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Disambiguating the Addresses of Chicago Directors 1900/01-1906 (A work-in-progress within a work-in-progress) Carissa Phillips, MBA, MSLIS Associate Professor,

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1 Disambiguating the Addresses of Chicago Directors 1900/01-1906 (A work-in-progress within a work-in-progress) Carissa Phillips, MBA, MSLIS Associate Professor, University Library Business and Finance Information Librarian

2 First volume (1900-1901) has 222 pages Last volume (1906) has 507 pages The What, Why, and (Some) How 1901 1906

3 FORGAN, DAVID R., Dearborn and Monroe Streets Looking for “The Same” Address—Easy, Right? DAVIES, CHARLES E., First National Bank Building. PIKE, EUGENE S., 111 Monroe Street FISHER, GEORGE P., JR., 115 Monroe Street BLOCK, JOHN D., 1400, 119 Monroe Street PEERLING, FRANK J., 748, 164 Dearborn Street Directory of Directors Entries Lakeside “Public Buildings, Blocks and Halls” Lakeside

4 Gee, It’d be Helpful to See This on a (Sanborn) Map… In Excel:

5 South Water Street Lake Street Randolph Street Washington Street Madison Street Monroe Street Adams Street Jackson Boulevard Vanburen Street Market StreetFranklin StreetFifth Avenue Lasalle Street Clark Street Dearborn StreetState StreetWabash Avenue Michigan Avenue Pink Pink ~85-265 people White White ~30-70 people Blue Blue ~10-25 people “Heat Map” of (Some) Directors, 1906


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