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| Record Creator: | Secretary of State, State Library |
| Description: | This index is an alphabetical list of names and businesses located in the city of Seattle from 1891-1893.
Original material held by the Washington State Library. For more information about the R.L. Polk and Co.’s Directories, follow the link to search the Washington State Library catalog: http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/catalog.aspx. |
| Related Records: | For more information or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch at (425) 564-3940 or email psbrancharchives@sos.wa.gov. |
| Access Restriction Notes: | These records are open for research. |
| Sources of Transfer | Washington State Library |
| Notes | Indexed and transcribed by Historical Records Project Volunteers. |
| Agency History: | The Washington State Library was initially created by the Organic Act of 1853, which provided Territorial Governor Isaac I. Stevens with $5,000 in funds towards a library. When Washington obtained statehood in 1889, the Territorial Library became the State Library. The Library's collection now contains over 2.25 million items, many of which are pivotal to preserving Washington State's history. |
| Preferred Citation: | [Identification of item], R. L. Polk & Co., Seattle City Directory, 1891-1893, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed]. |
| Record Count: | 126,745 |
