Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Phonebooks

Dates: 1930-1932. Four items

       These phone books are exhibits F, G, H, and I in the case of State of Tennessee v. Quentin Hoover et al.  This case was heard in Rutherford County's Chancery Court.  Each of the four books was printed and distributed by the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company.  They contain names, addresses, and phone numbers of private phones and business phones.  Each book is approximately 29 pages and includes the communities of Murfreesboro, Eagleville, Smyrna, Milton, Christiana, Walter Hill, Fosterville, Big Spring, Rockvale, Readyville, and Bradyville.  

       In an effort to make reading these books easier each is available in pdf format.  To read pdf documents you will need the Adobe Acrobat reader.  If you do not have the reader installed on your computer click on the icon below and it will direct you to the Adobe site where you can download the reader.

• Spring-Summer 1930 Phonebook

• Spring-Summer 1931 Phonebook

• Fall-Winter  1931 Phonebook

• March 1932 Phonebook