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*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/CA/City-Directories.htm California City Directories]<br><br>
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===History===
==History==


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


===Resources for Directories===
==Resources for Directories==


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


*[http://dbs.library.ca.gov/dbtext_html/QueryCityDir.htm California State Libraries City Directory Database]
*[http://dbs.library.ca.gov/dbtext_html/QueryCityDir.htm California State Libraries City Directory Database]
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====Directories Online====
===Directories Online===


*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ca Cailfornia Online Historical Directories].
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ca Cailfornia Online Historical Directories].
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*Ancestry.com ($) has California directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
*Ancestry.com ($) has California directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.


====The Family History Library====
===The Family History Library===


The Family History Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of California including:  
The Family History Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of California including:  
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To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:


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


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


*[http://www.lapl.org Los Angeles Public Library]
*[http://www.lapl.org Los Angeles Public Library]

Revision as of 08:55, 5 May 2020

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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

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

Resources for Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

  • 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/

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

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

Los Angeles

1873-1935 Family History Library films 1376980
1910, 1942, etc. Family History Library book 979.493 E4LL

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

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

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

Websites[edit | edit source]

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