R. L. Polk & Co.'s Sherman City Directory, 1910-1911

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The directory for Sherman, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "a complete alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens of Sherman. A miscellaneous directory of city and county officials, churches, public and private schools, banks, asylums, hospitals and homes, commercial, bodies, secret societies, street and avenue guide, etc., etc., etc. Also a Complete Classified Business Directory and Numerical Street Directory." Indexes to content are on page 10; index to advertisers is on page 12.

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360 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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R.L. Polk & Co. 1910.

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This book is part of the collection entitled: City Directories and was provided by the Austin College to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 4085 times, with 12 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.

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Austin College

Founded in 1849, this private liberal arts college first opened its doors in Huntsville and is the oldest institution of higher education in Texas still operating under its original name and charter. The college moved to Sherman following three yellow fever epidemics, the Civil War, and financial troubles.

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The directory for Sherman, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "a complete alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens of Sherman. A miscellaneous directory of city and county officials, churches, public and private schools, banks, asylums, hospitals and homes, commercial, bodies, secret societies, street and avenue guide, etc., etc., etc. Also a Complete Classified Business Directory and Numerical Street Directory." Indexes to content are on page 10; index to advertisers is on page 12.

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360 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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This volume is part of the Dannel Family Collection. It was donated by Dannel Funeral Home, Sherman, Texas, for a project on Sherman's city directories, in partnership with Austin College.

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City Directories

City, business, legal, and phone directories from the 19th and 20th centuries. Each directory has an index and ads from local businesses and includes names, addresses, and phone numbers for residents and businesses.

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  • 1910

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R.L. Polk & Co. R. L. Polk & Co.'s Sherman City Directory, 1910-1911, book, 1910; Sioux City, Iowa. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113794/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin College.

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