Gateway to North America
Subtitle: people, places, and organizations of 19th-century New York
Contributors: EBSCO Industries
Publisher: EBSCO Industries, Inc., [2011]
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Ipswich, MA
Language: eng
Subjects: Archives; Databases; History; Social life and customs; Commerce; Pictorial works; Manners and customs; New-York Historical Society
Description: Gateway to North America, from the New York Historical Society, contains over 800,000 pages of content from over 1,500 print and manuscript directories, member lists, travel guides and other sources, chronicling the people and organizations of New York City from the late 18th through the early 20th century. Includes residential, trade and occupational directories; membership lists for professional groups, philanthropic and governmental institutions, ethnic organizations, religious groups and leisure clubs; names and physical descriptions of Civil War deserters and the incarcerated; illustrated advertisements; commercial listings by trade; descriptions of local philanthropic, religious and governmental institutions; travel schedules; maps; postal and tax rates; and town histories.
Notes: This resource is available only to current faculty, staff and students of Columbia University.