This is a collection of various historical and genealogical reference works on Pennsylvania. These references cover 1000's of individuals, and are an excellent way to start or continue research focused on PA.

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Chester City Directory, 1891-92 (John Spencer, 1891, 539 pages)
This is a resident and business directory for the cities of Chester, Eddystone, Media, and South Chester. The listings include the resident's name, occupation and street address.

Spencer's Chester City Directory for 1893-94 (John Spencer, 1893, 494 pages)
This is a resident and business directory for the cities of Chester, Eddystone, South Chester and Upland. The listings include the resident's name, occupation and street address.

Business Directory of Delaware County, PA 1893-95 (T. M. Haddock, 1893, 170 pages)
This is a directory of the businesses of Delaware County for the period of 1893-1895. The listings are arranged by town and are listed in two ways: alphabetically and by vocation. The listings include the Business or business owner's name, occupation and street address. The towns included are Media, Chester, South Chester, followed by the rest of the county as a whole. The last section lists "the principal farmers of Delaware Co." and includes their name and post office address.

Spencer's Chester City Directory for 1895-96 (John Spencer, 1895, 503 pages)
This is a resident and business directory for the cities of Chester, Eddystone, South Chester and Upland. The listings include the resident's name, occupation and street address.

Boyd's Directory of Delaware County, Penna 1897-'98 (C. E. Howe Co., 1897, 640 pages)
This is a resident and business directory for Delaware County, PA for the year 1897-1898. It contains a general directory of Chester City, and the towns of Clifton Heights, Darby, Eddystone, Lansdowne, Media, Sharon Hill, Upland and Wayne, and a business directory of the entire county. The directory lists 1000's of residents and businesses within these towns, giving the primary resident's (or business') name, occupation, and street address for each.

Directory of Wayne and St. Davids 1897 (The Wayne Title and Trust Co., 1897, 61 pages)
This is a directory of the towns of Wayne and St. Davids, Delaware County, PA for the year 1897. The directory lists residents and businesses along with their addresses. There are also a number of ads for local businesses included.

Boyd's Directory of Delaware County, Penna 1899-1900 (C. E. Howe Co., 1899, 749 pages)
This is a resident and business directory for Delaware County, PA for the year 1899-1900. It contains a general directory of Chester City, and the towns of Clifton Heights, Darby, Eddystone, Lansdowne, Media, Ridley Park, Sharon Hill, Upland and Wayne, and a business directory of the entire county. The directory lists 1000's of residents and businesses within these towns, giving the primary resident's (or business') name, occupation, and street address for each.

Lansdowne Directory for 1910 (1910, 67 pages)
This is a directory for the town of Lansdowne, Delware County, PA for 1910.

Farm and Business Directory of Delaware County,
Pennsylvania (Wilmer Atkinson Company, 1914, 276 pages)
As the title notes, this is a Farm and Business Directory of Delaware County, PA for the year 1914. It contains a list of Delaware County public officials and a number of local advertisements as well as the directory information. The directory information consists of the names of farmers and details such as the wife's name, number of children, location of farm, number of horses/cattle, a notation of whether they are retired, own their farm or are tenants, etc.

Media Directory 1915-16 (Main Line Printing Company, 1915, 128 pages)
This is a directory of Media, Delaware County, PA for 1915-16. It also includes a business and residential directory of Aldan, Clifton, Collingdale, Drexel Hill, Garrettford, Glenolden, Lima, Moore, Morton, Moylan, Norwood, Ridley Park, Sharon Hill, South Media, Swarthmore, and Wallingford.

Penn State Telephone Directory Southern District - June 1924
(The United Telephone Company, 1924, 132 pages)
This is a telephone directory parts of Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery and York Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1924. The directory information lists the resident's name, street address and telephone number arranged alphabetically by town. This directory also includes the "yellow pages" section covering the businesses of the same area.

Towns included:
Abbeville, Adamstown, Akron, Annville, Atglen, Athol, Avon, Bainbridge, Baretown, Bareville, Barneston, Baumgardner, Bausmans, Beaver Creek, Beckersville, Bellegrove, Bethel, Bird-in-Hand, Birdsboro, Birmingham, Blainsport, Blue Ball, Blue Mountain, Bon View, Bowmansville, Brickerville, Bridgeport, Brookhaven, Brunnerville, Brownstown, Bordners, Buck, Buyerstown, Cains, Campbell, Campbelltown, Carmago, Chalfont, Chester, Christiana, Churchtown, Clay, Claymont, Clear Springs, Cleona, Coatesville, Cochransville, Colebrook, Colemanville, Columbia, Compass, Conestoga Centre, Cordelia, Cornwall, Cresswell, Denver, Dillers, Dillerville, Dillworthtown, Doe Run, Douglasville, Downingtown, Earlville, East Earl, East Hanover, East Petersburg, Eden, Eddystone, Elizabethtown, Elm, Elstonville, Elverson, Embreeville, Engleside, Ephrata, Erb's Meeting House, Fairland, Farmersville, Fertility, Fetterville, Fishing Creek Valley, Florin, Florinel, Fontana, Fredericksburg, Freeport Mills, Frystown, Fruitville, Gap, Geigers Mills, Georgetown, Gibraltar, Glen Moore, Goodville, Gouglersville, Gordonville, Grantville, Greenland, Greenville, Halfway, Hambright, Hamlin, Harpers, Hartman's Station, Hebron, Heilmandale, Hellars, Herrville, Hessdale, Highville, Hill Church, Hollingers, Honeybrook, Indiantown Gap, Intercourse, Inwood, Iona, Ironville, Isabella, Jacksonville, Jacksonwald, Joanne, Jonestown, Kinzer, Kissell Hill, Kready, Krumstown, Lampeter, Lancaster Junction, Lancaster, Landis Valley, Landisville, Lanes Meeting House, Lapps, Lawn, Leacock, Leaman Place, Lebanon, Ledger, Lenape, Lenover, Leola, Letort, Lexington, Lickdale, Lime Rock, Lime Valley, Lincoln, Linglestown, Lititz, London Grove, Lorane, McCalls Ferry, McGillstown, Malvern, Manada Furnace, Manada Gap, Manada Hill, Manheim, Marietta, Marcus Hook, Marsh, Marshallton, Marticville, Martin's Corner, Masonville, Maytown, Mechanic Grove, Mechanicsville, Meckville, Media, Mellinger's Church, Midway, Millardsville, Millbach Springs, Millersburg, Millersville, Millway, Modena, Mohnton, Monacacy, Morgantown, Morgan Station, Mortonville, Mount Aetna, Mount Clair, Mount Gretna, Mount Hope, Mount Joy, Mount Nebo, Mount Pleasant, Mount Zion, Mountville, Myerstown, Mylin's Corner, Nacetown, Narvon, Neffsville, Neversink, New Danville, New Holland, New Providence, Nickle Mines, Northbrook, Oak Bottom, Ono, Oreville, Palmyra, Paradise, Parkesburg, Penn, Pennsburg, Penryn, Pequea, Piketown, Pine Ridge, Pomeroy, Pottstown, Prescott, Quarryville, Quentin, Rankstown, Rawlingsville, Reamstown, Refton, Rehrersburg, Reinholds Station, Reinoehlsville, Reistville, Rexmont, Rheems, Richland, Ridgewood, Rocherty, Rocky Springs, Rohrerstown, Rome, Ronks, Roseville, Rossmere, Rothsville, Safe Harbor, Saint Peters, Salisbury, Schaefferstown, Schoeneck, Schubert, Shellsville, Shenk's Ferry, Shillington, Shirksville, Smithville, Smoketown, Soudersburg, South Hermitage, Spannuth Store, Speedwell, Strasburg, Steelstown, Stevens, Stoney Creek Mills, Stouchsburg, Stovers Mill, Stoversville, Strode's Mills, Sun Hill, Sunnyside, Supplee, Syner, Talmage, Terre Hill, Thurlow, Unionville, Upland, Village Green, Vintage, Wagontown, Walmers Church, Ward, Warwick, Washington Borough, Weaverstown, Weidmanville, West Chester, West Lebanon, Westmont, West Willow, Wheatland Mills, White Bear, White Horse, White Oaks, Willow Street, Windom, Wintersville, Witmer, Yellow House, Zinn's Mill

Coatesville, Downingtown and Vicinity Telephone Directory
June 1947 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1947, 216 pages)
This is a telephone directory covering parts of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania for the year 1947. The directory information lists the resident's name, street address and telephone number arranged alphabetically by town. This directory also includes the "yellow pages" section covering the businesses of the same area.

Towns Covered:
Atglen, Avondale, Chester Heights, Chester Springs, Coatesville, Concordville, Downingtown, Eagle, Enterprise, Exton, Glen Mills, Glenmoore, Hockessin, Honey Brook, Kemblesville, Kennett Square, Kirkwood, Landenberg, Lenape, Malvern, Media, Mendenhall, Morgontown, Mortonville, Newton Square, Oxford, Paoli, Parksburg, Phoenixville, Pughtown, Unionville, West Chester, West Grove, Westtown