Confused about Directories?
The indexing instructions for city directories say to index only residential directories, not business directories. I pull up a project and the top of the image just says "City Directory" and the city name, but all the entries just have 1 person's name, and then lists an occupation type and address. No wife or other names. So, would that be a business directory or a city directory that lists each head of household and includes his or her occupation?
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Without seeing the document image, and going off of personal experience, some city directories were formatted this way. Unless the name is of a business of some type, I would recommend transcribing the individual (personal) names as instructed.
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If it lists something like Joe Smith, 1234 Main Street, barber, that is a residential listing. The same applies if it were Joe Smith (Ethel), 1234 Main Street, barber. A business listing is something like John Clay & Sons.
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