Description

City directories are useful for genealogical, demographic, social, economic and geographic research. University Libraries own U.S. city directories from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries under varying titles.

Location

City Directories on microform are available in the Capen Multimedia Center.

City Directories of the United States through 1860 (segment I)
MicFiche: E 154.5 D4
         All U.S. directories, including Buffalo, up to 1860.
The collection is based on Bibliography of American Directories Through 1860 Lockwood Ref Z5771 .S7, which is reproduced on the introductory fiche of the set .

City Directories of the United States, 1861-1881 (segment II)
The following cities are owned:

• Albany N.Y. MicFilm: E154.5 A5
• Brooklyn , N.Y. MicFilm: E154.5 B7
• Buffalo N.Y. , (1861-1935) MicFilm: E154.5 D412
• New York N.Y. MicFilm: E154.5 N49
• Philadelphia P.A. MicFilm: E154.5 P5
• Pittsburgh P.A. MicFilm: E154.5 P58
• Rochester N.Y. MicFilm: E154.5 R6
• Syracuse N.Y. MicFilm: E154.5 S9
• Troy N.Y. MicFilm: E154.5 T7

Access

To see the cities covered in these collections, do a title search in BISON for City Directories of the United States. To determine which city directories have been published, whether or not they are owned by the Libraries, consult the following title.

City Directories of the United States, 1860-1901: a guide to the microform collection .
LML Ref E154.5 .C42 1983
This guide is for segments I, II & III.