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EE 12.56 talks about citing multiple years for City Directories. I am citing multiple city directories for Philadelphia. The years are from 1879-1891. The title of the directories include a year for example: Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory for 1887. Would it be appropriate to cite the title as Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory for [Year] or using Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory for ...[year]?
Ann Gilchrest
Ann, the ellipsis would be
Ann, the ellipsis would be used only if you leave out words. If the title is truly this short then shortening would not seem advisable. If the titles are long enough that shortening seems warranted, then the considerations at 12.59 would apply.
I might add that my article
I might add that my article in the December 2012 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly ("In the Shadow of Rebellions: Maryland Ridgelys in Slavery and Freedom") includes several citations of this sort, citing numerous city directories in a single note.
Michael Hait