Poole's Index to Periodical Literature
Poole, William Frederick, 1821-1904; Fletcher, William Isaac, 1844-1917. Poole's index to periodical literature by William Frederick Poole, with the assistance as associate editor of William I. Fletcher. Boston : James R. Osgood, 1882-1908. 1802/1881-1902/1906 (v.1-v.6) Vols. for 1882/1886-1902/1906 published by Houghton, Mifflin. [Reprinted in 1938 and 1958. We are using the 1958 ed.]
This is an index to the articles in American and English periodicals. It covers the period 1802-1906, it indexes the contents of 479 periodicals.
Contents of Poole's Index to Periodical Literature
Volume	Years of Literature Covered	Dates When Volumes were Published
Vol.1, Part 1 (A-J) - Part 2 (K-Z)	1802 - 1881	1882
Vol.2 = First Supplement	1882, Jan.1 - 1887, Jan.1	1888
Vol.3 = Second Supplement	1887, Jan.1 - 1892, Jan.1	1893
Vol.4 = Third Supplement	1892, Jan.1 - 1896, Dec.31	1897
Vol.5 = Fourth Supplement	1897, Jan.1 - 1902, Jan.1	1903
Vol.6 = Fifth Supplement	1902, Jan.1 - 1907, Jan.1	1908