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THE GUARDIAN INDEX, 1842-1928

Part 2: 1881-1904

Libraries can now acquire a complete run of the previously unpublished index to The Guardian running from 1842 to 1985 (the printed index started in 1986). The Guardian Index unlocks the riches of this leading international newspaper by providing a direct route to the millions of articles written in this period.

It will be particularly helpful for scholars to have access to the countless review articles featured in the newspaper. As well as book reviews (always a strong feature of the newspaper), there are reviews of ballet, cinema, drama, music, opera, radio and television.

Given the paper’s radical/liberal stance the index also provides access to those issues which The Guardian covered in greater detail than any other national newspaper. These range from the early struggles for women’s suffrage, through labour disputes, to the problems of the immigrant coloured population in the post-World War II period.

The Guardian also benefits from always having an international outlook. The rise of fascism and the plight of the Jews in the 1930’s and 1940’s is covered in great detail and Alistair Cooke’s regular columns on American affairs, as well as his special reports on the Korean War, repay reading. There is much on decolonisation, apartheid, and protests against the War in Vietnam. Affairs in the Soviet Union and in the Far East are also extremely well documented.

This Index, compiled by The Guardian for use by its’ own journalists, will enable library users to gain rapid access to the articles which are of most interest to them. The Index is made available in three sections, covering 1842-1928; 1929-1972; and 1973-1985 respectively. Each of these sections is divided into parts to enable libraries with partial back files to acquire just those years of the Index which match their holdings.

THE GUARDIAN INDEX, 1842-1928
The Manchester Guardian first appeared as a bi-weekly newspaper on 4 May 1821. It was founded by John Edward Taylor who edited the newspaper from 1821 to 1844. He was succeeded by Russell Scott Taylor (Editor, 1844-1848) and Jeremiah Garnett (Editor, 1848-1861). It was Garnett who made The Manchester Guardian a daily (in 1855) and who opened the paper’s first London office. John Edward Taylor Jnr, the son of the founder, took over as Editor from 1861 to 1871 and it was he who engaged the services of his cousin, C P Scott.

During Scott’s editorship from 1872 to 1929, The Manchester Guardian became one of the leading newspapers in the world with a reputation for fearlessness and factual accuracy. Scott’s close friendships with leading figures such as Lloyd George, Chaim Weizmann, John Dillon and Mahatma Gandhi supplied the newspaper with leads that few others could match.

The Index commenced in 1842 and took the form of large manuscript ledgers. Each ledger covers a single year and the indexing terms are alphabetically arranged. For instance, in 1842 under 'A' one will find entries concerning: Abduction; Anti-Corn Law; Athenaeum; Anti-Monopoly; America; Assizes; Accidents; Agriculture; Agitation; Anti-Bread Tax circular; Averages; Amateur Choral Society; Annual Licensing Sessions; Arson; and Ashburton, Lord.

By 1928 (when the manuscripts ledgers end) the range of indexing terms has expanded dramatically and the index entries provide detailed abstracts.



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