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Directories
 General
Information on Directories
Directories are publications that contain lists of
names or organizations, and may include addresses, biographical,
employment, and membership information. Directories may be produced
by local organizations, governments, institutions, commercial or
professional groups.
The Stephen H. Hart has many directories that may provide useful
information to genealogists and biographers:
City
and County Directories
City Directories, usually published annually, provide an
alphabetical listing of the adult residents a city or area, and may
include the individual's address, occupation, spouse's name, place
of employment, as well as other facts. City directories often
include a classified section that lists businesses by category, and
a section that lists government offices, officials, public
institutions, and maps. County directories, as well as some city
directories, provide information on rural or suburban residents. A
city directory for a large town may also include entries for many
smaller towns in the surrounding area.
Click here to search the City Directory index
for holdings by city and/or year. Denver City Directories from
1866 through 1935 are available on microfilm only. All other
directories are bound volumes.
Colorado
State Business Directories
The Colorado State Business Directories, published
annually, provide listings for businesses, individuals in business
and public office holders. The most commonly used format for the
state business directories includes:
a government section that lists federal officials in the state,
state officials and some county officials,
commercial laws of Colorado
an index to businesses
advertisements
an alphabetical listing of towns that includes brief information
on the location, population and principal industries of the town,
followed by an alphabetical listing of the businessmen, officials
and businesses of the area
a classified section listing businesses, trades and professions by
category.
Colorado State
Business Directory Holdings
Telephone
Directories
Telephone directories contain alphabetical listings of
individuals and businesses in an area that have telephones.
Telephone directories also provide a classified section listing
businesses. Telephone directories are usually published annually.
Click here to search the Telephone Directory index for
holdings by city and/or year.
Other
Directories
Association directories, mining directories, club
membership directories, college student annuals, employee rosters, Who's
Who publications are other kinds of directories held by the
Stephen H. Hart Library. These directories can be accessed through
the library catalog.
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