLLINSVILLE TIMES Collinsville TX 1917-1932
  • COMMERCE JOURNAL Commerce TX 1901-1932
  • DALLAS HERALD Dallas TX 1858-1870
  • DALLAS NEWS Dallas TX 1885-1889
  • DALLAS TIMES HERALD Dallas TX 1892-1896
  • DENISON SUNDAY GAZETTEER Denison TX 1883-1912
  • DENISON HERALD Denison TX 1919-1926
  • DENISON NEWS Denison TX 1873-1874
  • ELECTRA NEWS Electra TX 1907-1932
  • EL PASO HERALD El Paso TX 1881-1913
  • EL PASO TIMES El Paso TX 1879-1936
  • FT.WORTH DEMOCRAT Ft.Worth TX 1871-1882
  • FT.WORTH GAZETTE Ft.Worth TX 1887-1892
  • FT.WORTH RECORD Ft.Worth TX 1903-1908
  • REPUBLIC Houston TX 1857-1858
  • TELEGRAPH & TEXAS REGISTER Houston TX 1836-1872
  • FRONTIER ECHO Jacksboro TX 1875-1881
  • McKINNEY WEEKLY DEMOCRAT GAZETTE McKinney TX 1934(Feb 8)
  • SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS San Antonio TX 1867-1913
  • FREIR PRESSE FUR TEXAS San Antonio TX 1867-1890
  • LA PRENSA San Antonio TX 1913-1918
  • SAN ANTONIO LIGHT San Antonio TX 1881-1894
  • SAN ANTONIO EVENING NEWS San Antonio TX 1918-1934
  • SHERMAN COURIER Sherman TX 1916-1921
  • SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT Sherman TX 1914-1934
  • SHERMAN DAILY REGISTER Sherman TX 1885-1906
  • DAILY NEWS-TELEGRAM Sulphur Springs TX 1927(Sep 24)
  • SWEETWATER REPORTER Sweetwater TX 1920-1922
  • TASCOSA PIONEER Tascost TX 1886-1889
  • TEXAS NATIONAL REGISTER Washington TX 1844-1846
  • WHITESBORO NEWS Whitesboro TX 1926-1933
  • WHITESRIGHT SUN Whitewright TX 1914-1921
  • WICHITA DAILY TIMES Wichita Falls TX 1907-1921
COMPILER:  Works Progress Administration (WPA)
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Lamar Library
Barker Texas History Center
Austin TX 78712
Telephone: (512) 471-3811
AVAILABILITY:  Only one copy of this card file index exists. It must be used in the Lamar Library.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  This is an index only to the personal names found in Texas newspapers.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  This is a handwritten 3x5 card file index arranged in alphabetical order according to name. Entries consist of the name of the person mentioned, sometimes a brief description of the contents of the article, the name of the paper, date (month, day, year), page, and column.
SIZE OF INDEX:  More than 35,000 entries.
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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