City and Business Directories: North Carolina, 1886-1929 (via Gale Scholar Accelerate Program)

Available at : Online Access
Off-campus Access Rights : P - PolyU Staff/Students only
Terms and Conditions

City directories are among the most comprehensive sources of historical and personal information available. Their emphasis on ordinary people and the common-place event make them important in the study of American history and culture. The collection provides historical, personal, and professional information about the inhabitants of a city and information about the city’s civic, social, benevolent, and literary organizations.


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