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The directories contain detailed historical information about British Columbian communities, including street and name listings of individuals and businesses in Vancouver and Victoria; population figures; government listings; operating newspapers; and schools and libraries from communities across the province.
- British Columbia City Directories
Vancouver Public Library's collection of digitized British...
- British Columbia City Directories
Vancouver Public Library's collection of digitized British Columbia city directories dating from 1860 to 1955. Directories contain detailed historical information about British Columbian communities, including street and name listings of individuals and businesses in Vancouver and Victoria, as well as population figures, government listings, ...
The Vancouver Public Library has a very extensive collection of British Columbia directories, held mainly in the Special Collections Department. The collection dates back to 1860 and comprises many types of directories, including provincial, regional and city directories, telephone directories, criss-cross directories, social registers and more.
The VPL map collection includes maps and atlases of every description: from street maps of present-day Vancouver to historical atlases of ancient Rome, from bathymetric maps of the ocean floor to geological maps of Jupiter's moons.
3 cze 2024 · The books also include listings of businesses, churches, schools, social organizations, municipal services, etc. and an alphabetical listing of streets, with the occupant at each house number. VPL has a very extensive collection of B.C. directories dating back to 1860.
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A selection of city directories from across Canada is available at: Adoption Reunion Registry, 1600 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V6J 1R3. Rare Books and Special Collections has a collection of early British Columbia and Vancouver city directories.
