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The evaluation of each Index has been written by the local studies librarian most experienced in the use of the Index concerned. For more details please contact staff at the listed library.
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Newspaper |
Title of Index |
Date Coverage |
Location |
Evaluation |
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York Newspaper Index Subject index and Persons index on card |
1773-1777, 1817-1818 |
York Library |
see York Courant for description. | |
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York Newspaper Index Subject index and Persons index on card |
1728-1848 (some gaps) (+ other newspapers - to date) |
York Library |
The York Newspaper index starts in 1728 and then continues to give almost complete coverage of the area within the city walls up until the present day when coverage has expanded to take in villages in greater York council area. Includes obituary notices of York people, some births/marriages and articles giving biographical details. References to York businesses/new firms/closures/bankruptcy/expansions/refits etc. Trade advertisements are indexed in early newspapers. Index is excellent resource, well used and regarded, especially the Persons index. Enquiries can often be answered off the index cards. | |
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York Newspaper Index Subject index and Persons index on card |
1790-1801 |
York Library |
see York Courant for description. | |
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York Newspaper Index Subject index and Persons index on card |
1745-1749 |
York Library |
see York Courant for description. | |
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Newscuttings |
i. early 20th C - c1920s
ii. WWI & WW2 iii. 1940s, 1950s & 1960s |
Local Studies, Central Library, Leeds |
Coverage in 1940s, 1950s and 1960s is patchy. |
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Newspaper Index |
mid-1960s - to date |
Local Studies, Central Library, Leeds |
Card Index, separate Leeds, Yorkshire, biographical and company indexes. | |
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Index |
c1970s (some earlier) - to date |
Pontefract Library |
All subjects on Pontefract locality. | |
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Index |
1980s - to date |
Castleford Library |
Articles relevant to Castleford and environs. | |
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York Newspaper Index Subject index and Persons index on card |
1900 - to date |
York Library |
see York Courant for description. | |
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York Newspaper Index Subject index and Persons index on card |
1819-1898 |
York Library |
see York Courant for description. | |
| see Bradford Observer | ||||
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Newscuttings |
i. early 20th C - c1920s
ii. WWI & WW2 iii. 1940s, 1950s & 1960s |
Local Studies, Central Library, Leeds |
Coverage in 1940s, 1950s and 1960s is patchy. |
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Local Celebrities Cuttings Files |
1920s- |
Bradford Central Library - Local Studies |
Begun in 1920s. Includes some earlier cuttings and very selective at first. Bradford County Borough area until 1974, then Bradford Metropolitan District area. | |
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Subject Cuttings Files |
1950s- |
Bradford Central Library - Local Studies |
Begun in 1950s. Self-indexing, arranged by subjects e.g. textile firms, schools, churches and chapels - then by name. Major collections on topics such as fire at Valley Parade Football Ground, Peter Sutcliffe (Yorkshire Ripper), immigration and ethnic minorities. Bradford Metropolitan District area since 1974. | |
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Index |
1958 - to date |
Huddersfield Central Library |
Selective, dependent on staff awareness and interest. Reliability variable. | |
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Newspaper Index |
mid-1960s - to date |
Local Studies, Central Library, Leeds |
Card Index, separate Leeds, Yorkshire, biographical and company indexes. | |
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Index |
c1970s (some earlier) - to date |
Pontefract Library |
All subjects on Pontefract locality. | |
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Index |
1980s - to date |
Castleford Library |
Articles relevant to Castleford and environs. | |
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