Directory requests need to be submitted in person via paper slip at the book services desk in the Science & Business Reading Room.Directories are served in the Science & Business Reading Room on the 5th floor of the John Adams Building.Please read these policies carefully before making a request: These directories are not in the catalog, so there are separate steps for requesting these items. This guidance is for those interested in requesting a large number of print directories housed in the John Adams Building including Street Address, Criss-Cross, Telephone Books, and City Business Directories. The labels on the catalog drawers are color coded for easy identification: blue is for the U.S. If you cannot find a listing for a community in the Cross-Reference Index, consult the card catalog, which is located near the directory collection.It consists of two sections: Community Index, which identifies the directory in which a specific community's listing can be found, and Directory Coverage, which is a list of all the communities covered by a specific directory. The first tool to examine is the Community Cross-Reference Index, found on the consulting table adjacent to the U.S.Since many of these directories contain listings for more than one community, you may need to consult two reference tools in order to determine which telephone book contains the listings for a particular community. They are arranged alphabetically by state, and are shelved before the city and reverse telephone directories for that state. telephone directories (white and yellow pages) in print format are located on Deck 46 which is entered through Alcove 4 in the Main Reading Room. Print copies of telephone directories are served in the Science & Business Reading Room on the 5th floor of the John Adams Building.Ĭurrent U.S. Any directories in this index that are not specified as microfilm, phonefiche, or digital, are available to view in printed form.(Staff will pull these items for you from Deck 47.) Microfilmed telephone directories that have not been digitized and are not part of the New York City collection may be requested in the Microform and Electronic Resources Center.(Staff will pull these items for you from Deck 36.)

cities and towns from 1976 through 1995 can be accessed through phonefiche housed in the Microform and Electronic Resources Center (LJ 139B). Telephone directories for New York City and the surrounding area published from 1878-1959 can be accessed through the self-service microfilm collection in the Microform and Electronic Resources Center.Also see the Online Resources section of this guide. They can be requested in the Microform and Electronic Resources Center or viewed online in the Library's Digital Collections. Pre-1976 directories for fourteen states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Pennsylvania), the District of Columbia, and the city of Chicago have been microfilmed and digitized by the Library of Congress.For a general understanding of the availability for each format, here are some facts about the collection: Digital Past telephone directories may be accessed in digital, microfilm, phonefiche, or print format, as specified in the state inventories within this guide. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

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