Posts Tagged ‘City directories’

Early San Diego Business Directories

26th August

2011

written by Richard

Back in December 2010 we talked about digitization of San Diego Directories from the San Diego Public Library.Â One glitch in the link above is that most of the directories are not dated on the web site.Â I’ve listed these directories below. Â Just find theÂ year you need and click on the corresponding title.Â Â I hope that will make it a bit easier.

Â 1887- 88Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maxwell’s Directory of San Diego City and County for 1887-88

1889-90 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Monteithâ€™s Directory of San Diego and Vicinity for 1889-90

1892Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Directory of San Diego City, Coronado and National City

1893-94 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Directory of San Diego City and County for 1893-94

1895Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory 1895

1897Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1899-1900Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory 1899-1900

1901Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1903Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1904Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1905Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1906Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1907Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1908Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1909Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1910Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1911Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1912Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1913Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1914Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1915Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1916Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1917Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1918Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1919Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1920Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1921Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1922Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1923Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1924Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

1925Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory

Tags: Business directories, City directories

2 Comments

Historical Miscellany

City Directories Revisited

28th December

2010

written by Richard

Last May I wrote a post on City Directories: their value to historical researchers and the need for digitization.Â Â Â These books list personal and business names, addresses, and occupations for most of San Diego County.Â Now some great news to report.Â Â Nearly 40 years of San Diego directories are available online from the Internet Archive.Â

Several months ago, the Special Collections department of the San Diego Public Library accepted an incredible offer fromÂ the Balboa Park Online CollaborativeÂ to have these important volumes digitized.Â The years from 1887 to 1925 were scanned, page by page through the services ofÂ Â the BPOC.Â Volumes once available only in the California Room at the downtown library,Â can now be viewed and searched online, or downloaded in a variety of formats.Â

Click here for Â San Diego Directories.

Probably the easiest way to use the directories is to read them online.Â You can flip through the pages or do a search by name.Â Â One problem, unfortunately, is that the directory titles don’t always show the year.Â So here’s a hint.Â If you look on the right side of the search results you’ll see “sort results by.” Â Click on “Date” and the volumes will be sorted by year.

If you donâ€™t want to rely on your Internet connection you can also download the entire volumes in pdf, full-text, or other formats.Â You can even download the directories to a Kindle.