Nevada Directories: Difference between revisions

*'''1864-65.''' Colins, Charles. comp. ''Mercantile Guide and Directory for Virginia City, Gold Hill, Sivler City and American City, comprising a general business and resident directory for those cities, with sketches of their growth, development, and resources. Also containing valuable historical and statistical matter of unusual interest, together with the only accurate mining directory yet published, giving the name of the mine, number of feet in each claim, the district in which the same is located, and the names of secretaries, with their respective places of business''. [San Francisco]: Agnew & Deffebach, Book and Job Printers, [1864]. {{FHL|544144|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1344106}}. Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/mercantileguided00coll Internet Archives].

*'''1867, 1871-73, 1876-78.''' Langley, Henry G. comp. ''The Pacific Coast Business Directory: Containing the name and post office address of each merchant, manufacturer and professional residing in the states of California, Oregon, and Nevada: the terriories of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Alaska: and the colony of British Columbia. Also, a gazetteer of the counties, cities, and towns, and an exhibit of the resources of the Pacific Coast. ''San Francisco: Henry G. Langley, 1867. Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/cihm_17457 Internet Archive]. {{FHL|197266|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1004513 item 3}}.

*'''1877.''' McKenney, L.M. ''Business Directory of San Francisco, and principle towns of California and Nevada, 1877: containing names, business and address of merchants, manufacturers and professional men ...'' San Francisco: L.M. McKenney, 1877. {{FHL|467671|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1597554 item 2}}.

*'''1878. '''McKenney, L.M. ''Business Directory of the Pacific States and Territories, for 1878, Containing names, business, and address, of merchants, manufacturers, and professional men; county, city, state, territorial, and federal officers; and notaries public, of the principle towns of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Arizona and British Columbia. . .'' Two Volumes. San Francisco, California: L.M. McKenney, 1878. {{FHL|544144|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1377108}}. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org Internet Archive] ([http://archive.org/details/mckenneyspac18781mcke Vol. 1]), ([http://archive.org/details/mckenneypacif18782mcke Vol. 2]).

*'''1880-81.''' McKenney, L.M. ''Pacific Coast Directory, for 1880-81. Containing names, business and address of merchants, manufacturers and professional men; county, city, state, territorial and federal officers, and notaries public, of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, and British Columbia. Together with a sketch of the different cities and towns, giving description, means of support, population, Etc.'' San Francisco, California: L.M. McKenney & Co., 1880. {{FHL|197266|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1004517}}. Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/cihm_17458 Internet Archive].

*'''1862.''' Kelly, J. Wells. comp. ''First Directory of Nevada Territory, Containing: the Names of Residents in the Principal Towns; a historical sketch, the Organic Act, and other political matters of interest; together with a description of all the quartz mills; reduction works, and all other industrial establishments in the territory; as also of the leading mining claims; and various mineral discoveries, works of internal improvement, etc. With a table of distances, list of public officers, and other useful information.'' San Francisco: Valentine & Co., 1862. {{FHL|544144|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1377106}}.

*'''1863.''' Kelly, J. Wells. comp. ''Second Directory of Nevada Territory; Embracing a general directory of residents of all the principle towns; business directory of advertisers; quartz mills, reduction works, toll roads, etc.; officers of the Masonic, Odd Fellows and Sons of Temperance associations; members Washoe Stock Board of Exchange; fire department, incorporation acts of Virginia and Gold Hill; and all other information connected with the progress and present condition of the territory; also, an accurate table of distances; list of public officers; and principle mining laws of different districts; with the residents and principle mines, mills,etc. of the Reese River Region''. San Francisco: Valentine & Co., 1863. {{FHL|544144|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1377106}}.

*Lee, Joyce C. comp. ''Genealogical Prospecting in Nevada: A Guide to Nevada Directories''. Carson City: Nevada State Library, 1984. {{FHL|297961|title-id|disp=FS Library book 979.3 A1 No. 29}}.

*Quebedeaux, Richard. ''Prime Sources of California and Nevada Local History: 151 Rare and Important City, County, and State Directories, 1850-1906''. Spokane, Washington: Arthur H. Clark, c1992. {{FHL|704000|title-id|disp=FS Library book 979.4 E43q}}.