Narragansett Times Index, Research Notes and Index (Mss. Gr. 160)

Historical note

The index to the Narragansett Times was made possible by grants from the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities, the University of Rhode Island Library, and the Narragansett Times Company. Kay Hearn was the supervisor for the Index project and began it during her tenure as a librarian at the Westerly Public Library. After she retired from the library, Hearn completed the Index at the University of Rhode Island from 1981 to 1983. Eric Barden, a graduate student in Library Science, converted the paper version into an electronic format using the program InMagic DB/Textwork. This project was funded by the above organizations from 1981 to 1983.

In February 2002, Lisa Chen, University Webmaster, converted the InMagic produced database to a web-usable format. That version is now available from the University Library’s web site, on the Reference Databases , Rhode Island & New England page. The Index is searchable by keyword, geographic location, article type, and date. Advanced searches are also possible, allowing the database to be searched using multiple terms.