Association of Directory Publishers
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "(Advertisement for the Association of American Directory Publishers)", Boyd's Directory of Harrisburg, 1908
- ^ Printers' Ink, NY, September 11, 1919
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Association of North American Directory Publishers". WorldCat. OCLC. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ Directory Bulletin, vol. 1, Milwaukee: Association of American Directory Publishers, 1901
- ^ a b "Members of Association of North American Directory Publishers", Manchester Directory, Sampson & Murdock Co., 1921
- ^ A.V. Williams (1913), The development and growth of city directories, Cincinnati, Ohio: Williams Directory Co., hdl:2027/nyp.33433082423645
Further reading
[edit]- "Pacific Bell fends off feisty competitors seeking confidential Yellow Pages data", San Francisco Business Times, March 1, 1991
External links
[edit]- Official website
- "Our Industry: Timeline". Association of Directory Publishers.