Boston Directory
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.[1] 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.[2]
Publishers included John Norman (1789); John West (1796-1803); Edward Cotton (1805-1818); Charles Stimpson (1820-1846); George Adams (1846-1857);[3] 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).[2][4]
Boston Directories
18th century
- Boston Directory. 1789 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston Directory. 1796 – via Google Books. (reprint on p. 215-302)
- Boston Directory. 1796 – via Boston Athenæum. (original print)
- Boston Directory. 1798 – via Boston Athenæum.
19th century
1800-1849
- Boston Directory. 1800 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. John West. 1803 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Edward Cotton. 1805 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston Directory. Edward Cotton. 1806 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Edward Cotton. 1807 – via Hathi Trust.
- Boston Directory. Edward Cotton. 1809 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Edward Cotton. 1810 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Edward Cotton. 1813 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Edward Cotton. 1816 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Edward Cotton. 1818 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Frost and Stimpson. 1820 – via Hathi Trust.
- Boston Directory. Frost and Stimpson. 1821 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Frost and Stimpson. 1822 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Frost and Stimpson. 1823 – via Hathi Trust.
- Boston Directory. Frost and Stimpson. 1825 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston Directory. Frost and Stimpson. 1826 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Hunt, Stimpson, and Frost. 1827 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Hunt and Stimpson. 1828 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Charles Stimpson, Jr. 1829 – via Boston Athenæum. (copy 1 with Boston annual advertiser)
- Boston Directory. Charles Stimpson, Jr. 1829 – via Boston Athenæum. (copy 2 with map of Boston, without Boston annual advertiser)
- Boston Directory. Charles Stimpson, Jr. 1830 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1831 – via Internet Archive.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1832 – via Hathi Trust.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1833 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1834 – via Internet Archive.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1835 – via Internet Archive.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1836 – via Internet Archive.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1837 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1838 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1839 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1840 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1841 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1842 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1843 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1844 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1845 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Stimpson's Boston Directory. Stimpson & Clapp. 1846 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Adams's new directory of the city of Boston. George Adams. 1846–1847 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Adams's Boston directory. French and Stimpson. 1847–1848 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. French and Stimpson. 1848–1849 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston Directory. George Adams. 1849–1850 – via Internet Archive.
1850-1899
- The Directory of the city of Boston. George Adams. 1850 – via Google Books.
- Boston Directory. George Adams. 1851 – via Hathi Trust. + via Google Books
- Boston Directory. George Adams. 1852 – via Google Books.
- Boston Directory. George Adams. 1853 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. George Adams. 1854 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. George Adams. 1855 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. George Adams. 1856 – via Google Books.
- Boston Directory. George Adams. 1857 – via Google Books.
- Boston Directory. Adams, Sampson, & Co. 1858 – via Google Books.
- Boston Directory. Adams, Sampson, & Co. 1859 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Adams, Sampson, & Co. 1860 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Adams, Sampson, & Co. 1861 – via Google Books.
- Boston Directory. Adams, Sampson, & Co. 1862 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Adams, Sampson, & Co. 1863 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Adams, Sampson, & Co. 1864 – via Google Books.
- Boston Directory. Adams, Sampson, & Co. 1865 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1866 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1867 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1868 – via Google Books.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1869 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1870 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1871 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Commercial Directory for 1871. Wentworth & Co. 1871 – via Google Books.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872 – via Hathi Trust.
- Boston Almanac and Business Directory for the year 1872. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872 – via Boston Athenæum. December Supplement.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1873 – via Google Books.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1873 – via Boston Athenæum. November Supplement.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1873 – via Boston Athenæum. December Supplement.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1874 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1875 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1876 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1877 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1878 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1879 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Almanac and Business Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1879 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1880 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1881 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1882 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1883 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1884 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Directory. Sampson, Murdock, & Company. 1885 – via Boston Athenæum.
- Boston Almanac and Business Directory. Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1885 – via Google Books.
- Boston Almanac and Business Directory. Sampson, Murdock, & Company. 1889 – via Google Books.
- Boston Almanac and Business Directory. Sampson, Murdock, & Company. 1891 – via Google Books.
- Boston Almanac and Business Directory. Sampson, Murdock, & Company. 1893 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston Almanac and Business Directory. Sampson, Murdock, & Company. 1894 – via Google Books.
20th century
1900-1949
- Boston Directory. Sampson & Murdock Company. 1916 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston Register and Business Directory. Sampson & Murdock Company. 1922 – via Internet Archive.
1950-1999
- Boston City Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1955 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston City Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1956 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston City Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1959 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston City Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1961 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston City Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1962 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston City Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1965 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston City Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1966 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston City Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1969 – via Internet Archive.
- Boston City Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1970 – via Internet Archive.
See also
References
- ^ Boston Directory. 1789.
- ^ a b Advertisement for Boston Directory. Boston Almanac, 1875.
- ^ New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1866
- ^ "The Boston directory ... including all localities within the city limits, as Allston, Brighton, Charlestown, Dorchester, Hyde Park, Roslindale, Roxbury, West Roxbury ..." worldcat.org.
Further reading
- New England historical and genealogical register. Oct. 1862; p. 387+
- Report of the record commissioners of the city of Boston, Volume 10. Rockwell and Churchill, 1886; p. 163+
- A.V. Williams (1913), "Boston, Massachusetts", The Development and Growth of City Directories, Cincinnati, Ohio: Williams Directory Co.
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