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Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They often list all the adult residents or tradesmen of a city or area. In the twentieth century, telephone directories are a helpful source in locating individuals. Directories can also be used as a census substitute.  
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They often list all the adult residents or tradesmen of a city or area. In the twentieth century, telephone directories are a helpful source in locating individuals. Directories can also be used as a census substitute.  
==Online Resources==
 
*http://www.fallingrain.com/world/ID/
*http://www.dreamsubmit.net/series/Series_list_regional_indonesia1.html
*http://www.google.com/Top/Regional/Asia/Indonesia/Guides_and_Directories/
*'''1936''' [https://www.geneaknowhow.net/script/dewit/tel1936/index.htm Bandung, index telephone directory 1936] at GeneaScript - index
== City directories (Buku penunjuk kota)  ==
== City directories (Buku penunjuk kota)  ==
Directories can be used to locate residents in large cities to determine parish jurisdictions, and identify occupations and residence over a period of time. The earliest directories date from the 1880s during the Dutch colonial period. They generally contain the names, addresses, occupations or places of employment of persons living in the town. They can be found at city and municipal archives and libraries.


== FamilySearch Library Collection  ==
Research use: Used to locate residents in large cities to determine parish jurisdictions, and identify occupations and residence over a period of time.


The FamilySearch Library has many directories for Indonesia. They are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  
Record type: Directories of residents of larger cities.
 
Time Period: 1880-present.
 
Content: Residents’ names, addresses, occupations or places of employment.
 
Location: City and municipal archives and libraries.
 
Population coverage: 15%.
 
Reliability: Fair.
 
Accessibility: By personal visit or by hiring a researcher.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Indonesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1989-1999.</ref>
 
== Family History Library Collection  ==
 
The Family History Library has many directories for Indonesia. They are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  


INDONESIA - DIRECTORIES  
INDONESIA - DIRECTORIES  
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INDONESIA, [STATE], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES  
INDONESIA, [STATE], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES  


== External Links  ==
*http://www.asiatour.com/indonesia/e-02trav/ei-tra10.htm
*http://www.fallingrain.com/world/ID/
*http://www.dreamsubmit.net/series/Series_list_regional_indonesia1.html
*http://home.swipnet.se/zabonk/indons/bagus/index.htm
*http://www.google.com/Top/Regional/Asia/Indonesia/Guides_and_Directories/
== References  ==


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Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. They often list all the adult residents or tradesmen of a city or area. In the twentieth century, telephone directories are a helpful source in locating individuals. Directories can also be used as a census substitute.

City directories (Buku penunjuk kota)[edit | edit source]

Research use: Used to locate residents in large cities to determine parish jurisdictions, and identify occupations and residence over a period of time.

Record type: Directories of residents of larger cities.

Time Period: 1880-present.

Content: Residents’ names, addresses, occupations or places of employment.

Location: City and municipal archives and libraries.

Population coverage: 15%.

Reliability: Fair.

Accessibility: By personal visit or by hiring a researcher.[1]

Family History Library Collection[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has many directories for Indonesia. They are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

INDONESIA - DIRECTORIES

INDONESIA, [STATE] - DIRECTORIES

INDONESIA, [STATE], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES

External Links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Indonesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1989-1999.