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Telephone Directories at The New York Public Library: Other Resources

A guide to the telephone and city directories available at The Library

Other Resources

Internet Archive 
Digital Library, freely available. Includes many directories.
Library of Congress 
Print, microfilm and digital telephone and city directories 
FamilySearch 
A Wiki with links to a range of United States city directories
HathiTrust Digital Library
A wide-ranging searchable repository
Ancestry Library Edition (on-site access only)
City directories and telephone directories 
Fold3 (available at selected library locations)
City directories for many cities

*You might also consider contacting the relevant state and city libraries and historical societies.


Further research on the history of telephone and city directories at NYPL:
A Look at "The Book" 
The Fall and Rise of the Telephone Directory
Direct Me NYC 1786
A History of City Directories in the United States and New York City 
How to Research a Family Business 
New York Public Library research guide.