Fan Directory

Believe it or not, there was a time when a directory of all fandom could be contemplated by a sane mind. Here is a list of the best and greatest. (It does not include lists which are basically club rosters, convention membership listings, or subscription lists.)

Directory	Editor	Dates	Coverage and Notes
Who's Who in Fandom 1940	Ted Dikty	1940
Walt Daugherty's Directory of Fandom	Walt Daugherty	1942–3
Directory of Anglofandom	J. Michael Rosenblum	Jan 1945	219 addresses; for British Fantasy Society
1950 Fan Directory	Leonard J. Moffatt	1950	Sponsored by the N3F; 404 fans listed
Anglo Science Fiction Fandom	Vin¢ Clarke	1953
Directory of Science Fiction Fandom	Ron Bennett	1955–66	A long annual series.
Who's Who in Fandom	Lloyd D. Broyles	1961	300+ entries, with one-paragraph standardized selfdescription
San Francisco Bay Area Fan Directory	Dave Clark	1990s? 2000s?
Fannish E-Mail Directory	John Lorentz	1980s–90s?

References online at fanac.org, Directories section

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Publication

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