Guide to City DirectoriesGuide to City Directories
| Annapolis | Baltimore City & Suburbs | Cambridge |
| Cumberland | Frederick | Hagerstown |
| La Plata & Waldorf | Laurel | Lexington Park & Leonardtown |
Originals:
- Polk's Annapolis Directory, 1972. By R. L. Polk and Co., Inc., New York, NY, 1972. Location: REF A-4-4
- Polk's Annapolis Directory, 1939. By R. L. Polk and Co., Inc., New York, NY, 1939. Location: 10-1-1
- The Annapolis I Remember Collection, MSA SC 2140 - includes Annapolis City Directories (or excerpts from) for the years 1896-7, 1910, 1924, 1934, 1939; the Annapolis section of The First Colored Directory of Baltimore City dated 1925-6; Annapolis telephone directories for the years 1909, 1932, 1936-7, 1947-8; and the Anne Arundel County section of the Directory and Gazetteer of Maryland for 1887 which includes a list of businesses.
Microfilm:
- Washington County Free Library Collection, MSA SC 2779 - Boyd's Business Directory of ... Maryland ... with an alphabetical listing of all Business Firms in the Cities of Baltimore, Annapolis, Cumberland, Frederick, and Hagerstown 1875.
- Trott Collection, MSA SC 4369 - Polk's Annapolis (Maryland) Directory, 1928-1929 Including West Annapolis, Eastport, and Germantown...; and the Annapolis City Directory, [1934].
- Annapolis City Directory Collection, MSA SC 4557 - Classified Buyer's Guide of Annapolis, Maryland 1924-1925 and the Annapolis City Directory for 1910.
Electronic:
Originals:
- Baltimore City Directory, 1898-1899, 1903-1915, 1917-1919, 1921-1930, 1936-1937, 1940, 1942, 1956. By R. L. Polk & Co., Baltimore, MD, 1898-1899, 1903-1915, 1917-1919, 1921-1930, 1936-1937, 1940, 1942, 1956. Location: 2-3-14-1 through 2-3-14-19 (one call slip must be filled out for each year of a directory).
- Eney Collection, MSA SC 1945 - Baltimore City Directory, 1814-1815, C and J sections of volume only.
- Harrison Sayre Collection of Atlases, MSA SC 2144 - Baltimore City Directory, 1917 and 1940.
- 1st Fidelity Bank Collection of the Savings Bank of Baltimore, MSA SC 4313 - Directories for 1957-1959, 1961, 1963-1965 (Includes "Baltimore Suburban," Towson, Glen Burnie, and Linthicum.
Microfilm:
- Washington County Free Library Collection, MSA SC 2779 - Boyd's Business Directory of ... Maryland ... with an alphabetical listing of all Business Firms in the Cities of Baltimore, Annapolis, Cumberland, Frederick, and Hagerstown 1875.
- Baltimore City Directories Collection, MSA SC 2898 - Baltimore City Directory, 1752, 1796-1860, 1863-1930. Collection also contains xerox copies of directories 1859, 1864, 1871, and 1891 ("colored persons" sections only).
- Enoch Pratt Library City Directory Collection, MSA SC 3807 - Polk's Baltimore City Directory, 1936-1937.
- City Directory Collection, MSA SC 4270 - Polk's Baltimore City Directory, 1930
Electronic:
- Baltimore City Directories on Archives of Maryland Online
- Baltimore City Directories online via Special Collections at the University of Maryland.
- Baltimore City Directories Collection, MSA SC 2898 - Baltimore City Directory, 1871 and 1881 ("colored persons" sections only). These city directories are particularly useful for helping locate Baltimore City African Americans in the 1870 and 1880 Census since the Directory was compiled at the same time as the Census was taken, but published the next year.
Originals:
- 1922 Cambridge City Directory and Classified Shopper's Guide. By Matthews and Company, Cambridge, MD, 1922. Location: 10-3-4
Originals:
- Polk's Cumberland (Allegany County, Maryland) City Directory including Ridgeley, West Virginia, 1933, 1935, 1940, 1942, 1947, 1957. By R. L. Polk & Co. Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, 1933-1957. Location: 10-4-3
Microfilm:
- Washington County Free Library Collection, MSA SC 2779 - Boyd's Business Directory of ... Maryland ... with an alphabetical listing of all Business Firms in the Cities of Baltimore, Annapolis, Cumberland, Frederick, and Hagerstown 1875.
Microfilm:
- Washington County Free Library Collection, MSA SC 2779 - Boyd's Business Directory of ... Maryland ... with an alphabetical listing of all Business Firms in the Cities of Baltimore, Annapolis, Cumberland, Frederick, and Hagerstown 1875.
Microfilm:
- Washington County Free Library Collection, MSA SC 2779 - Boyd's Business Directory of ... Maryland ... with an alphabetical listing of all Business Firms in the Cities of Baltimore, Annapolis, Cumberland, Frederick, and Hagerstown 1875; Randall's City Directory of Hagerstown 1893-1896; Hagerstown, Maryland Directory 1903-1906, 1908-1911, 1915-1920, 1922-1923; Randall's Washington County Directory 1908-1909; Polk's Hagerstown (Maryland) City Directory including Williamsport, Hancock, Boonsboro, Sharpsburg, Smithburg, Clear Spring, Funkstown, and Keedysville 1929, 1935.
Web site:
- Randall's General Directory of Hagerstown, 1893-94 - web site provided by Western Maryland Public Libraries, 100 South Potomac Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
La Plata & Waldorf City Directories
Originals:
- Polk's La Plata and Waldorf (Charles County, Md.) City Directory, 1966. By R. L. Polk & Co., Richmond, VA, 1966. Location: 10-3-2
Originals:
- Polk's Laurel (Prince George's County, Maryland) City Directory, 1962. By R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Richmond, VA, 1962. Location: 10-3-2
Lexington Park & Leonardtown City Directories
Originals:
- Polk's Lexington Park and Leonardtown (Saint Mary's County, MD) Directory, 1966. By R.L. Polk & CO., Richmond, VA, 1966. Location: 10-2-3
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