Some newspapers have been indexed or cut for parish files. See Source guide S15 for fuller details. Where newspapers have been microfilmed the original copies will not be produced by libraries. There are files containing newspaper cuttings and other notes for most Devon parishes in the main local studies collections. Those in WSL have been compiled since the 1920s and have been microfilmed for other local studies collections.
Periodical articles are an important source for detailed studies of a locality.
The Transactions of the Devonshire Association has cumulated indexes to the first 100 volumes and other periodicals also have cumulated indexes or indexes to individual volumes. A computer database of periodical articles can be consulted in the larger local studies libraries. For periodicals see Source guide S16 and for indexes see Source guide S11 . 5 Official publications. Government reports and returns often include sections relating to individual localities.