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N.H.A. Directory and Guide to Travelers

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Item data

Title

N.H.A. Directory and Guide to Travelers

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1959
Place: Newark
Publisher: Nationwide Hotel Association Directory, Inc.

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc Ser.-L .N379

Subjects

Hotels -- United States
Bars (Drinking establishments) -- United States
Taverns (Inns) -- United States
African Americans -- Recreation
African Americans -- Travel

Genres

Directories
Periodicals

Notes

Content: Description based on: 1957.

Physical Description

Extent: v. :ill. ;23 cm.

Abstract

This travel guide is related to NYPL's collection of The Green Book, an annual guidebook published from the 1930s through the 1960s that listed hotels, restaurants, bars, and other establishments that were safe and welcoming for African-American travelers. The Green Books have also been digitized and are available online at NYPL's Digital Collections site.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 51808067
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15830265
Barcode: 33433018201511
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b33397d0-c009-0136-7aeb-5d14e5199b19

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Text
Still Image

Date Issued

1959

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "N.H.A. Directory and Guide to Travelers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b33397d0-c009-0136-7aeb-5d14e5199b19

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1959). N.H.A. Directory and Guide to Travelers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b33397d0-c009-0136-7aeb-5d14e5199b19

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "N.H.A. Directory and Guide to Travelers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b33397d0-c009-0136-7aeb-5d14e5199b19

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