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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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'''Los Angeles'''
==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>


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==History==
| 1873-1935
 
| FHL films 1376980—
Directories of heads of households were published for major cities of California.
 
==Resources for Directories==
 
===Libraries and Archives===
 
*[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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| 1910, 1942, etc.
|187<u>2</u>-1942
| FHL books 979.493 E4LL
|Los Angeles Public Library microfilm
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|187<u>3</u>-1942
|Los Angeles Public Library books
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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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===Directories Online===


'''San Francisco'''
*[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.
| 1850-1861
 
| FHL fiche 6044468-83
===The FamilySearch Library===
 
The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of California including:
 
'''Los Angeles'''
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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|1873-1935
|FS Library films {{FSC|1376980|film|disp=1376980}}
|-
|1910, 1942, etc.
|FS Library books [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22979.493%20e4ll*%22 979.493 E4LL]
|}
 
'''San Francisco'''
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
|-
| 1861/62-1934
|1850-1861
| FHL films 1377422—
|FS Library fiche {{FSC|540077|title-id|disp=6044468-83}}
|-
|-
| 1910, 1936, etc.
|1861/62-1934
| FHL books 979.461 S1 E4p
|FS Library films {{FSC|540077|title-id|disp=1377422}}
|-
|-
| 1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962
|1910, 1936, etc.
| FHL films 1321020
|FS Library films {{FSC|155867|title-id|disp=1321020,}}<br>
|-
|1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962
|FS Library films {{FSC|155867|title-id|disp=1321020}}
|}
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=== '''Web Sites<br />''' ===
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
 
::CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
 
==Websites==


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


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


http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/CA/
[[Category:California, United States|Directories]]
[[Category:United_States_Directories]]

Latest revision as of 12:28, 10 February 2023

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Online Resources

History

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. 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

Digital images at Los Angeles Public Library

Directories Online

The FamilySearch Library

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

Los Angeles

1873-1935 FS Library films 1376980
1910, 1942, etc. FS Library books 979.493 E4LL

San Francisco

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

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites

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