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==Online Resources==
*'''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==


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


==Resources for Directories==
{{Adoption_CA_State_Genealogical_Alliance}}Directories of heads of households were published for major cities of [[California|California]].


===Libraries and Archives===
[http://www.csga.com/CAResearch/CAResearch_Directories.php CSGA Research Guide - Directories]&nbsp;&nbsp;Includes links to articles on using directories in your research as well as links to California directory bibliographies and online databases.


*[https://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/directories/ California State Libraries City Directory Database]
[http://dbs.library.ca.gov/dbtext_html/QueryCityDir.htm California State Libraries City Directory Database]&nbsp;&nbsp;


*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.
[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ca Cailfornia Online Historical Directories]
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See specific counties for listings of directories for that county. &nbsp;The Family History Library, for example, has:
 
'''Los Angeles'''
 
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| Family History Library&nbsp;films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1376980 1376980]
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|187<u>3</u>-1942
| 1910, 1942, etc.
|Los Angeles Public Library books
| Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=800423&disp=Los+Angeles+city+directory%20%20&columns=*,0,0 979.493 E4LL]
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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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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;&nbsp;
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===Directories Online===


*[http://www.fold3.com/ Fold3] ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_87/city_directories_los_angeles/ Los Angeles Directories] 1873, 1875, 1878-1924 (5 yrs. missing) and [http://www.fold3.com/title_471/city_directories_san_francisco/ San Francisco Directories] 1861-1923 (4 yrs. missing) available online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
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*Ancestry ($) 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===
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The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of California including:
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Los Angeles Public Library digital images


'''Los Angeles'''
[http://www.lapl.org/resources/en/ www.lapl.org/resources/en/]


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|FS Library books [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.493%20e4ll*%22 979.493 E4LL]
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'''San Francisco'''  
'''San Francisco'''  
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|1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962
| 1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962  
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| Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=155867&disp=San+Francisco%2C+San+Francisco+Co.%2C+++ 1321020]
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To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
=== Web Sites  ===
 
::CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
 
==Websites==


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


{{California|California}} {{U.S. Directories}}  
{{California|California}}  


[[Category:California, United States|Directories]]  
[[Category:California|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]]
[[Category:United_States_Directories]]

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Template:Adoption CA State Genealogical AllianceDirectories of heads of households were published for major cities of California.

CSGA Research Guide - Directories  Includes links to articles on using directories in your research as well as links to California directory bibliographies and online databases.

California State Libraries City Directory Database  

Cailfornia Online Historical Directories


See specific counties for listings of directories for that county.  The Family History Library, for example, has:

Los Angeles

1873-1935 Family History Library films 1376980
1910, 1942, etc. Family History Library book 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.  


1872-1942 Los Angeles Public Library microfilm
1873-1942 Los Angeles Public Library books

1929,1936,1938, 1939,1942


Los Angeles Public Library digital images

www.lapl.org/resources/en/


San Francisco

1850-1861 Family History Library fiche 6044468-83
1861/62-1934 Family History Library films 1377422
1910, 1936, etc. Family History Library films 1321020,
1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962 Family History Library films 1321020

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