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City Directories
City directories, often referred to as Polk or "crisscross" directories, provide listings of residents and businesses alphabetically, by address and by telephone number. The University Libraries have an extensive collection of Buffalo City Directories as follows:
Buffalo City Directories
Summary:
1828-1935 on Microform in Capen Multimedia Center
1848-present (not all years available) various locations
Current year in Lockwood Reference F129 .B8 A18
Details are in a chart below.Buffalo Address Books and Family Directories are being added to Western New York Legacy.
Buffalo Suburban Directories
To locate a suburban directory, search BISON - UB Libraries Catalog .
Do a keyword search (e.g., Amherst and directories)City Directories of the United States
The Capen Multimedia Center houses the microform collection of the 18th, 19th and 20th century United States city directories. For a more detailed listing of coverage and access, see the City Directories of the United States .The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library also has a large collection of local City and Suburban Directories .
Buffalo City Directories in the UB Libraries
Area covered |
Library location |
Years owned |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | F129.B8A18 Lockwood Closed Stacks |
1923-42, 1946, 1948, 1950-53, 1955-57 |
| Buffalo | F129.B8A18 Lockwood |
1958-1959, 1961-78, 1982, 1984-1987, 1989, 1991/92, 1996-2001, 2003-current |
| Buffalo | F129.B8A18 Special Collections/Archives |
1848/49, 1860, 1864 |
| Buffalo | F129.B8A18 Annex City Directories stored in the UB Libraries’ Annex are too fragile to handle and will no longer be retrieved for use. Please use the microfilm or microfiche editions located in the Capen Multimedia Center |
1848-1855, 1858-65, 1867-77,1879-1880, 1882-98, 1900. 1902-12, 1915, 1917-20, 1922 |
| Buffalo northeast suburban | F129.B8A1812 Lockwood |
1959, 1961-64, 1966-71, 1973-76, 1979-80 |
| Buffalo southeast suburban | F129.B8A1813 Lockwood |
1963-66, 1968-79 |
| Buffalo suburban | F129.B8A1814 Lockwood |
1983-1990 |
| Buffalo north suburban | F129.B8A18142 Lockwood |
1992-93 |
| Buffalo south suburban | F129.B8A18143 Lockwood |
1992-93 |
| Buffalo south & suburban area | F129.B8A1815 Lockwood |
1983-89, 1992-94, 1996-2001, 2003-current |
| Buffalo Address Book & Family Directory | F129 B8 A182 Lockwood |
1884-85, 1894-95, 1898-99, 1900-01, 1911-1912 |
| Directory for the City of Buffalo | F129 B8 D59 Special Collections/Archives |
1832, 1836/37 |
| Directory for the City of Buffalo | F129 B8 D591 1832a Annex City Directories stored in the UB Libraries’ Annex are too fragile to handle and will no longer be retrieved for use. Please use the microfilm or microfiche editions located in the Capen Multimedia Center |
1832 |
| Buffalo | MicFilm E154.5 .D412 Capen Multimedia Center |
1861-1935 |
| Buffalo | MicFiche E154.5 .D4 fiche 219-248 Capen Multimedia Center |
1828-1860 |
Last Update: 3 April 2009
