Abstract:
The city directory will contain an alphabetical list of citizens, in addition to the alphabetical portion, a city directory may also contain a business directory, street directory, government directory, and listings of town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, and other miscellaneous matters of general and local interest.
Scope and Content:
The city directory will contain an alphabetical list of citizens, listing the names of the heads of households, their addresses, and occupational information. Sometimes a wife's name will be listed in parentheses or italics following the husband's. Other helpful information might include death dates for individuals who had been listed in the previous year's directory, names of partners in firms, and forwarding addresses or post offices for people who had moved to another town. In addition to the alphabetical portion, a city directory may also contain a business directory, street directory, government directory, and listings of town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, and other miscellaneous matters of general and local interest. The following are the Rhode Island State Archives City Directory holdings: <strong>Attleboro, MA</strong> 1983 – 1986, 1988, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000 <strong>Barrington</strong> 1890, 1897, 1906 – 1908, 1910, 1913 – 1914, 1917 – 1918, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1935 – 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1963, 1965 – 1969, 1971 – 1976, 1981, 1983 – 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993 –2005 <strong>Boston, MA</strong> 1943, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1973 – 1978, 1981 <strong>Bristol</strong> 1890, 1897, 1906 – 1908, 1910, 1913 – 1914, 1917 – 1918, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1935 – 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1963, 1965 – 1969, 1971 – 1976, 1981, 1983 – 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993– 2011, 2012, 2013 <strong>Burrillville</strong> 1894 – 1899 (end of Woonsocket Directories) 1910, 1923 <strong>Charlestown</strong> 1917, 1922 –1925 <strong>Central Falls / Pawtucket </strong>1867 – 1889, 1891, 1894 – 1903, 1905 – 1927, 1929 – 1943, 1945 – 1953, 1955 – 1966, 1968 – 1971, 1975 – 1978, 1893, 1987, 1991 <strong>Coventry</strong> [see Pawtuxet Valley] <strong>Cumberland</strong> 1909, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1927, 1930 – 1931, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974 – 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985 – 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992 <strong>Cranston</strong> 1895 – 1896 (found in Johnston Directory - end), 1903, 1907, 1909 & 1911 (found in Providence Street Directories – end); 1913, 1916, 1918, 1919 – 1920, 1924 – 1943, 1945 – 1946, 1948, 1950, 1956 – 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963 – 1965, 1967 – 1975, 1977 – 1980, 1984 – 1986, 1990, 1996, 2000 – 2011 [see also Pawtuxet Valley – portions covered], 2012, 2013 <strong>East Greenwich</strong> 1907, 1911 – 1912, 1914 – 1915, 1920 – 1921, 1928, 1952 <strong>East Providence </strong>1890 – 1891, 1894 – 1898; 1901– 1902, 1905 –1906, [1905 also found Providence Street Directory – end] 1910, 1912, 1917, 1919 – 1920, 1921 – 1933, 1935, 1937, 1941 – 1944, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965 – 1970, 1972, 1974 – 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 – 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2000 – 2011, 2012, 2013 <strong>Exeter</strong> no publications <strong>Fall River, MA </strong>1895 – 1896, 1898, 1979, 1983 – 1988, 1991-1992, 1993 – 1995, 1997 – 1998, 2000 <strong>Foster</strong> no publications <strong>Glocester </strong>1924 (included with North Providence, Johnston & Smithfield), 1926, 1928, 1931 <strong>Hopkinton</strong> 1917, 1922 –1925 <strong>Jamestown</strong> 1912, 1915, 1918– 1931, 1936 – 1937, 1953, 1956, 1958 – 1959, 1962, 1964, 1967 <strong>Johnston</strong> 1890, 1892, 1895– 1898, 1910, 1913, 1916, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1939 <strong>Little Compton</strong> 1916 – 1917, 1919 – 1924, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939 – 1942, 1953, 1956, 1958 – 1959, 1962, 1964, 1967 <strong>Lincoln </strong>1909, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1927, 1930 – 1931, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974 – 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985 – 1986, 1988, 1991 <strong>Middletown</strong> 1916 – 1917, 1919 – 1924, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939 – 1942, 1953, 1956, 1958 – 1959, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1983, 1986, 1989 <strong>Narragansett</strong> 1925, 1927, 1930 <strong>New England Business Dir</strong>. 1910, 1912, 1914, 1918, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1928 <strong>Newport</strong> 1856 – 1858, 1882 – 1901, 1903, 1906 – 1909, 1910 – 1911 (social registers), 1912 – 1925, 1936, 1941 – 1946, 1948 – 1951, 1953 – 1958, 1960 – 1961, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1995 <strong>New Shoreham</strong> 1912, 1915, 1918– 1931, 1936 – 1937 <strong>North Kingstown</strong> 1907, 1911 – 1912, 1914 – 1915, 1920 – 1921, 1928 <strong>North Providence</strong> 1910, 1913, 1916, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1941 <strong>North Smithfield </strong>1894 – 1899 (Forestdale / Slatersville – end of Woonsocket Directories); 1910, 1923 <strong>Pawcatuck, CT </strong>1896, 1898, 1901 – 1902, 1907 – 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962 – 1963, 1965 – 1967, 1971 – 1979, 1984 – 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993 – 1994 <strong>Pawtucket / Central Falls</strong> 1857 – 1858, 1867 – 1889, 1891, 1894 – 1903, 1905 – 1927, 1929 – 1943, 1945 – 1953, 1955 – 1966, 1968 – 1971, 1975 – 1978, 1893, 1987 <strong>Pawtuxet Valley</strong> 1892, 1894, 1896, 1908 –1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919 – 1920, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1936, 1938, 1940 – 1941, 1946 – 1947, 1949 – 1950, 1955 – 1958 (includes West Warwick & portions of Coventry, Cranston, Scituate, & Warwick) <strong>Portsmouth </strong>1916 – 1917, 1919 – 1924, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939 – 1942, 1953, 1956, 1958 – 1959, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1983, 1986, 1989 <strong>Providence</strong> (residency) 1824, 1826, 1828, 1830 – 1832, 1836 – 1838, 1841 – 1980, 1982 – 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999 (Providence Area North), 2000 – 2011, 2012, 2013 <strong>Providence</strong> (by address) 1894 – 1935 (1936+ data located at end of residency directories) <strong>Richmond</strong> no publications <strong>Rhode Island / New England</strong> 1849 Mercantile Union Business <strong>Scituate</strong> [see Pawtuxet Valley – portions covered] <strong>Smithfield</strong> 1913 (included with North Providence & Smithfield), 1916, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1941 <strong>South Kingstown</strong> 1925, 1927, 1930 <strong>Taunton, MA</strong> 1918, 1920, 1922 – 1923, 1925, 1938 – 1941, 1943 – 1944, 1947, 1949 – 1956, 1958 – 1980, 1982 – 1983, 1985, 1989, 1992 <strong>Tiverton</strong> 1916 – 1917, 1919 – 1924, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939 – 1942, 1953, 1956, 1958 – 1959, 1962, 1964, 1967 <strong>Warren </strong>1890, 1897, 1906 – 1908, 1910, 1913 – 1914, 1917 – 1918, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1935 – 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1963, 1965 – 1969, 1971 – 1976, 1981, 1983 – 1985, 1987, 1990, 1996, 1998– 2003 <strong>Warwick </strong>1907, 1911 – 1912 (Apponaug), 1914 – 1915, 1920 – 1921, 1928, 1952, 1958 – 1960, 1963 – 1965, 1967, 1969 – 1978, 1980 – 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2000 – 2011 [see also Pawtuxet Valley], 2012, 2013 <strong>West Greenwich</strong> no publications <strong>Westerly </strong>1884 – 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962 – 1963, 1965 – 1967, 1971 – 1979, 1984 – 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993 – 1995, 1997 (two copies), 1999 – 2003 <strong>West Warwick</strong> 1892, 1894, 1896, 1911, 1915, 1919 – 1920, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1936, 1938, 1940 – 1941, 1946 – 1947, 1949 – 1950, 1953 – 1958, 1962, 1964, 1966 – 1968, 1970 – 1973, 1975 – 1979, 1984 – 1986, 1989, 1991 [see also Pawtuxet Valley] <strong>Woonsocket </strong>1857 – 1858, 1867 – 1873 (included with Pawtucket / Central Falls), 1890 – 1906, 1908, 1910, 1912 – 1925, 1927 – 1932, 1934 – 1937, 1939 – 1943, 1945 – 1947, 1949 – 1970, 1972 – 1980, 1983 – 1986, 1988, 1991 – 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 – 2011, 2012, 2013
