Collection SearchContributing InstitutionState of Arizona Research Library- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollection Summary
This collection of city and business directories provides insight into the people, businesses, and local history of Arizona from territorial days to the mid-20th century. These resources have extensive value for historians, researchers, writers, genealogists and more. Contents of city directories typically include alphabetical listing of residents with their addresses and occupations, street indexes, listings of the buildings, churches, societies, unions, and services in a community, and business advertisements on every available space of the front and back covers, spine, fore edge, and interior pages.
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Date Original1880s-1960sLanguageEnglishPermissions and ReuseCopyright to this resource is held by the creating agency and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the creating agency. Any attempt to circumvent the access controls placed on this file is a violation of United States and international copyright laws, and is subject to criminal prosecution.Browse TopicCommunicationSociety and Culture