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Kansas City Negro City Directory
Negro Chamber of Commerce Scott, Irene Scott Directory Publishers Scott, T. P.
A city directory cataloging Kansas City's Black business and citizen community for the years 1942-1943. The directory defines itself as the name, address, occupation, telephone (if any), property status, auto registration or ownership and family relationship of every Black citizen of high school age or older residing in the city; a complete list of local and state officials; a directory of Black churches, educational institutions, secret and benevolent societies, state institutions, and other organizations; a complete list of Black schools and school teachers; a complete classified business and professional index of Black ownership and management; a cross reference telephone directory of Black telephone subscribers.
1942/1943
African Americans Negro Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Christian Association Building (YMCA 18th & Paseo) R. T. Coles School Lincoln University Western Seminary Jordan, Raymond J. St. Steven's Baptist Church Jackson County Parental Home for Negro Boys and Girls Toms, Charles M. Toms, Charles M., Mrs. Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ Boswell, Leviticus L.
Brief articles covering the following subjects are included within the directory: Paseo YMCA (p.XLIII, XLVI); R. T. Coles Vocational School (p.LI); Lincoln University (p.LXVIII-LXIX); Western Seminary (p.LXX-LXXI); Reverand Raymond J. Jordan and St. Steven Baptist Church (p.LXXVIII); Jackson County Parental Home for Negro Boys and Girls and Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Toms (p.474-477); The Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ and Reverand L. L. Boswell (p.478). The directory contains two separate A-Z listings of names and one supplementary A-Z listing of names.
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Books (Historical KC Texts)
RAMOS 099.4 K164
RAMOS099_4K164-1942-1943
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