Genealogy Guide: United States

The New York City Municipal Archives, 31 Chambers Street, Rm. 103, New York, NY 10007, has microfilm copies of

• Manhattan and Bronx City Directories for 1869-1925, 1931, and 1933/34
• Brooklyn City Directories for 1796, 1802/03, 1811/12, 1822-26, 1829-49, 1853-59, 1861-1910, 1912-13, and 1933/34

This website lists many U.S. city directories and the physical repositories where they can be found.

City directories from cities around the U.S. for the 1920’s and 1930’s can be found at National Archives and Records Administration regional branches and the headquarters in Washington, D.C. The New York City regional branch is located at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, One Bowling Green, 3^rd Fl., New York, NY 10004.  See this website for the addresses of other regional branches.

New York City Directories can also be found at these locations:

• New York City Municipal Archives
• New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Library
• New‑York Historical Society Library
• Brooklyn Historical Society Library
• Brooklyn Public Library, Business Library
• Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library [Brooklyn directories only]
• Queens Borough Public Library, Long Island Division
• Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, Library and Archives (Staten Island only)
• New York State Library
• National Archives—Northeast Region

See this website for the addresses and contact information for these libraries..