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*Spear, Dorothea N. ''Bibliography of American Directories Through 1860.'' Worcester, Mass.: American Antiquarian Society, 1961. | *Spear, Dorothea N. ''Bibliography of American Directories Through 1860.'' Worcester, Mass.: American Antiquarian Society, 1961. | ||
====Directories at the Family History Library==== | ==== Directories at the Family History Library ==== | ||
The '''Family History Library '''has a comprehensive collection, City Directories of the [[Portal:United States of America|United States]], reproduced on microform by Research Publications. This includes 336 cities and regions from the late 1700s to 1935. The pre-1860 city directories are on more than 6,000 microfiche. Directories for 1861 to 1935 are on 1,118 microfilms. These and other directories are listed in the Place Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] under | The '''Family History Library '''has a comprehensive collection, City Directories of the [[Portal:United States of America|United States]], reproduced on microform by Research Publications. This includes 336 cities and regions from the late 1700s to 1935. The pre-1860 city directories are on more than 6,000 microfiche. Directories for 1861 to 1935 are on 1,118 microfilms. These and other directories are listed in the Place Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] under | ||
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::[STATE], [COUNTY], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES | ::[STATE], [COUNTY], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES | ||
You can find further information about city directories in FamilySearch Wiki pages regarding each state. For example, search '''Ohio directories''' for information about directories of Ohio. | You can find further information about city directories in FamilySearch Wiki pages regarding each state. For example, search '''Ohio directories''' for information about directories of Ohio. | ||
Some directories list only certain types of businesses, professionals, clergymen, alumni, or other special groups. These are listed in the Place Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] under: | Some directories list only certain types of businesses, professionals, clergymen, alumni, or other special groups. These are listed in the Place Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] under: | ||
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There are also special directories that can help you locate libraries, newspapers, churches, ethnic associations, government officials, and other organizations or offices. | There are also special directories that can help you locate libraries, newspapers, churches, ethnic associations, government officials, and other organizations or offices. | ||
=== Directories of Each State === | |||
The following links navigate to wiki pages regarding directories of each U.S. state. Each page, in turn, links to the major directory collections of that state. | |||
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