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==Online Resources==
==Online Resources==
[http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/ Worldcat] lists the holdings of 69,000 libraries. Search it with the keywords "directory [county or city name]."
*Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_11/city_directories_baltimore Baltimore City Directories 1863-1923] (5 yrs. missing) available online. Fold3 is free at some libraries and at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms].
 
*Ancestry.com ($) has Maryland directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/md.htm US City Directories] identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.  
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/md.htm US City Directories] identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.  
*'''1878''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-61963/maryland-directory-1878?s=275764761 Maryland Directory, 1878] at MyHeritage — images($)


==History==
==History==
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===Libraries and Archives===
===Libraries and Archives===


The [http://www.prattlibrary.org/ Enoch Pratt Free Library], the [http://www.mdhs.org/ Maryland Historical Society], and the [http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives] have large collections of Maryland city directories.  
The [http://www.prattlibrary.org/ Enoch Pratt Free Library], the [http://www.mdhs.org/ Maryland Historical Society], and the [https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives] have large collections of Maryland city directories.  


The Library of Congress has the largest single collection of city and county directories.  
The Library of Congress has the largest single collection of city and county directories.  


Local public and university libraries, historical and genealogical societies and state archives generally have historic directories.  
Local public and university libraries, historical and genealogical societies and state archives generally have historic directories.  
===Directories Online===
*Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_11/city_directories_baltimore Baltimore City Directories 1863-1923] (5 yrs. missing) available online. Fold3 is free at some libraries and at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms].
*Ancestry.com ($) has Maryland directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.


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