Boston Directory

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The Boston Directory of Boston, Massachusetts, was first published in 1789. It contained "a list of the merchants, mechanics, traders, and others, of the town of Boston; in order to enable strangers to find the residence of any person." Also included were listings for public officials, doctors, bank directors, and firemen. The directory was issued annually after 1825; previously it had appeared irregularly.

The number of listings in each directory reflected fluctuations in the population size of Boston. In 1789, the directory included some 1,474 listings; by 1875, there were 126,769.

Publishers included John Norman (1789); John West (1796-1803); Edward Cotton (1805-1818); Charles Stimpson (1820-1846); George Adams (1846-1857); Adams, Sampson & Co. (1858-1865); Sampson, Davenport & Co. (1865-1884); Sampson, Murdock & Co. (1885-1903); Sampson & Murdock Co. (1904-ca.1930); R.L. Polk & Co. (1944-ca.1980).

Boston Directories

18th century

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19th century

1800-1829

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1830-1849

::data[format=table] | Title||Publisher||Year||Google Books||HathiTrust||Internet Archive||Other | |---| | Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Stimpson's Boston Directory | | Adams's New Directory of the City of Boston | | Adams's Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | ::

1850-1869

::data[format=table] | Title||Publisher||Year||Google Books||HathiTrust||Internet Archive||Other | |---| | Directory of the City of Boston | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | ::

1870-1889

::data[format=table] | Title||Publisher||Year||Google Books||HathiTrust||Internet Archive||Other | |---| | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Commercial Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | ::

1890-1899

::data[format=table] | Title||Publisher||Year||Google Books||HathiTrust||Internet Archive||Other | |---| | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | ::

20th century

1900-1949

::data[format=table] | Title||Publisher||Year||Google Books||HathiTrust||Internet Archive||Other | |---| | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Directory | | Boston Register and Business Directory | | Boston Directory | ::

1950-1999

::data[format=table] | Title||Publisher||Year||Google Books||HathiTrust||Internet Archive||Other | |---| | Boston City Directory | | Boston City Directory | | Boston City Directory | | Boston City Directory | | Boston City Directory | | Boston City Directory | | Boston City Directory | | Boston City Directory | | Boston City Directory | ::

References

References

  1. Boston Directory. 1789.
  2. Advertisement for Boston Directory. Boston Almanac, 1875.
  3. (1866). "New England Historical & Genealogical Register".
  4. "The Boston directory ... including all localities within the city limits, as Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, Hyde Park, Roslindale, Roxbury, West Roxbury ...".

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