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History/Archaeology Special Interest Group
of the
American Society of Indexers



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Flyer

Need an Index?
List

Historical organizations and conventions
Essay

Indexes: A Critical Component Of Any Successful History Book

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1. Flyer describing our group's purposes and services:

The three-fold flyer consists of two pages designed for double-sided printing. It can be used as handouts or mailed. Please use heavy paper so the ink does not show through. It is a two-color document, which some print shops may charge lower prices for than a document with several colors.

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Flyer: Need an Index? (In PDF format)





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2. List of historical organizations and conventions:

A list of meetings of professional historical societies, with dates and web sites to obtain further information. Please send updates or corrections to Laura Moss Gottlieb. lauragottlieb@juno.com

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Historical Organizations and Conventions (In PDF format)





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3. Indexes: A Critical Component Of Any Successful History Book

Margie Towery has given her permission for current members of the H-A SIG to modify and expand the article below to fit other contexts, such as archaeology or specialist newsletters and formats. Please acknowledge Towery's article in your adaptation with phrasing such as "Author acknowledges Margie Towery's 1997 Organization of American Historians article as a model for this one."

Margie Towery is an award-winning indexer, member of the American Society of Indexers, and former coordinator of the History-Archaeology Special Interest Group (SIG). For more information about the History-Archaeology SIG, go to our home page. For more information about ASI, go to http://www.asindexing.org/. To contact the author, write to Ms. Towery at: mtowery@aol.com

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Indexes: A Critical Component... (A PDF file)
Indexes: A Critical Component... (A RTF file, which can be opened by most word-processor programs)
Indexes: A Critical Component... (A DOC file, for MS Word)




History/Archaeology Special Interest Group of the American Society of Indexers
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