Introduction

The NAU Cline Library is pleased to provide this index to the ARIZONA CHAMPION-COCONINO SUN newspaper of Flagstaff, Arizona for 1887-1894. When this index was created in the mid-1970s, it was one of the first comprehensive indices to a southwestern newspaper for the period prior to 1900. Consequently, the project staff chose to make the index more inclusive than is typical. In general, this index references all Arizona related information. Other southwestern news is mentioned only when it has a connection with or bearing on Arizona.

Please note: The Cline Library holds the Arizona Champion/Coconino Sun/Arizona Daily Sun on microfilm on the 2nd floor in the Microforms/Periodicals area. You may use the microfilm in person during Library Hours to access the newspaper. If you are an NAU student, staff member, faculty member, or NAU affiliate you may request copies from Document Delivery Services through the Request Materials service on the Library Web site. For any other users, please contact your local library to request copies through your interlibrary loan service.

This index is divided into two sections: a subject index (including place names) and a personal name index (including company names).The Subject Index is based upon broad general subject headings with appropriate subheadings when entries are too numerous for easy scanning.

 Example:

 Livestock

Place names are included as main subject headings to aid in their location and for the inclusion of information on towns or areas that do not fit under other subjects. See pages iv through xxvi for a listing of subjects and pages xxvii through xxviii for a place name listing.
Subject headings, sub-headings and sub-subheadings, if any, are arranged alphabetically. Entries are arranged chronologically under headings, sub-headings and sub-subheadings.

Example:

 Arizona Mineral Belt
 Atlantic and Pacific
 --due to northern routes being frozen, there will be heavy business Ja/16 3/1
--eastbound delayed by six inches of snow near Belmont, snow plows never needed so don't exist Ja/23 3/2
A & P Agents
A & P Buildings
A & P Commendations and Criticism
The Subject Index includes not only the location of the article (called the "citation"), but also a brief sentence giving the content of the article (called the "modification"). Place name entries do not always have modifications, since many times they are used in an article as a direction or location.

 Example:
 Ash Creek

Cross references are extensive. Related headings are covered by cross references or duplicate entries.

 Example:

 Accidents

A cross reference may refer to a broad subject or a specific subheading.

 Example.

 Accidents

Citations are the same for the subject and the name index. A citation is composed of the DATE, PAGE, and COLUMN where the article is located.

Example:

The following abbreviations have been used for the months: