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The British Columbia directory for 1884-85 : containing a complete classified business & general directory of the province, provincial official lists, and useful and reliable information. Also, some facts about the country Williams, Robert Taylor

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"Printer varies. Issued for the year 1882/83, 1884/85, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1897-98, and 1899. Title varies: 1882/83 and 1884/85 as The British Columbia directory; 1889 as Williams' British Columbia directory. Binder's title, 1889-94: Williams' British Columbia directory and street index. Incorporated into Henderson's British Columbia gazetteer and directory, 1900. Subtitles vary. Provides lists of government officials, teachers, officers of armed forces, societies, consuls, members of the Legislative Assembly, and judges, as well as providing a wide range of information about various B.C. localities." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 71.

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Title	The British Columbia directory for 1884-85 : containing a complete classified business & general directory of the province, provincial official lists, and useful and reliable information. Also, some facts about the country
Creator	Williams, Robert Taylor
Contributor	Sproat, Gilbert Malcolm, 1832-1913
Publisher	Victoria : R. T. Williams
Date Issued	1885
Description	"Printer varies. Issued for the year 1882/83, 1884/85, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1897-98, and 1899. Title varies: 1882/83 and 1884/85 as The British Columbia directory; 1889 as Williams' British Columbia directory. Binder's title, 1889-94: Williams' British Columbia directory and street index. Incorporated into Henderson's British Columbia gazetteer and directory, 1900. Subtitles vary. Provides lists of government officials, teachers, officers of armed forces, societies, consuls, members of the Legislative Assembly, and judges, as well as providing a wide range of information about various B.C. localities." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 71.
Extent	243, xvi pages : illustrations, advertisements, tables ; 24 cm
Subject	British Columbia--Directories
Genre	Directories
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English
Notes	Includes index. Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9610907
Identifier	FC3806.2 .W522; I-0624-1884-1885
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Series	The Williams' official British Columbia directory
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3806.2 .W522
Date Available	2015-07-03
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
Catalogue Record	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1241189
AIPUUID	b9c43f44-e272-44da-8901-e300f602ec24
DOI	10.14288/1.0222149
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.