Frequently Asked Questions: Local History & Genealogy

To see which city and telephone directories the Library has available in our collections, please visit the following online images and research guides:

Images Online

• United States Telephone Directory Collection - This collection provides access to the telephone directories that have been digitized.
  • For a convenient list, click on the COLLECTION ITEMS tab
  • Scroll down the sidebar to LOCATIONS and click MORE LOCATIONS.
  • This will allow you to organize the location list alphabetically.
  • Once you select the city of interest, you can use the SORT BY box in the top-right corner to arrange the directories for that city by date.

If you do not find the city of interest in the online collection, study the "Lists of Available Directories" below for complete lists of the Library's print and microform directories.

Lists of Available Directories in Print and Microform

• United States City Directories - Guide to U.S. City Directories in the Library of Congress Microform Reading Room.
• United States Reverse Directories by Address and Phone Number - These include directories that allow you to search by address or telephone number instead of by name.
• United States Telephone Directories in Print and / or Microform - This inventory, organized by state, details the available directories by city/town and year.