City directory

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1910 directory page for North Adams Street, Peoria, Illinois Peoria, Illinois, city directory (1910) (14577395708).jpg
1910 directory page for North Adams Street, Peoria, Illinois

A city directory is a listing of residents, streets, businesses, organizations or institutions, giving their location in a city. It may be arranged alphabetically or geographically or in other ways.

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Information

Antedating telephone directories were in use for centuries. [1] Many older directories have been digitized and are available on the open web and through subscription databases. [2]

Examples include Kelly's Directory, R.L. Polk & Company, the Boston Directory, and the New York City Directory. Henderson's Directories were available for several cities in Canada.

See also

References

  1. "City Directories". www.oberlinheritagecenter.org. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  2. Moazeni, Sarah. "Research Guides: New York City: City Directories". guides.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-22.

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