Boston Directory
1807 Boston Directory title page
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
| Title | Publisher | Year | Google Books | HathiTrust | Internet Archive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Directory | 1789 | via Internet Archive | ||||
| Boston Directory | 1796 | reprint via Google Books, p. 215-302 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | 1798 | via Boston Athenæum |
19th century
1800-1829
| Title | Publisher | Year | Google Books | HathiTrust | Internet Archive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Directory | 1800 | via Boston Athenæum | ||||
| Boston Directory | John West | 1803 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Edward Cotton | 1805 | via HathiTrust | via Internet Archive | ||
| Boston Directory | Edward Cotton | 1806 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Edward Cotton | 1807 | via HathiTrust | |||
| 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 HathiTrust | |||
| 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 Google Books | via HathiTrust | ||
| Boston Directory | Frost and Stimpson | 1825 | via HathiTrust | 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 | |||
1830-1849
| Title | Publisher | Year | Google Books | HathiTrust | Internet Archive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Directory | 1830 | via Boston Athenæum | ||||
| Stimpson's Boston Directory | Stimpson & Clapp | 1831 | via Internet Archive | |||
| Stimpson's Boston Directory | Stimpson & Clapp | 1832 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | ||
| Stimpson's Boston Directory | Stimpson & Clapp | 1833 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Stimpson's Boston Directory | Stimpson & Clapp | 1834 | via HathiTrust | via Internet Archive | ||
| Stimpson's Boston Directory | Stimpson & Clapp | 1835 | via Internet Archive | |||
| Stimpson's Boston Directory | Stimpson & Clapp | 1836 | via HathiTrust | 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 via Tufts University | |||
| Stimpson's Boston Directory | Stimpson & Clapp | 1846 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Adams's New Directory of the City of Boston | George Adams | 1846-47 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Adams's Boston Directory | French and Stimpson | 1847-48 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | French and Stimpson | 1848-49 | via HathiTrust | via Internet Archive | ||
| Boston Directory | George Adams | 1849-50 | via HathiTrust | via Internet Archive | ||
1850-1869
| Title | Publisher | Year | Google Books | HathiTrust | Internet Archive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directory of the City of Boston | George Adams | 1850 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | ||
| Boston Directory | George Adams | 1851 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | ||
| Boston Directory | George Adams | 1852 | via Google Books | |||
| Boston Directory | George Adams | 1853 | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | ||
| Boston Directory | George Adams | 1854 | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | ||
| Boston Directory | George Adams | 1855 | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum via Tufts University | ||
| Boston Directory | George Adams | 1856 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | ||
| Boston Directory | George Adams | 1857 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | ||
| Boston Directory | Adams, Sampson, & Co. | 1858 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | ||
| Boston Directory | Adams, Sampson, & Co. | 1859 | via HathiTrust | |||
| Boston Directory | Adams, Sampson, & Co. | 1860 | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | ||
| Boston Directory | Adams, Sampson, & Co. | 1861 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenaeum | |
| Boston Directory | Adams, Sampson, & Co. | 1862 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | |
| Boston Directory | Adams, Sampson, & Co. | 1863 | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | ||
| Boston Directory | Adams, Sampson, & Co. | 1864 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | ||
| Boston Directory | Adams, Sampson, & Co. | 1865 | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum via Tufts University | ||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1866 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | |
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1867 | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | ||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1868 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | ||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1869 | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | ||
1870-1889
| Title | Publisher | Year | Google Books | HathiTrust | Internet Archive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1870 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum via Tufts University | |
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1871 | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | ||
| Boston Commercial Directory | Wentworth & Co. | 1871 | via Google Books | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1872 | via HathiTrust | December supplement via Boston Athenæum via Tufts University | ||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1873 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | November, December supplements via Boston Athenæum | |
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1874 | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | ||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1875 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum via Tufts University | |
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1876 | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | ||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1877 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | |
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1878 | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | ||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1879 | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | ||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1880 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1881 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1882 | via Google Books | via HathiTrust | via Boston Athenæum | |
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1883 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Davenport, & Co. | 1884 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1885 | via Boston Athenæum via Tufts University | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1886 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1887 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1888 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1889 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
1890-1899
| Title | Publisher | Year | Google Books | HathiTrust | Internet Archive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1890 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1891 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1892 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1893 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1894 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1895 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1896 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1897 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1898 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1899 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
20th century
1900-1949
| Title | Publisher | Year | Google Books | HathiTrust | Internet Archive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1900 | via Boston Athenæum | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson, Murdock, & Co. | 1905 | via Tufts University | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson & Murdock Co. | 1916 | via Internet Archive | |||
| Boston Register and Business Directory | Sampson & Murdock Co. | 1922 | via Internet Archive | |||
| Boston Directory | Sampson & Murdock Co. | 1925 | via Tufts University | |||
1950-1999
| Title | Publisher | Year | Google Books | HathiTrust | Internet Archive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | v.1, v.2 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.
- 1 2 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.
External links
- HathiTrust. 1805 etc; 1849-1883
- damrellsfire.com
- Boston Athenæum: The Boston Directory 1789-1900 (Ongoing Project), Digital Collection.
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