Association of Directory Publishers

The Association of Directory Publishers (ADP) is an international trade organization for print and online directory publishers. It intends to be a resource for collaborating, networking, and sharing best practices in directory publishing.[1] Specifically, they offer services and tools for the creation of directories toward the advertising goals of their clients. It also functions with a governance system wherein each company has one vote, with which they can use to determine the leadership and direction of the Association.

History

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The group formed in 1898 as the Association of American Directory Publishers, headquartered in New York. It aimed "to improve the directory business."[2] It changed its name to the Association of North American Directory Publishers in 1919.[3][4] It has held annual meetings starting in 1899 and has published the Directory Bulletin.[5] Officers have included George W. Overton and Ralph Lane Polk.[6] Among the members in the 1920s:[6]

  • Action Pages
  • Atkinson Erie Directory Company
  • Atlanta City Directory Company
  • W.H. Boyd Company
  • Burch Directory Company
  • Caron Directory Company
  • Chicago Directory Company
  • J.W. Clement Company
  • Cleveland Directory Company
  • Connelly Directory Company
  • Fitzgerald Directory Company
  • Gate City Directory Company
  • Hartford Printing Company
  • Henderson Directories Ltd.
  • Hill Directory Company
  • C.E. Howe Company
  • Kimball Directory Company
  • Leshnick Directory Company
  • Los Angeles Directory Company
  • John Lovell & Son Ltd.
  • McCoy Directory Company
  • H.A. Manning Company
  • Maritime Directory Company
  • Henry M. Meek Publishing Company
  • Might Directories Ltd.
  • Minneapolis Directory Company
  • Piedmont Directory Company
  • R.L. Polk & Company
  • Polk-Gould Directory Company
  • Polk-Husted Directory Company
  • Polk-McAvoy Directory Company
  • Polk's Southern Directory Company
  • Portland Directory Company
  • Price & Lee Company
  • W.L. Richmond
  • Roberts Bros Company
  • Sampson & Murdock Company
  • Soards Directory Company
  • Utica Directory Publishing Company
  • Williams Directory Company[7]
  • John F. Worley Directory Company
  • Wright Directory Company

In 1992 the group renamed itself the "Association of Directory Publishers."[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Encyclopedia of Associations". Encyclopedia of Associations an Associations Unlimited Reference; A Guide to ... National and International Organizations. 1 (51st ed.): 318. 2012. ISSN 0071-0202.
  2. ^ "(Advertisement for the Association of American Directory Publishers)", Boyd's Directory of Harrisburg, 1908
  3. ^ Printers' Ink, NY, September 11, 1919{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Association of North American Directory Publishers". WorldCat. OCLC. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  5. ^ Directory Bulletin, vol. 1, Milwaukee: Association of American Directory Publishers, 1901
  6. ^ a b "Members of Association of North American Directory Publishers", Manchester Directory, Sampson & Murdock Co., 1921
  7. ^ A.V. Williams (1913), The development and growth of city directories, Cincinnati, Ohio: Williams Directory Co., hdl:2027/nyp.33433082423645

Further reading

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  • "Pacific Bell fends off feisty competitors seeking confidential Yellow Pages data", San Francisco Business Times, March 1, 1991
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