This collection comprises a total of 65 directories which cover the years of 1848-1972 (incomplete). This collection contains materials from the Cambridge Room, the Cambridge Public Library’s Archives and Special Collections, and have been placed online at archive.org. We have linked to the main page for each directory, enabling you to either browse the directory like a book, or download the whole manuscript to your computer, free of charge.
Directories generally included:
- City and County officials.
- Schools, churches, hotels, fraternal organizations and societies.
- Advertisements, including an index to advertisers.
- An alphabetical list of residents and businesses with street name, and occupation of residents or type of business.
Cambridge Massachusetts Directories 1848-1972
- Vol 1848: The Cambridge directory and almanac
- Vol 1849: The Cambridge directory and almanac
- Vol 1850: The Cambridge directory and almanac
- Vol 1852: The Cambridge directory and almanac
- Vol 1853: The Cambridge directory and almanac
- Vol 1854: The Cambridge directory and almanac
- Vol 1856: The Cambridge directory and almanac
- Vol 1857: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1859: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1860: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1861: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1866-1867: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1872: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1873: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1874: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1875: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1876: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1877: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1878: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1879: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1880: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1881: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1882: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1883: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1884: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1885: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1886: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1887: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1888: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1889: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1890: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1891: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1892: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1893: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1894: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1895: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1896: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1897: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1898: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1899: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1900: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1901: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1902: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1903: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1904: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1905: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1906: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1907: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1908: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1909: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1910: The Cambridge directory
- Vol 1916: The Cambridge Directory
- Vol 1917: The Cambridge Directory
- Vol 1919: The Cambridge Directory
- Vol 1920: The Cambridge Directory
- Vol 1921-1922: The Cambridge Directory
- Vol 1925: The Cambridge Directory
- Vol 1926-1927: The Cambridge Directory
- Vol 1944: Manning’s Cambridge Directory
- Vol 1946: Manning’s Cambridge Directory
- Vol 1954: Manning’s Cambridge Directory
- Vol 1961: Cambridge Directory
- Vol 1963: Cambridge Directory
- Vol 1968: Cambridge Directory
- Vol 1972: Cambridge Directory
