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City Directories
The Reference division owns a substantial collection of City
Directories for Rhode Island and some for nearby Massachusetts. Dates
included vary by city and town, so contact reference@rihs.org if you are
looking for a directory for a specific year.
Tax records
Tax records are available for many Rhode Island cities and towns. They
can be accessed via the card catalog in the Reading Room by looking under
the name of the town and then under the heading "Assessor of Taxes"
or "Board of Assessors." The
time periods for which records are available will vary from city to city.
Telephone books
The Reference division owns a substantial collection of telephone
books for several of Rhode Island's larger cities and for Fall River,
Massachusetts. A more specific breakdown of cities and available dates
follows. Gaps do exist to some extent for each date range, some more than
others. The set for Providence is the most complete.
- Fall River, Massachusetts: 1975-1987
- Narragansett and vicinity: 1929-1993 (mostly 1950s
and 1960s)
- Newport: 1881-2000
- Pawtucket: 1969-1975
- Providence: 1881-present
- Westerly: 1910-1979
- Woonsocket: 1948-1999
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