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WPA Index Archives
About the Index
The Gary Public Library’s newspaper index is a result of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project that started in May 1937 and ended April 1942. Its purpose was to enable users to locate news reports and articles published in the local newspapers. On average, 15 workers recorded over 638,000 entries from ten local newspapers dated from 1906 – 1939. Some of the newspapers included the Northern Indianan, Gary Tribune, Gary Evening Post, Gary Post-Tribune, and the Gary American.
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One section of the WPA Index is arranged alphabetically by last name and is used mostly for genealogy purposes.
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News items comprise the other section of the WPA Index and are arranged by subject headings. Depending on the number of entries in a subject, its possible to chronologically trace a short history of an event. To view current listings of subject headings from the WPA index, click here.
Using the WPA subject headings you can -
- research interesting or obscure topics
- write about any of the hundreds of topics available
- get a glimpse into Gary's history from 1906 – 1939
- use it as a starting point for learning, discovering and understanding the history of Gary, Indiana.
- updates will be posted
To request copies of articles within a subject heading, contact the Indiana Room at indigpl@garypubliclibrary.org. Each subject heading may have one or more listings. Fees for copies are subject to change.
WPA Index Archives
About the Index
The Gary Public Library’s newspaper index is a result of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project that started in May 1937 and ended April 1942. Its purpose was to enable users to locate news reports and articles published in the local newspapers. On average, 15 workers recorded over 638,000 entries from ten local newspapers dated from 1906 – 1939. Some of the newspapers included the Northern Indianan, Gary Tribune, Gary Evening Post, Gary Post-Tribune, and the Gary American.
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One section of the WPA Index is arranged alphabetically by last name and is used mostly for genealogy purposes.
-
News items comprise the other section of the WPA Index and are arranged by subject headings. Depending on the number of entries in a subject, its possible to chronologically trace a short history of an event. To view current listings of subject headings from the WPA index, click here.
Using the WPA subject headings you can -
- research interesting or obscure topics
- write about any of the hundreds of topics available
- get a glimpse into Gary's history from 1906 – 1939
- use it as a starting point for learning, discovering and understanding the history of Gary, Indiana.
- updates will be posted
To request copies of articles within a subject heading, contact the Indiana Room at indigpl@garypubliclibrary.org. Each subject heading may have one or more listings. Fees for copies are subject to change.