New york public library is digitizing its collection of new york city directories, 1786 through 19223, serving them free through the nypl digital collections portal. Links to directories at ancestry are to the images themselves, which are browsable. The database currently contains directories for all states except alaska. Winter 1928 is a combined manhattan bronx directory. They also feature images, including maps, illustrations of buildings, and advertisements. Original 196061 manhattan telephone directory from an estate in south jersey, s an extremely rare and unusual find.
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City directories on microfilm or microfiche and selected telephone books and county directories on microfilm are filed in cabinets in the 7th floor microforms area. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. Accessing 1940 nyc phonebooks in one step, stephen p. Subsequent telephone directories belonging to the milstein division have also been added to this collection. Manhattan genealogy in new york county, ny usa 1,015,348 new york 54,234 new york county 512 manhattan 361. Manhattan and the bronx are listed together, brooklyn and queens are listed together, and richmond staten island has its own list. Suppose you are looking for john h fedeler, livein superintendent at the new york public library, 19101940. Morse, san francisco bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island last name data presented here comes from the new york public library. Trows general directory of the boroughs of manhattan and bronx, city of new york 1909. The whole collection will be going online over the coming months. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides. Morse, san francisco bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island last name data presented.
The white pages and the yellow pages are indicated as wp and yp respectively. The 1967 mccalls magazine with a special coverage on pop culture. The newyork directory, published in 1786, was the first extant directory for new york city and the third published in the united states. Nypls city directory collection ranges from 1786 through 1934, with print and microfilm holdings belonging to the rare books and milstein divisions. Manhattan white pages manhattan phone directory lookup. Patrons with valid reader registration cards, who are on site at the library of congress, may request volumes from either collection at the book service desk in the science and business reading room on. At the start of the 1950s, midtown manhattan was the centre of the american music industry, containing the headquarters of three major labels rca, columbia, and decca, most of the music publishers, and many recording studios. In the late 1950s and throughout the next two decades. Brooklyn, new york city, telephone directory by new york telephone company.
New york city directories nypl digital collections. Our new york telephone directories range from 1930s to 1970s. Accessing 1940 nyc phonebooks in one step steve morse. Publication date 1950 topics brooklyn, ny, telephone directories publisher new york telephone company. New york public library digitizes 7 years of new york city. United states telephone directories, 18832010 size.
This directory was reproduced courtesy of the new england historic genealogical. New york public library digitizes 7 years of new york. New york city city directories search this guide search. United states telephone directories ii summary title. United states telephone directories, general research division, the new york public library. There are usually several parts to a city directory. This is a new york city new york page of vitalsearchnew yorkusa, a division of the vitalsearch company worldwide. New york city including all boroughs telephone directory. Peters artwork is amazing, and is a reflection of his early years of soul searching on different printing techniques. New york city, new york online historical directories online. If you dont find a nonabbreviated version the street you see in the phone book does not match any street shown in the list please contact stephen morse creator of the onestep website. About new york, city directories this database is a collection of city directories for various years and cities in new york. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level.
Research your genealogy with our free collection of old city directories. Manhattan telephone directory nypl digital collections. This database is a collection of directories for u. Home phone service cable internet cable tv in manhattan costs. Internet links to email and street addresses, telephone directories, zip codes, state abbreviations, package delivery information. A list of hospitals in new york state is also available. If you dont believe in fate and destiny, then you havent heard the story of vivian maier. We offer the ability to search by first name, last name, phone number, or business name. Generally a city directory will contain an alphabetical list of its citizens, listing the names of the heads of households, their addresses, and occupational information. David franks 1786 directory, for instance, lists important historical figures.
Publishers were the start of the recording process, employing song. Search for new york city directory under texts to find several editions of trows and longworths along with a number of other topical directories. This page lists microfilmed city directories available at national archives building, 700 pennsylvania ave. Alphabetical telephone directory covering all five boroughs of new york. Info on manhattan hotel in 1950s 1960s new york city. Brooklyn public library just made new york history buffs very happy. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Collection is arranged alphabetically state by state, and then by city. Telephone directories from various states across the united states, dating from 1883 to 2010. Manhattan and the bronx are listed together, brooklyn and queens. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides. The first batch184950 through 1923have already been scanned, and the 178618489 directories are right now being scanned. United states telephone directories, 1883 2010 recap 12. Manhattan telephone directory november 1950 yellow pages on.
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Manhattan phone book and manhattan phone directory makes searching for businesses and people in manhattan easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and phone directory in manhattan. New nypl feature allows access to 1940 nyc telephone books. Once youve located an ancestor in a telephone directory, enter the street address in quotes into the keyword field. City directories, telephone books and county directories do not circulate, but are available for use onsite. New york city, new york online historical directories. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Each directory has been digitally scanned allowing you to view and print images of the actual pages. This is a list of hospitals in new york city, sorted by hospital name, with addresses and a brief description of their formation and development. Contributor brooklyn public library, brooklyn collection language english volume 1950 march alphabetical telephone directory covering the borough of brooklyn. Numbers beginning with foundation were in the vicinity of lenox avenue and 5th street in manhattan. The new york public library is introducing a new research tool to help track down past city residents through old telephone directories. Data presented here comes from the new york public library.
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