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Directories of heads of households were published for major cities of California. The Family History Library, for example, has:
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==Online Resources==
'''Los Angeles'''
*'''1878''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62002/mckenneys-pacific-coast-directory-1878?s=275764761 Mckenney's Pacific Coast Directory, 1878] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8856 California City Directories] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4436 San Francisco, California Directories, 1889-91] ($)
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/CA/City-Directories.htm California City Directories]<br><br>


==History==
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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| 1873-1935
| FHL films 1376980—
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| 1910, 1942, etc.
| FHL books 979.493 E4LL
|}


Directories of heads of households were published for major cities of California.


==Resources for Directories==


===Libraries and Archives===
The Los Angeles Public Library has the following with a few small gaps in the years available.&nbsp; The 1872 directory is a combination city-county one.&nbsp; The catalog and digital images work best with Internet Explorer rather than Firefox.


*[https://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/directories/ California State Libraries City Directory Database]


*The Los Angeles Public Library has the following with a few small gaps in the years available.  The 1872 directory is a combination city-county one.
 
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|187<u>2</u>-1942
| 187<u>2</u>-1942  
|Los Angeles Public Library microfilm
| LAPL microfilm
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|187<u>3</u>-1942
| 187<u>3</u>-1942  
|Los Angeles Public Library books
| LAPL books
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1929,1936,1938, 1939,1942  
1929,1936,1938, 1939,1942


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Digital images at [http://www.lapl.org/resources/en/ Los Angeles Public Library]


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LAPL digital images
===Directories Online===


*[http://www.fold3.com/ Fold3] ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_87/city_directories_los_angeles/ Los Angeles Directories] 1873, 1875, 1878-1924 (5 yrs. missing) and [http://www.fold3.com/title_471/city_directories_san_francisco/ San Francisco Directories] 1861-1923 (4 yrs. missing) available online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
[http://www.lapl.org/resources/en/ www.lapl.org/resources/en/]


*Ancestry ($) has California directories available online in its [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/ U.S. City Directories] collection.
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===The FamilySearch Library===


The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of California including:


'''Los Angeles'''  
'''San Francisco'''


{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
|-
|1873-1935
| 1850-1861
|FS Library films {{FSC|1376980|film|disp=1376980}}
| FHL fiche 6044468-83
|-
|-
|1910, 1942, etc.
| 1861/62-1934
|FS Library books [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.493%20e4ll*%22 979.493 E4LL]
| FHL films 1377422—
|}
 
'''San Francisco'''
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
|-
|1850-1861
| 1910, 1936, etc.
|FS Library fiche {{FSC|540077|title-id|disp=6044468-83}}
| FHL books 979.461 S1 E4p
|-
|-
|1861/62-1934
| 1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962
|FS Library films {{FSC|540077|title-id|disp=1377422}}
| FHL films 1321020
|-
|1910, 1936, etc.
|FS Library films {{FSC|155867|title-id|disp=1321020,}}<br>
|-
|1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962
|FS Library films {{FSC|155867|title-id|disp=1321020}}
|}
|}


To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
=== '''Web Sites<br>''' ===
 
::CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES


==Websites==
http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ca.htm


*[http://www.lapl.org Los Angeles Public Library]
[http://www.lapl.org www.lapl.org]
*[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]($)
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ca.htm US City Directories]. Identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


{{California|California}} {{U.S. Directories}}
[http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com]&nbsp;($)


[[Category:California, United States|Directories]]
http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/CA/
[[Category:United_States_Directories]]
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Revision as of 12:41, 8 March 2008

Directories of heads of households were published for major cities of California. The Family History Library, for example, has:

Los Angeles

1873-1935 FHL films 1376980—
1910, 1942, etc. FHL books 979.493 E4LL


The Los Angeles Public Library has the following with a few small gaps in the years available.  The 1872 directory is a combination city-county one.  The catalog and digital images work best with Internet Explorer rather than Firefox.


1872-1942 LAPL microfilm
1873-1942 LAPL books

1929,1936,1938, 1939,1942


LAPL digital images

www.lapl.org/resources/en/


San Francisco

1850-1861 FHL fiche 6044468-83
1861/62-1934 FHL films 1377422—
1910, 1936, etc. FHL books 979.461 S1 E4p
1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962 FHL films 1321020

Web Sites
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http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ca.htm

www.lapl.org

www.ancestry.com ($)

http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/CA/

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