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The New-York Directory, published in 1786, was the first extant directory for New York City and the third published in the United States. It listed 846 names. A year earlier, the first two in the country were published in Philadelphia – the first, compiled by Francis White, was initially printed October 27, 1785, and the second, compiled by John Macpherson (1726–1792), was initially printed November 22, 1785.

Timeline and highlights

1624: New Amsterdam, a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan, in 1624, became a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic and was designated as the capital of the province in 1625.
1655: Arguably, the first New York City directory was A Directory for the City of New York in 1665, a list of mostly Dutch householders, men and women, in New Amsterdam, arranged according to the streets they lived on.
1725: As a milestone in publishing, the first newspaper in the State of New York, the New-York Gazette, was published on November 8, 1725, in Manhattan.
1752: January 1, 1752 – calendar reform – the Gregorian calendar, intended to more accurately reflect a solar year, replaced the Julian calendar throughout Britain. The first day of a new year changed from March 25 to January 1. In doing so, the calendar dropped 11 days, beginning September 14, 1752, the date that immediately followed September 2. For dates prior to 1752, historians henceforth added 11 days. For example, George Washington's birthday – February 11 on a Julian calendar – became February 22.
1776: July 4, 1776 – U.S. Declaration of Independence
1783: September 3, 1783 – End of the American Revolutionary War
1786–1787: The New York Directory (republished 1851 copy) was compiled and published by David Franks (né David Carroll Franks) and printed by Shepard Kollock (1750–1839). The listings are categorized by profession and appear in alphabetical order by first name. By coincidence, on page 63, the listing of Alexander Hamilton immediately follows that of Aaron Burr, who, on July 11, 1804, mortally wounded Hamilton in a duel – famously reenacted in the Broadway musical Hamilton.

Franks was an accountant and conveyancer. In 1788, he petitioned for relief from creditors due to insolvency.

1783: Book of Negroes (§ Other directories)

Sir Guy Carleton, who from 1782 to 1783 was Commander-in-Chief of all British forces in North America, kept careful records – names and descriptions of 3,000 Black Loyalists, most of whom had been freed in accordance with British proclamations. As Commander, in fulfilling the Crown's promise of freedom to slaves who joined the British during the Revolution, Carleton provided Washington with the list, which became known as the Book of Negroes. Of those listed, 2,800 were from New York City – 1,136 men, 914 women, and 750 children – most of whom were evacuated to points in Nova Scotia as free people of color. (related article: Black Nova Scotians)

1788: No directory published.
1789–1790: The New York Directory, and Register was published by Hodge, Allen & Campbell

Robert Hodge (1746–1813) (editor) immigrated to America from Edinburgh in 1770 and opened a printing office in New York in 1773.

Thomas Allen (1754–1826) (editor) was a bookseller in New York from 1786 to 1799. In 1789, he offered for sale the first Encyclopædia Britannica in America. Samuel Campbell (1765–1836) (editor) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He had been, from about 1785 to 1822, a bookseller in New York, his final location being at 124 Pearl Street.

His father, Samuel Campbell (1735–1813) acquired around 120 acres in Springfield, New Jersey (an area that has since become part of Millburn, New Jersey), about 16 miles from New York City, where he built a home and, in 1795, built The Thistle Paper Mill, the site on which, today, sits the Paper Mill Playhouse. Samuel Campbell, the son, married twice, to sisters – first, on December 14, 1886, to Eliza Duyckinck (1765–1798) – second, on July 24, 1799, to Euphame Duyckinck (1771–1847). Both were aunts of writers Evert Augustus Duyckinck (1816–1878) and George Long Duyckinck (1823–1863), who were brothers. Hodge, Allen, and Campbell, together, owned a bookstore, but Allen sold his interest to Hodge and Campbell in 1790. In 1792, Hodge and Campbell went their separate ways in bookselling – Hodge at 11 Water Street and Campbell at 37 Hanover Square. Campbell's brother, Robert (1767–1800) was a notable bookseller in Philadelphia. Robert is cited for having published texts that contributed to the American Enlightenment.

1790: The first sidewalks were laid on Broadway, between Vesey and Murray Streets.
1791–1795: The New-York Directory and Register published – William Duncan (–1795) (compiler); John McComb (1763–1853) (cartographer); Cornelius Tiebout (1777–1832) (engraver); T. & J. Swords (printer) (§ New York City (Manhattan) directories)

Thomas Swords (1763–1843) and James Swords (1765–1846), Albany-born brothers, founded and ran the firm in New York City from 1788 to 1832, when Thomas retired. A daughter of Thomas Swords, Elizabeth Davidson Swords (1804–1833), on June 8, 1824, in Manhattan, married John Evers (1797–1884), an artist and one of the founders of the National Academy of Design.

1796: John Low (1763–1809)

John Buel (1768–1800) (printer), corner of Water Street and Fly Market (in the 17th century, located at the bottom of Maiden Lane)

John Bull (printer), 115 Cherry Street (1795–1797); 407 Pearl Street (1797)

In 1796, John Low published his directory and in 1797, he established his bookstore in New York, called "Shakespeare's Head" at 332 Water Street, later, at 33 (1804–1808) and at 17 (1813–1819) Chatham Street (now known as Park Row), and after that, at 48 Vesey Street (around 1825). When John Low, Sr., died, his wife, Esther Prentiss (maiden; 1762–1816), and sons, John Low, Jr. (1790–1829), and Thomas P. Low (1795–1818), continued operating the bookstore. Other imprints from his firm were used, including "E. Low," which reflects the name of his wife, Esther. One of John Low's granddaughters, Elizabeth Hannah Remington (maiden, never married; 1826–1917), was, until about 1897, one of the best known pastel artists in the country.

1796–1817: David Longworth (1765?–1821)

In 1805, Longworth's directory listed 291 shoemakers in New York City, second only to carpentry in total practitioners. Longworth's 1805 directory also listed a variety of men from other trades, including four each identified as bakers, carpenters, hairdressers, and tailors, three each as blacksmiths, butchers, printers, and sailmakers, and seventeen other crafts such as a wire-maker, stone-ware potter, a tin and copper worker, a venetian blind manufacturer, and a cooper. Only three non-skilled subscribers appeared: a cartman named Josiah Corrington and two laborers, Abraham Day, and Peter Winthrop. In a study of readership of The New-York Magazine, David Paul Nord found in a random sample of the 1790 New York Directory that shoemakers comprised 14.7 percent of the artisan population in New York City.

Directories compiled by David Longworth began referencing the United States calendar (aka National calendar), from July 4, 1776. For example, a book published today, 1 November 2024, would be expressed as "The two hundred and forty-eighth Year of American Independence."

1804: John Langdon and Son, 32 Vesey Street, grocers and directory makers (1804)

32 Vesey Street, office of Langdon's Early and Cheap Directory (1804) William W. Vermilye (1780–1849) (printer)

1811: New York street grid system established (Commissioners' Plan of 1811)
1817–1842: Thomas Longworth (1788–1855)

New York City directories, commencing with Longworth's 1832 edition, provides lists of newspapers published in New York City. (Mercein's city directory of 1820 also provides a list of newspapers in New York City).

1817–1842: The last slaves in New York City were freed
1835: Great Fire of New York
1837: Panic of 1837 (financial crisis)
1830–1840: Edwin Williams (1797–1854) compiled two directories: (i) The New-York Annual Register (10 Volumes, from 1830 to 1845), and (ii) New-York As It Is (for about 3 years, beginning 1833).

One of his printers, Benjamin S. Collins (né Benjamin Say Collins; 1784–1857) – of Collins & Hannay – was a son of Isaac Collins, pioneering printer from New York City.

Benjamin S. Collins and Samuel Hannay were partners as booksellers from 1817 to 1831. Thereafter, the business continued by Hannay and George B. Collins (1807–1854), the only surviving son of Charles Collins (1774–1843), Benjamin's brother. Samuel Hannay had also been a corporate secretary for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, chartered April 12, 1842, by Alfred Pell and Morris Robinson (1784–1849) (president). Hannay died in 1849.

1833–18??: New York As It Is, first published in 1833, was in 1848 the namesake of a New York musical (re: New York As It Is), written by Benjamin A. Baker (1818–1890) and produced by Frank S. Chanfrau (1824–1884) at the Chatham Theatre on Chatham Street (now Park Row), starring Frank Chanfrau and Mrs. Junius Brutus Booth.
1850–1855: In 1842, the Croton Aqueduct was completed, which supplied fresh water to New York City.
1842–1849: John Doggett, Jr. (1807–1852)

1845: Doggett issued a supplement, needed because of the Great Fire of July 19, updating address changes.

One of his printers, Seth Williston Benedict (1803–1869), was an influential member of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, for whom he published The Emancipator (1835: New York) and other publications.

1850–1855: In 1849, after years of haphazard planning and a series of deadly cholera outbreaks in other countries, New York City started systematically building sewers. Between 1850 and 1855, New York laid 70 miles of sewers.
See:
1846–1860 cholera pandemic (global)
1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak (London)
High Bridge (New York City)
1850–1851: Charles Rudolph Rode (1825–1865), of Doggett & Rode
1852–1870: John F. Trow (1810–1886)
(§ New York City (Manhattan) directories)
(§ Great Metropolis directories)
(§ Copartnership directories)
(§ Business directories)

Henry Wilson, compiler of the earlier Trow directories, was a bookseller and publisher of The Book Trade. His business address in 1852 was at 49 Ann Street. The 1879 Trow directory stated that Henry Wilson had no connection to the directory.

1859: John Christopher Gobright (né Gobrecht) of Baltimore began publishing The New-York Sketch Book; and Merchants' Guide. He and John W. Torsch (1834–1898), also of Baltimore, earlier, in 1857, began publishing The Baltimore Illustrated Times and Local Gazette.
(§ Business directories)
White, Orr and Company, the principals being James H. White, John F. White, Michael White (brothers), and William B. Orr, allegedly purchased the Phillips directories business. But the three brothers and Orr were indicted by a New York County grand jury and arrested December 30, 1921, on charges of grand larceny (or second degree larceny) for collecting advertising fees for directories never published, other than the two published. The alleged amount that they swindled reached four million dollars.
(§ The Reference registers)

Spurious names of business directories, nationally, under which defendants allegedly conducted fraudulent collections included:

  • Randall's Commercial Register
  • Lockwood's Reference Directory
  • Cushing's Directory
  • Livermore's Lexicon of Financial Firms
  • Howard's Handy Guide
  • Lloyd's Industrial Record
  • Parker's Annual Business Manual
  • McMillan's List of Manufacturers
  • Norcross Reference Book
  • Plymouth List of Jobbers (see jobber)
  • Odell's Official Directory

Similar attempts to fraudulently collect was common, even with Wilson's Directory.

1861: For east-west cross streets on the grid system, Manhattan adopted the decimal system. Each block between two major avenues were assigned address numbers in increments of 100. The addresses on blocks between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, for example, took numbers 1 through 99 – between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, 100 through 199; and so on. Note that this did not unify address numbers for the avenues.
1865: New York City draft riots
1865: End of the American Civil War
1870: Woolf Phillips (died 1916) began publishing the Phillips' Business Directory of New York City. In 1874, he began publishing Phillips' Élite Directory in the style of the Royal Court Guide of London.

Woolf Phillips was a brother of Morris Phillips (1834–1904), who had been associated with the poet, Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867), as associate editor of the New York Home Journal from September 1854, until Willis' death, then became chief editor and sole proprietor. Morris Phillips, in America, became known as "the father of society news."

One of the printers for Phillips, Frank Denham Harmon (1850–1907), had been married to Mary Eloise Burr (1856–1899), whose great grandmother, Hannah Burr (née Edwards; 1723–1803) was a sister of Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758), the third president (in 1758) of Princeton. Princeton's second president (from 1748 to 1757), Aaron Burr, Sr. (1716–1757), was a son-in-law, by way of marriage to Esther Edwards (maiden; 1732–1758), of Jonathan Edwards. Aaron Burr, Sr., was also the father of Aaron Burr, Jr. (1756–1836).

1871–1886: The Trow City Directory Company, John F. Trow, Vice President

In 1877, James Collis, Jr. (1828–1898), vice president and shareholder of The Trow City Directory Company, filed a lawsuit against John F. Trow, shareholder and treasurer, and Edward P. Beach, shareholder and president. Beach was also a general railway agent for the Grand Trunk Railway, the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway, and the Great Western Railway.

John Libby was, in 1890, one of the four buyers of the block between 28th and 29th Streets and 14th and 15th Avenues in the Beechhurst neighborhood of Queens. This block was originally settled by employees of the Trow City Directory Company and was called for many years the "Trow Settlement." The house which was originally the Libby home, on the corner of 14th Avenue and 28thy Street, was later owned by Mrs. Charlotte Phayre.

1874: The section of the Bronx west of the Bronx River was annexed to the City and the County of New York and was known as the Annexed District.
1878: The first New York City telephone directory was issued October 23, 1878, by Bell Telephone Company of New York. It was printed on cardboard and could fit in a vest pocket. It listed 252 names, of which, only 17 were residential – ten in Manhattan and five in Brooklyn.
1883: The Brooklyn Bridge, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, opened.
1888: During the Gilded Age, the Social Register was copyrighted by the Social Register Association. The first volume appeared for New York City in 1888. There were less than two thousand families listed.
1889: The Tower Building, arguably New York City's first skyscraper, was completed.
1898: On January 1, 1898, New York City absorbed East Bronx, Brooklyn, western Queens County, and Staten Island.
1904: The first underground line of the subway opened on October 27, 1904, almost 36 years after the opening of the first elevated line in New York City, which became the IRT Ninth Avenue Line.
1905: Winthrop Press re-printed the 1786 directory. John Henry Eggers (1861–1944) founder and president of Winthrop. Eggers was the father of World War I hero Alan Louis Eggers.
1905: Samuel DeWitt Styles (1841–1910) and Alexander Cash (1839–1910), printers of the Union League Club publications, were brothers-in-law. Cash, in 1866, married Sam Styles's sister, Sarah Catharine Styles (1843–1906). Cash also was a maternal uncle of architect George Oakley Totten, Jr., who, in 1921, married Swedish-born sculptress Vicken von Post.
(§ Society directories, including social registers)
1911: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
(March 25, 1911)
1911: The 1911–1912 edition of the Directory of Directors in the City of New York (§ Directories of directors) shows railway executive William C. Brown (né William Carlos Brown; 1853–1924) in 95 companies (railway subsidiaries) and J.P. Morgan in 65.
1928: Penicillin, the first antibiotic, was discovered

Selected New York City (Manhattan) directories (online)

New York City (Manhattan) directories

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Other
1786
New-York Directory (The)
David C. Franks Shepard Kollock Internet Archive
1786
New-York Directory (The) (1874 reprint)
David C. Franks
(original printer)
Franklin Bayard Patterson (1848–1916)
(re-printer)
Shepard Kollock HathiTrust Internet Archive
1786
New-York Directory (The) (1905 reprint)
David C. Franks (original printer)
H. J. Sachs & Company
(re-publisher)
(Harry J. Sachs)
Winthrop Press
(re-printer)
(John H. Eggers; died 1844; President)
Shepard Kollock Google Books
1786
New-York Directory (The) (reprint by Trow)
David C. Franks
(original printer)
The Trow City Directory Company
(re-printer)
Shepard Kollock HathiTrust
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
Internet Archive
Internet Archive
1786
New-York Directory (The) (1851 reprint by Doggett)
David C. Franks
(original printer)
John Doggett, Jr.
(re-printer)
Shepard Kollock Google Books
Google Books
1787
New-York Directory (The)
David C. Franks Shepard Kollock
1788 (no directory published)
1794
New-York Directory and Register (The)
T. & J. Swords William Duncan HathiTrust Internet Archive
1796
New-York Directory and Register (The)
John Buel (1768–1800)
John Bull
John Low New York
Brooklyn
NYPL
1797
Longworth's American Almanack, New-York Register, and City Directory (Twenty-second Year of American Independence)
T. & J. Swords David Longworth NYPL
1798
Longworth's American Almanack, New-York Register, and City Directory (Twenty-third Year of American Independence)
T. & J. Swords David Longworth Internet Archive
(this copy many have belonged to John Langdon)
1799
Longworth's American Almanack, New-York Register, and City Directory (Twenty-fourth Year of American Independence)
John C. Totton and Co. David Longworth NYPL
1801
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Twenty-sixth Year of American Independence)
David Longworth
(printer & publisher)
Shakespeare Gallery
David Longworth Internet Archive NYPL
1808
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Thirty-third Year of American Independence)
Shakespeare Gallery David Longworth Google Books HathiTrust
1811
Elliot & Crissy's New-York Directory, For the Year 1811, and 36th of the Independence of the U. States of America
Elliot & Crissy
(printer & publisher)
William Elliot (1773–1837)
James Crissy (1782–1867)
HathiTrust NYPL
1812
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Thirty-seventh Year of American Independence)
Shakespeare Gallery David Longworth Internet Archive
1814
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Thirty-ninth Year of American Independence)
David Longworth David Longworth
1815
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Fortieth Year of American Independence)
Shakespeare Gallery David Longworth Internet Archive
1817
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Fortieth-second Year of American Independence)
Shakespeare Gallery David Longworth Internet Archive
1820
Mercein's City Directory, New-York Register, and Almanac
William A. Mercein
(publisher & printer)
William A. Mercein (1789–1847) Internet Archive
1822
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Forty-seventh Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth
(publisher)
William Grattan
(printer)
Thomas Longworth Google Books
1823
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Forty-eighth Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth
(publisher)
William Grattan
(printer)
Thomas Longworth Google Books
1826
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Fifty-first Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth Thomas Longworth Internet Archive
1827
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Fifty-second Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth Thomas Longworth Google Books HathiTrust Internet Archive
(t.p. missing)
1829
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Fifty-fourth Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth Thomas Longworth Google Books
1832
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Fifty-seventh Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth Thomas Longworth Google Books
Google Books
1834
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Fifty-ninth Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth Thomas Longworth Google Books
Google Books
Google Books
HathiTrust
1835
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Sixtieth Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth Thomas Longworth Google Books
Google Books
1836
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Sixty-first Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth Thomas Longworth Google Books Internet Archive
1837
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Sixty-second Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth Thomas Longworth Google Books
1838
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Sixty-third Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth Thomas Longworth Google Books
1839
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Sixty-fourth Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth Thomas Longworth Google Books Internet Archive
Internet Archive
1841
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory (Sixty-sixth Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth Thomas Longworth Google Books
1842
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory Sixty-seventh Year of American Independence)
Thomas Longworth Thomas Longworth Google Books HathiTrust
1842–1843
New York City Directory, The
John Doggett, Jr.
(publisher)
George W. Wood & Co.
(printer)
John Doggett, Jr. Google Books
1844–1845
New York City Directory, The (Vol. 3)
John Doggett, Jr.
(publisher)
H. Ludwig
(printer)
John Doggett, Jr. HathiTrust
1845–1846
New York City Directory, The (Vol. 4)
John Doggett, Jr. John Doggett, Jr. Google Books Internet Archive
1845–1846
New York City Directory, The (supplement to the 1845–1846 directory)
John Doggett, Jr. John Doggett, Jr.
1846–1847
New York City Directory, The (Vol. 5)
John Doggett, Jr.
(publisher)
H. Ludwig
(printer)
John Doggett, Jr. Google Books Internet Archive
1847–1848
New York City Directory, The (Vol. 6)
John Doggett, Jr.
(publisher)
H. Ludwig
(printer)
John Doggett, Jr. Google Books Internet Archive
1848–1849
New York City Directory, The (Vol. 7)
John Doggett, Jr.
(publisher)
H. Ludwig
(printer)
John Doggett, Jr. Google Books Internet Archive
1851–1852
New-York City Directory, The (Vol. 9)
Alfred Cobb
(printer)
Erza M. Grossman & Son
Adams Power Presses
John Doggett, Jr. (1807–1852)
Charles Rudolph Rode (1825–1865)
Google Books HathiTrust
1852–1853
Directory of the City of New-York, The
John F. Trow
(printer & publisher)
Henry Wilson HathiTrust
1852–1853
New-York City Directory, The (Vol. 11)
John Doggett, Jr. (1807–1852)
Charles Rudolph Rode (1825–1865)
HathiTrust
1853–1854
Directory of the City of New-York, The
John F. Trow
(printer & publisher)
Henry Wilson HathiTrust
1854–1855
New-York City Directory, The (Vol. 13)
James Moulton
(printer)
Late John Doggett, Jr. (1807–1852)
Charles Rudolph Rode (1825–1865)
Internet Archive NYPL
1855–1856
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 69)
John F. Trow
(printer & publisher)
Henry Wilson HathiTrust
1856–1857
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 70)
John F. Trow
(printer & publisher)
Henry Wilson Google Books Internet Archive
1858–1859
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 72)
John F. Trow
(printer & publisher)
Henry Wilson Google Books
1859
Carroll's New York City Directory
Carroll & Company, Publisher G. Danielson Carroll
(George Danielson Carroll)
Google Books HathiTrust
HathiTrust
Internet Archive
1859–1860
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 73)
John F. Trow
(printer & publisher)
Henry Wilson Internet Archive
(no title page)
1860–1861
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 74)
John F. Trow
(printer & publisher)
Henry Wilson Google Books
1861–1862
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 75)
John F. Trow
(printer & publisher)
Henry Wilson Google Books
1862–1863
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 76)
(no title page)
John F. Trow
(printer & publisher)
Henry Wilson Internet Archive
1864–1865
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 78)
John F. Trow
(printer & publisher)
Henry Wilson Google Books Internet Archive
1871–1872
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 85)
John F. Trow
(publisher)
Trow City Directory Company, The
(publisher)
New York Printing Company, The
(printer)
Henry Wilson Google Books
1872–1873
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 86)
John F. Trow
(publisher)
Trow City Directory Company, The
(publisher)
New York Printing Company, The
(printer)
Compiler:
Henry Wilson
Associate compilers:
James Collis, Jr. (1828–1898)
Robert Benjamin Hallock (1837–1880)
HathiTrust
(t.p. missing)
1873–1874
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 87)
John F. Trow
(publisher)
Trow City Directory Company, The
(publisher)
New York Printing Company, The
(printer)
Compiler:
Henry Wilson
Associate compilers:
James Collis, Jr. (1828–1898)
Robert Benjamin Hallock (1837–1880)
HathiTrust
(t.p. missing)
1875
Goulding's New York City Directory (Vol. 1)
J.J. Little & Company
(printer)
Lawrence G. Goulding (1854–1910)
1876–1877
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 90)
John F. Trow
(publisher)
Trow City Directory Company, The
(publisher)
John F. Trow & Son
(printer)
Compiler:
Henry Wilson
Associate compilers:
James Collis, Jr. (1828–1898)
Robert Benjamin Hallock (1837–1880)
Google Books HathiTrust
HathiTrust
Internet Archive NYPL
1877–1878
Goulding's New York City Directory (Vol. 3)
Lawrence G. Goulding & Co.
(publisher)
Lawrence G. Goulding (1854–1910) Google Books
Google Books
1878–1879
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 92)
Trow City Directory Company, The Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Co. Google Books
1879–1880
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 93)
Trow City Directory Company, The Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Co. NYPL
1880–1881
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 94)
Trow City Directory Company, The Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Co. Google Books NYPL
1886–1887
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 100)
Trow City Directory Company, The Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Co.
1893–1894
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 107)
Trow City Directory Company, The Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Co.
1896–1897
Trow's New York City Directory (Vol. 110)
Trow City Directory Company, The Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Co.
1900
Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx (Vol. 113)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company NYPL
1901
Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx (Vol. 114)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
1903–1904
Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx (Vol. 117)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company Part 1
Part 2
Part 3 (of 3)
1904–1905
Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx (Vol. 118)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
1905–1906
Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx (Vol. 119)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
1906–1907
Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx (Vol. 120)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
1907–1908
Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx (Vol. 122)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
1908–1909
Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx (Vol. 122)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
1909–1910
Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx (Vol. 123)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company

1911–1912
Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx (Vol. 125)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
1913–1914
Trow's General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx (Vol. 127)
Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co.
(publisher)
Part 2 (of 3)
1914–1915
R.L. Polk & Co.'s 1915 Trow General Directory of New York City Embracing the Boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx (Vol. 128)
R.L. Polk & Co.
(publisher)
Trow Press
(printer)
R.L. Polk & Co.
(compiler)
HathiTrust Part 2 (of 3) NYPL
Part 1 (of 3)
1915–1916
R.L. Polk & Co.'s 1916 Trow General Directory of New York City Embracing the Boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx (Vol. 129)
R.L. Polk & Co.
(publisher)
R.L. Polk & Co.
(compiler)
Trow Press
(printer)
HathiTrust NYPL
1916–1917
R.L. Polk & Co.'s 1917 Trow General Directory of New York City Embracing the Boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx (Vol. 130)
R.L. Polk & Co.
(publisher)
R.L. Polk & Co.
(compiler)
Trow Press
(printer)
NYPL
1917–1918
R.L. Polk & Co.'s 1918 Trow General Directory of New York City Embracing the Boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx (Vol. 131)
R.L. Polk & Co.
(publisher)
R.L. Polk & Co.
(compiler)
NYPL
1918–1919 (no directory published)
1919–1920 (no directory published)
1920–1921
R.L. Polk & Co.'s 1921 Trow General Directory of New York City Embracing the Boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx (Vol. 132)
R.L. Polk & Co.
(publisher)
R.L. Polk & Co.
(compiler)
NYPL
1922–1923
R.L. Polk & Co.'s Trow General Directory of New York City Embracing the Boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx (Vol. 133)
R.L. Polk & Co.
(publisher)
R.L. Polk & Co.
(compiler)
1931
New York City (Manhattan and Bronx) Residential Directory and Advertisers' Classified Section, 1931
Manhattan and Bronx Directory Publishing Co.
(publisher)
NYPL

Great Metropolis directories

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Other
1845 The Great Metropolis:
or New York in 1845
(Vol. 1)
John Doggett, Jr. (publisher) HathiTrust Internet Archive
1845 The Great Metropolis:
or New York in 1845 (2nd ed.) (Vol. 1)
John Doggett, Jr. (publisher)
S.W. Benedict & Co.
(Seth Williston Benedict; 1803–1869)
(printer & stereotyper)
Google Books HathiTrust
1846 The Great Metropolis:
or Guide to New-York for 1846
(Vol. 2)
John Doggett, Jr. (publisher)
H. Ludwig (printer)
Google Books HathiTrust
HathiTrust
1848 The Great Metropolis:
or Guide to New-York for 1848
(Vol. 4)
H. Wilson (agent)
H. Ludwig (printer)
Google Books
1849 Great Metropolis, The
or New-York Almanac for 1849
(Vol. 5)
Leavitt, Trow & Co. (printers)
Henry Wilson (publisher)
Google Books HathiTrust
1850 Great Metropolis, The
or New-York Almanac for 1850
(Vol. 6)
John F. Trow (printer & stereotyper)
Henry Wilson (publisher)
HathiTrust
1851 Great Metropolis, The
or New-York Almanac for 1851
(Vol. 7)
John F. Trow (printer & stereotyper)
Henry Wilson (publisher)
Internet Archive
1854 Great Metropolis, The
or New-York Almanac for 1854
(Vol. 10)
John F. Trow (printer & stereotyper)
Henry Wilson (publisher)
HathiTrust

Business directories

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Other
1805 Jone's New-York Mercantile and General Directory
(30th Year of American Independence)
Southwick & Hardcastle
(printer)
(Henry C. Southwick)
(John Hardcastle)
John F. Jones Internet Archive
(this copy once belonged to John Ahern)
1840 A.E. Wright's Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore Commercial Directory, and General Advertising Medium A.E. Wright (publisher) Google Books HathiTrust
1841 A.E. Wright's Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore Commercial Directory, and General Advertising Medium A.E. Wright (publisher) HathiTrust
1845 Sheldon's & Co.'s Business or Advertising Directory
Containing the Cards, Circulars, and Advertisements of the Principal Firms of the Cities of New-York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, &c., &c.
John F. Trow & Company
(printer)
M.L. Sheldon HathiTrust
1847 United States Statistical Directory, or Merchant's and Traveller's Guide; With a Wholesale Business Directory of New York G.F. Nesbitt, Stationer and Printer
(printer & publisher)
(George F. Nesbitt; 1809–1869)
J.V. Loomis & Co.
(Josiah Vail Loomis; born 1811)
Google Books HathiTrust
1852 Wilson's Business Directory of New York City John F. Trow
(publisher and printer)
Henry Wilson Internet Archive
1853 Wilson's Business Directory of New York City John F. Trow
(publisher and printer)
Henry Wilson
1856 Wilson's Business Directory of New York City John F. Trow
(publisher and printer)
Henry Wilson Internet Archive
1858 Wilson's Business Directory of New York City John F. Trow
(publisher and printer)
Henry Wilson Google Books
1859
The New-York Sketch Book, and Merchants' Guide (general edition)
J.C. Gobright & Co. (publisher) John Christopher Gobright (compilers) HathiTrust
1860
Union Sketch-Book, The: A reliable guide, exhibiting the history and business resources of the leading mercantile and manufacturing firms of New York To which is added, A Hand Book, for the use of visiting merchants
Pudney & Russell (publisher)
(Andrew L. Pudney; 1808–1884)
(Joseph Russell)
Gobright & Pratt (compilers)
(John Christopher Gobright)
1861 Union Sketch-Book, The:
A reliable guide, exhibiting the history and business resources of the leading mercantile and manufacturing firms of New York
To which is added, A Directory
Rudd & Carleton
(Edward Payson Rudd; 1833–1861)
(George W. Carleton; 1832–1901)
Gobright and Dawes (compilers)
(John Christopher Gobright)
HathiTrust Don's List
1865 Wilson's Business Directory of New York City John F. Trow
(publisher and printer)
Henry Wilson Google Books
1866–1967 Merchant's Directory, The J. Hartford & Co.
(publisher and printer)
HathiTrust
1874 Wilson's Business Directory of New York City
New York City Commercial Register
(Vol. 27)
Trow City Directory Company, The (publisher)
John F. Trow & Son
(printer)
Henry Wilson Internet Archive
1874 New York Business Directory Smythe & Wilcox (proprietors) HathiTrust
1875
Goulding's Business Directory of New York, Newark, Patterson, Jersey City and Hoboken (Vol. 7)
Lawrence G. Goulding (publisher) Lawrence G. Goulding (1854–1910)
1877
Rand's New York City Business Directory for 1877
Walter Heugh & Co.
(publisher and printer)
HathiTrust
1878 data-sort-value="wilson 1878"
Wilson's Business Directory of New York City – New York City Commercial Register (Vol. 31)
John F. Trow
(publisher and printer)
Henry Wilson
1881 Phillips' Business Directory of New York City (Vol. 11) W. Phillips & Co. (publisher)
(Wolfe "Woolf" Phillips)
Julius William Hartz (1847–1907) Internet Archive
1882 Phillips' Business Directory of New York City (Vol. 12) W. Phillips & Co. (publisher)
(Wolfe "Woolf" Phillips)
Julius William Hartz (1847–1907) Internet Archive
1883 Phillips' Business Directory of New York City (Vol. 13) W. Phillips & Co. (publisher)
(Wolfe "Woolf" Phillips)
Julius William Hartz (1847–1907) Internet Archive
1885 The Trow City Directory Co's., Formerly Wilson's, Business Directory of New York City (Vol. 38) Trow City Directory Company, The (publisher)
Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company (printer)
1886 Business Directory of New York City and Newark City, N.J. American Reporter Co., The (Limited) (publisher) Hugh A. Curtin (1843–1911) Internet Archive
1888 Business Directory of New York City, Brooklyn, and Newark Hugh A. Curtin (1843–1911) Hugh A. Curtin (1843–1911) Internet Archive
1890 The Trow City Directory Co.'s Business Directory of New York City (Vol. 43) Trow City Directory Company, The (publisher)
Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company (printer)
Google Books
1898 Trow's Business Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx (Vol. 51) Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. (publisher) Google Books HathiTrust
1913 Trow Business Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx (Vol. 66) Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. (publisher) Part 2 of 3

Copartnership directories

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Other
1843–1844 New-York City and
Co-partnership Directory, The
John Doggett, Jr. (publisher)
H. Ludwig (printer)
John Doggett, Jr. Google Books
Google Books
HathiTrust
1864–1865 Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory John F. Trow
(publisher and printer)
Henry Wilson HathiTrust
1866–1867 Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory John F. Trow
(publisher and printer)
Henry Wilson HathiTrust
1868–1869 Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory John F. Trow
(publisher and printer)
Henry Wilson Google Books HathiTrust
1874 Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory (Vol. 22) John F. Trow (publisher)
Trow City Directory Company, The (publisher)
John F. Trow & Son (printer)
Compiler:
Henry Wilson;
Associate compilers:
James Collis, Jr. (1828–1898)
Robert Benjamin Hallock (1837–1880)
Google Books HathiTrust
1876 Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory (Vol. 24) John F. Trow (publisher)
Trow City Directory Company, The (publisher)
John F. Trow & Son (printer)
Compiler:
Henry Wilson;
Associate compilers:
James Collis, Jr. (1828–1898)
Robert Benjamin Hallock (1837–1880)
Google Books
1878 Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory (Vol. 26) John F. Trow
(publisher and printer)
HathiTrust
1879 Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory (Vol. 27) Trow City Directory Company, The (publisher & printer) Google Books HathiTrust
1888 Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 36) Trow City Directory Company, The (publisher)
Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company (printer)
HathiTrust
1889 Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 37) Trow City Directory Company, The (publisher)
Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company (printer)
Google Books HathiTrust
1890 Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 37) Trow City Directory Company, The (publisher)
Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company (printer)
Google Books HathiTrust Internet Archive
1895 Trow Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 43) Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Company (printer & publisher) Internet Archive
1900 Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 48) Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. (printer & publisher) Internet Archive Columbia University
1901 Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 49) Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. (printer & publisher)
1902 Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 50) Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. (printer & publisher) Google Books HathiTrust
1904 Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 52) Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. (printer & publisher) Google Books HathiTrust
1906 Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 54) Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. (printer & publisher) Google Books Other
1908 Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 56) Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. (printer & publisher) Google Books
1909 Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 57) Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. (printer & publisher) Google Books
Google Books
HathiTrust
1910 Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 58) Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. (printer & publisher) Google Books HathiTrust
1912 Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 60) Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. (printer & publisher) HathiTrust
1914 Trow City Directory Co.'s Copartnership and Corporation Directory, The (Vol. 62) Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Co. (printer & publisher) Google Books
1915 R.L. Polk & Co.'s 1918–19 Trow New York Copartnership and Corporation Directory (Vol. 63)
Manhattan and Bronx
R.L. Polk & Co. (printer & publisher) R.L. Polk & Co. (compiler) HathiTrust
1918 R.L. Polk & Co.'s 1918–19 Trow New York Copartnership and Corporation Directory (Vol. 66)
Manhattan and Bronx
R.L. Polk & Co. (printer & publisher) R.L. Polk & Co. (compiler)
HathiTrust

Tax records

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Other
1850 New York Tax Book:
List of Per­sons, Co­partner­ships, and Cor­po­ra­tions, Who Were Taxed on Seven­teen Thou­sand Five Hund­red Dol­lars, and Up­wards, in the City of New York, in the Year 1850 (1851)
New York: John F. Whitney (publisher) William A. Darling
(compiler)
HathiTrust Internet Archive

Citizens and strangers' guides

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Other
1833 New-York As It Is, in 1833;
and Citizens Advertising Directory (Vol. 1)
John Disturnell (1801–1877)
(publisher)
Clayton & Van Norden
(printer)
Edwin Williams (1797–1854) Google Books HathiTrust Internet Archive
1834 New-York As It Is, in 1834;
and Citizens Advertising Directory (Vol. 2)
John Disturnell (1801–1877)
(publisher)
E.B. Clayton
(printer)
Edwin Williams (1797–1854) Google Books Internet Archive
Internet Archive
1835 New-York As It Is, in 1835;
and Citizens Advertising Directory (Vol. 3)
John Disturnell (1801–1877)
(publisher)
E.B. Clayton
(printer)
Google Books
1837 New-York As It Is, in 1837 (Vol. 4) John Disturnell (1801–1877)
(publisher)
J.W. Bell
(printer)
HathiTrust
Internet Archive
Internet Archive
Internet Archive
1847 A Description of the City of New York:
With a brief account of the cities, towns, villages and places of resort within thirty miles; designed as a Guide for Citizens and Strangers, to all places to all places of attraction in the city and its vicinity; with maps and illustrations
John Disturnell (1801–1877)
(publisher)
Orville L. Holley (ed.) Internet Archive
Internet Archive
1853 Citizen and Strangers' Pictorial and Business Directory, The,
for the City of New-York, and its Vicinity
Charles Spalding & Co.
(publisher)
Solyman Brown (1790–1876) (editor) HathiTrust Internet Archive
1857
Phelps' Strangers and Citizens' Guide to New York City
Gaylord Watson
(successor to Phelps & Watson)
(publisher)
© Humphrey Phelps
1859
Phelps' Strangers and Citizens' Guide to New York City
Phelps & Watson
(publisher)
© Humphrey Phelps
1859
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger’s Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
(died 1883)
NYPL
1863
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger’s Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
(died 1883)
1865
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger’s Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
(died 1883)
1866
Miller’s New York as It Is; Or, Stranger's Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
(died 1883)


1867
Miller’s New York as It Is; Or, Stranger's Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)

HathiTrust
1870
Miller’s New York as It Is; Or, Stranger's Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
Google Books
1871
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger’s Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
Google Books
1872
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger’s Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
Google Books HathiTrust Internet Archive
1876
New York as It Was and as It Is: Giving an Account of the City From Its Settlement to the Present Time; Forming a Complete Guide to the Great Metropolis of the Nation, Including the City of Brooklyn and the Surrounding Cities and Villages; Together With a Classified Business Directory; With Map and Illustrations
David Van Nostrand
(publisher)
John Polhemus (1826–1894)
(printer)
John Disturnell
(1801–1877)



1880
Miller's New York as It Is; Or, Stranger’s Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn, and Adjacent Places
James Miller
(publisher)
Google Books
1917 Book of New York, The The Penn Publishing Company Robert Shackleton Google Books Internet Archive

Route and city guides

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Other
1857 Dinsmore's Thirty Miles Around New York,
By Railroad, Stage, Steamboat, Express and Telegraph; How To Get in and out of the Metropolis
Dinsmore & Co. (publisher)
(Lemuel Fletcher Dinsmore; 1819–1885)
Thomas Towndrow (1810–1898)
(compiler & ed.)
HathiTrust Internet Archive
1862 Clark & Stephenson's New York City Guide for August 1862 (5th ed.) French & Wheat (printer) HathiTrust Internet Archive
1867 City of New York, The
A complete guide, with descriptive sketches of objects and places of interest; with map
Taintor Brothers & Co.
(Taintor's Route and City Guides)
Charles Newhall Taintor (1840–1920)
Joseph Lord Taintor (1835–1881)
HathiTrust
1872 Guía de la Ciudad de Nueva York
Por Antonio Bachiller y Morales (1812–1889)
Néstor Ponce de Leon
(José Néstor Ponce de León y de la Guardia; 1937–1899)
(publisher)
Manuel María Zarzamendi (1830–1891) (printer)
Néstor Ponce de Leon (compiler) HathiTrust Internet Archive
1876 City of New York, The
A complete guide, descriptive sketches of objects and places of interest and condensed tables of churches, institutions, banks, hotels, city railroads, ferries, stage lines, amusements, etc. also travelers' directory for railroads, steamboats, ocean steamers; and a complete new street directory
Taintor Brothers & Co.
(Taintor's Route and City Guides)
Google Books Internet Archive
1877 Wilson's Street and Avenue Directory
of the City of New York
Corrected May 1, 1876
(this is usually included as an appendix to Trow's New York City Directory)
Trow City Directory Co., The (publisher) HathiTrust Internet Archive
1884 City of New York, The
A complete guide, descriptive sketches of objects and places of interest and condensed tables of churches, institutions, banks, hotels, city railroads, ferries, stage lines, amusements, etc. also travelers' directory for railroads, steamboats, ocean steamers; and a complete new street directory
Taintor Brothers, Merrill & Co.
(Taintor's Route and City Guides)
HathiTrust Internet Archive
1885 City of New York, The
A complete guide, descriptive sketches of objects and places of interest and condensed tables of churches, institutions, banks, hotels, city railroads, ferries, stage lines, amusements, etc. also travelers' directory for railroads, steamboats, ocean steamers; and a complete new street directory
Taintor Brothers, Merrill & Co.
(Taintor's Route and City Guides)
Internet Archive
1908 Handy Guide to New York City Rand, McNally & Co. (publisher) Ernest Ingersoll Internet Archive
1923
The New "Red Book" – Information Street and Subway Guide to New York City, Manhattan and Bronx Boroughs – With Indexed Map – Also Sectional Maps
Interstate Map Company Internet Archive
1924
The New "Red Book" – Information Street and Subway Guide to New York City, Manhattan and Bronx Boroughs – With New Indexed Map
Interstate Map Company Internet Archive
1935
The "Red Book" – Street Guide and General Information to New York City, Manhattan and Bronx Boroughs – Latest Indexed Map
Interstate Map Company Internet Archive
1939 New York City Guide
(American Guide Series)
Random House (publisher) Lou Gody
(editor-in-chief)
Chester D. Harvey
(editor)
Google Books HathiTrust Internet Archive

Charities, social services, and church directories

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Other
1867
A Church Directory for New York City (City Mission Document, No. 9)
New York City Mission
(publisher)
Lewis E. Jackson (1822–1888) (editor) Internet Archive Columbia University
1874 Directory to the Charities of New York John F. Trow & Son
(printer)
Bureau of Charities Google Books Internet Archive
1883
Classified and Descriptive Directory to the Charitable and Beneficent Societies and Institutions of the City of New York
Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
G. P. Putnam's Sons
(publisher)
Charles D. Kellogg
(Organizing Secretary)
1885–1886
Guide to the Charities of New York and Brooklyn, The
P.F. McBreen
(Patrick Francis McBreen; 1843–1925)
(printer & publisher)
1887
Classified and Descriptive Directory to the Charitable and Beneficent Societies and Institutions of the City of New York (2nd ed.)
Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
David Hamilton Gildersleeve (1867–1909)
(printer)
Charles D. Kellogg
(Organizing Secretary)
Google Books
Google Books
1888 New York Charities Directory (3rd ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
Stettiner, Lambert & Co.
(printer)
Louis Stettiner (1859–1932)
Simon Lambert (1844–1898)
Isidor Fürst (1848–1915)
George P. Rowell
(compiler)
Google Books
1890 New York Charities Directory (4th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
Stettiner, Lambert & Co.
(printer)
Charity Organization Society
of the City of New York
Google Books Internet Archive
1892 New York Charities Directory (5th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
Stettiner, Lambert & Co.
(printer)
Charity Organization Society
of the City of New York
Google Books
1895 New York Charities Directory (6th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
The Knickerbocker Press
(printer)
Charity Organization Society
of the City of New York

1896 New York Charities Directory (7th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
The Knickerbocker Press
(printer)
Charity Organization Society
of the City of New York
Google Books
1898 New York Charities Directory (8th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
The Knickerbocker Press
(printer)
Samuel Macauley Jackson, Chairman of the Committee on Publication
Charity Organization Society
of the City of New York
Google Books
1900 New York Charities Directory (10th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
The Knickerbocker Press
(printer)
Samuel Macauley Jackson, Chairman of the Committee on Publication
Charity Organization Society
of the City of New York
1905 Better New York, The The Baker and Taylor Co.
(printer)
The American Institute of Social Service
(publisher)
William Howe Tolman (1861–1958) Google Books Internet Archive
1906 New York Charities Directory (16th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
The Knickerbocker Press
(printer)
Mary E. David
(compiler)
1907 New York Charities Directory (17th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
B.H. Tyrrel
(Benjamin Harvey Tyrrel; 1839–1908)
(printer)
Mary E. David
(compiler)
1909 New York Charities Directory (18th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
Press of B.H. Tyrrell
(printer)
H.R. Hurd
(compiler)


1910 New York Charities Directory (19th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
Press of B.H. Tyrrell
(printer)
H.R. Hurd
(compiler)
1911 New York Charities Directory (20th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
Press of B.H. Tyrrell
(printer)
Seba Eldridge (1885–1953) (ed.)

1916 New York Charities Directory (25th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
Douglas C. McMurtrie
(printer)
Lina D. Miller (ed.)
1918 New York Charities Directory (27th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
Douglas C. McMurtrie
(printer)
Lina D. Miller (ed.)

1919 New York Charities Directory (28th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
Douglas C. McMurtrie
(printer)
Lina D. Miller (ed.) Google Books
1921 Directory of Social Agencies of New York (30th ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
Lina D. Miller (ed.) Google Books

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1922 Directory of Social Agencies of New York (31st ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
Lina D. Miller (ed.) Google Books
1923 Directory of Social Agencies of New York (32nd ed.) Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
(publisher)
Lina D. Miller (ed.) Google Books
June 1923 Hospital Social Service (rev. ed.) No. 59 Bulletin of the Russell Sage Foundation Library Frederick Warren Jenkins (ed.) Google Books

Public education directories

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Other
1874 Directory of the Board of Education for the City and County of New York Evening Post Steam Presses
(printer)
Google Books
1876 Directory of the Board of Education for the City and County of New York Cushing & Bardua
(printer)
(William T. Cushing)
(Frederick W. Bardua
aka Friedrich Wilhelm Bardua)
Google Books Internet Archive
1877 Map of the County of New York: Showing the School Districts and the Locality of the Public Schools Cushing & Bardua
(printer)
NYPL
1879 Directory of the Board of Education for the City and County of New York Wynkoop & Hallenbeck
(printer)
Matthew Bennett Wynkoop (1830–1895)
John J. Hallenbeck (1817–1891)
Google Books Internet Archive
1884 Directory of the Board of Education for the City and County of New York Wynkoop & Hallenbeck
(printer)
Google Books
1888 Directory of the Board of Education of the City of New York De Leeuw, Oppenheimer & Myers
(printer)
Google Books
1890 Directory of the Board of Education of the City of New York De Leeuw & Oppenheimer
(printer)
Google Books
1892 Directory of the Board of Education of the City of New York De Leeuw, Oppenheimer & Co.
(printer)
Google Books
1903
Directory of Teachers in the Public Schools
Board of Education of the City of New York
(publisher)

Directories of directors

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1899 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (2nd ed.) Audit Company of New York, The (publisher)
The Winthrop Press (printer)
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
1901 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (3rd ed.) Audit Company of New York, The (publisher)
The Winthrop Press (printer)
HathiTrust
1902 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (4th ed.) Audit Company of New York, The (publisher)
The Winthrop Press (printer)
HathiTrust
1903 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (5th ed.) Audit Company of New York, The (publisher)
The Winthrop Press (printer)
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
1904 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (6th ed.) Audit Company of New York, The (publisher)
The Winthrop Press (printer)
HathiTrust
1905 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (7th ed.) Audit Company of New York, The (publisher)
The Winthrop Press (printer)
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
1906 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (8th ed.) Audit Company of New York, The (publisher)
The Winthrop Press (printer)
HathiTrust
1907 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (9th ed.) Audit Company of New York, The HathiTrust
1909–1910 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (10th ed.) Audit Company of New York, The HathiTrust
HathiTrust
1911–1912 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (11th ed.) Audit Company of New York, The Google Books HathiTrust
HathiTrust
1913–1914 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (12th ed.) Audit Company of New York, The Google Books
Google Books
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
1915–1916 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (14th ed.) Directory of Directories Company Google Books
Google Books
Google Books
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
1917–1918 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (15th ed.) Directory of Directories Company Google Books HathiTrust
1919–1920 Directory of Directors in the City of New York (16th ed.) Directory of Directories Company HathiTrust

Directories related to investment securities and banking

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1842
Wealth and Biography of the Wealthy Citizens of New York City (3rd ed.)
The Sun
(publisher)
Moses Yale Beach HathiTrust
1845
Wealth and Biography of the Wealthy Citizens of New York City (6th ed.)
The Sun
(publisher)
Moses Yale Beach
1846
Wealth and Biography of the Wealthy Citizens of New York City (7th ed.)
The Sun
(publisher)
Moses Yale Beach HathiTrust
1887
History of the New York Stock Exchange, The New York Stock Exchange Directory, The Produce, Consolidated Stock and Petroleum, and Cotton Exchanges of the New York and London Clearing House Systems
The Financier Company
(publisher)

July 1892
Poor's Hand Book of Investment Securities (Vol. 3)
H.V. & H.W. Poor
(publisher)
Google Books
1894
The New York Stock Exchange → Chapter 26: "Members"
Thomas G. Hall Francis Luther Eames (1844–1912)
1919
New York Stock Exchange Directory
Francis Emory Fitch, Inc. Google Books
May 1923
New York Stock Exchange Directory
Google Books Internet Archive
1929
New York Stock Exchange Directory
Internet Archive
1922
A Century of Banking in New York, 1822–1922
The Gilliss Press
(Walter Gilliss; 1855–1925)
(publisher)
Henry Wysham Lanier Google Books
  1. "Who Was Who in Finance," p. 75
  2. "Wealthy Citizens' Biography," p. 92

Printing Trades Blue Book

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1917
Printing Trades Blue Book – Greater New York and Surrounding Towns Edition (Vol. 2)
A.F. Lewis & Co.
(publisher)
Meyer Franklin Lewis (1887–1957)
Abraham Franklin Lewis (1873–1943)
R. Lewis
A.F. Lewis & Co.
(editor)
HathiTrust
1918
Printing Trades Blue Book – Greater New York and Surrounding Towns Edition (Vol. 3)
A.F. Lewis & Co.
(publisher)
A.F. Lewis & Co.
(editor)
HathiTrust

Elite directories

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1881–1882 Phillips' Élite Directory of Private Families – And Ladies Visiting and Shopping Guide For New York City W. Phillips & Co. (publisher)
Burr Printing House (printer)
18 Jacob Street, New York
Frank Denham Harmon (1850–1907) (proprietor)
Julius William Hartz (1847–1907) HathiTrust
1900–1901 Phillips' Élite Directory of Private Families – And Ladies Visiting and Shopping Guide For New York City (Vol. 27) W. Phillips & Co. (publisher)
J.J. Little & Co. (printer)
Internet Archive

Annual registers

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1830 New-York Annual Register, The (Vol. 1) J. Leavitt (publisher)
Jonathan Seymour (1778–1841) (printer)
Edwin Williams (1797–1854) Google Books
Google Books
HathiTrust
1831 New-York Annual Register, The (Vol. 2) Jonathan Leavitt and Collins & Hannay (publisher)
(Benjamin Say Collins; 1784–1857)
(Samuel Hannay)
Edwin Williams (1797–1854) Google Books HathiTrust Internet Archive
Internet Archive
1832 New-York Annual Register, The (Vol. 3) Jonathan Seymour (1778–1841) (printer) Edwin Williams (1797–1854) Google Books HathiTrust
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
Internet Archive
1833 New-York Annual Register, The (Vol. 4) Peter Hill (publisher) Edwin Williams (1797–1854) Google Books
Google Books
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
1834 New-York Annual Register, The (Vol. 5) Edwin Williams (publisher)
James Van Norden (1796–1872) (printer)
Edwin Williams (1797–1854) Google Books
Google Books
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
Internet Archive
Internet Archive
1835 New-York Annual Register, The (Vol. 6) Edwin Williams (publisher)
James Van Norden (1796–1872) (printer)
Edwin Williams (1797–1854) Google Books
Google Books
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
Internet Archive
Internet Archive
1836 New-York Annual Register, The (Vol. 7) Edwin Williams (publisher)
James Van Norden (1796–1872) (printer)
Edwin Williams (1797–1854) Google Books
Google Books
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
Internet Archive
1837 New-York Annual Register, The (Vol. 8) G. C. Carvill & Co. (publisher)
William H. Colyer (printer)
Edwin Williams (1797–1854) Google Books HathiTrust
1840 New-York Annual Register, The (Vol. 9) Printed and Published at Stationer's Hall Edwin Williams (1797–1854) Google Books
Google Books
HathiTrust
HathiTrust
Internet Archive
1845 New-York Annual Register, The (Vol. 10) Jansen & Bell (publisher)
Jared W. Bell (printer)
Edwin Williams (1797–1854) HathiTrust

Maps and atlases

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1865 Sanitary and Topographical Map of the City and Island of New York –
Showing original water courses and made land – the Viélé map is a revision of a 1609 map of Manhattan's topography when it was relatively unaltered by man
Prepared for the Council of Hygiene and Public Health of the Citizens' Association under the direction of Egbert L. Viele, Topographical Engineer
Ferdinand Mayer & Co. (lithographer)
Egbert Ludovicus Viélé Stanford
(David Rumsey Map Collection)
1872 V.K. Stevenson & Son's New Map of New York City Gaylord Watson (1833–1896) (publisher)
Prepared expressly for V.K. Stevenson & Son's Register
NYPL
1884 Map of New-York City Matthews, Northrup & Co.
Prepared expressly for The Trow City Directory Co.
(James Newson Matthews; 1828–1888)
(William Phelps Northrup; 1850–1929)
Library of Congress
1889 Map of New-York City The Trow City Directory Co. Library of Congress
1901 Albemarle Hotel Map of Manhattan, City of New York, The
With index of streets and strangers' directory to business houses, public buildings, principal churches, places of amusement, etc. etc.
Colton, Ohman & Co. (engraver & printer)
Octavus Bailey Libbey (1850–1907) (proprietor)
NYPL
1909 Island of Manhattan at the Time of its Discovery, The
(The MacCoun map, among other things, supereimposes streets over the Viélé map)
L.L. Poates Engraving Company, Half moon edition
1733–1922 Various maps NYPL

New York City medical directories

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1887
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
De Leeuw, Oppenheimer & Myers
(printer)
Columbia
1888
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
Stettiner, Lambert & Co.
(printer)
Columbia
1889
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
Stettiner, Lambert & Co.
(printer)
Columbia
1890
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
Stettiner, Lambert & Co.
(printer)
Columbia
1891
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
Dornan
(printer)
Columbia
1892
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
Dornan
(printer)
Columbia
1893
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
M.J. Rooney
(printer)
Columbia
1894
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
Stettiner, Lambert & Co.
(printer)
Columbia
1895
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
Stettiner, Lambert & Co.
(printer)
Columbia
1896
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
Richard Herrmann
(printer)
Columbia
1897
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
Le Huray
(printer)
Columbia
1898
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co.
(printer)
Columbia
1900
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co.
(printer)
Columbia
1901
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co.
(printer)
Columbia
1905
The Medical Directory of the City of New York
Medical Society of the County of New York
(publisher)
Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co.
(printer)
Columbia

Society directories, including social registers

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1887
Union League Club of New York, The
G.P. Putnam's Sons
(publisher)
1891
Union League Club of New York, The
The Knickerbocker Press
(printer)
(G.P. Putnam's Sons)
(publisher)
1894
Union League Club of New York, The
The Knickerbocker Press
(printer)
(G.P. Putnam's Sons)
(publisher)
1896
Union League Club of New York, The
The Knickerbocker Press
(printer)
(publisher)
1896 Social Register, New York, 1896
Vol. 10, No. 1, November 1895
(quarterly: November, February, May, August)
Social Register Association Internet Archive
1897 Social Register, New York, 1897
Vol. 11, No. 1, November 1896
(quarterly: November, February, May, August)
Social Register Association HathiTrust Internet Archive
1900 Social Register, New York, 1900
Vol. 14, No. 1, November 1899
(quarterly: November, February, May, August)
Social Register Association Internet Archive
1904
Union League Club of New York, The
The Knickerbocker Press
(printer)
(G.P. Putnam's Sons )
(publisher & printer)
1905
Union League Club of New York, The
Styles & Cash (printer)
(Samuel DeWitt Styles; 1841–1910)
(Alexander Cash; 1839–1910)
1906
Union League Club of New York, The
Styles & Cash (printer)
(Samuel DeWitt Styles; 1841–1910)
(Alexander Cash; 1839–1910)
1907
Union League Club of New York, The
Styles & Cash (printer)
(Samuel DeWitt Styles; 1841–1910)
(Alexander Cash; 1839–1910)
1913 Social Register, Summer, 1913
Vol. 27, No. 63, June 1913
(quarterly: November, February, May, August)
Social Register Association
1914
Union League Club of New York, The
The Knickerbocker Press
G.P. Putnam's Sons
(publisher & printer)
1915
Union League Club of New York, The
The Knickerbocker Press
G.P. Putnam's Sons
(publisher & printer)
1917
Union League Club of New York, The
The Knickerbocker Press
G.P. Putnam's Sons
(publisher & printer)
1919
Union League Club of New York, The
The Knickerbocker Press
G.P. Putnam's Sons
(publisher & printer)
1920 Social Register, Summer, 1920
Vol. 34, No. 1, November 1919
(quarterly: November, February, May, August)
Social Register Association
1920
Union League Club of New York, The
Jaques & Co.
(printer)

Early Harlem history (16th and 17th centuries)

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1881
Harlem (City of New York) – Its Origin and Early Annals, Prefaced by Home Scenes in the Fatherlands; Or, Notices of Its Founders Before Emigration. Also, Sketches of Numerous Families and the Recovered History of the Land-Titles
Riker, James, Jr. (1822–1889)
(printer)
Riker, James, Jr. (1822–1889)
NYPL
NYPL
NYPL
NYPL
1903
New Harlem Past and Present – The Story of an Amazing Civic Wrong, Now at Last to Be Righted – With a Review of Principles of Law Involved in the Recovery of the Harlem Lands
New Harlem Publishing Company
(Henry Pennington Toler; 1864–1910)
(William Pennington Toler; 1860–1905)
(publisher)
Carl Horton Pierce (1870–1947)
Legal review by
William Pennington Toler (1860–1905)
and
Harmon De Pau Nutting (1846–1907)
Library of Congress NYPL
1904
Harlem (City of New York) – Its Origin and Early Annals, Prefaced by Home Scenes in the Fatherlands; Or, Notices of Its Founders Before Emigration. Also, Sketches of Numerous Families and the Recovered History of the Land-Titles
New Harlem Publishing Company
(publisher)
Journal Press
(printer)
Riker, James, Jr. (1822–1889)
Revised by
Henry Pennington Toler
Edited by
Sterling Potter
UC Berkeley Library of Congress

Unions

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1904
Directory of Unions Affililated With the Central Federated Union of New York, N.Y.
Central Federated Union
(publisher)
University of Illinois

Greater New York dictionaries

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1879 Appletons' Dictionary of New York and Vicinity D. Appleton & Company (publisher) Townsend Percy Google Books
1880 Appletons' Dictionary of New York and Vicinity (6th ed.) D. Appleton & Company (publisher) Townsend Percy Google Books Internet Archive
1883 Appletons' Dictionary of New York and Vicinity (5th year) D. Appleton & Company (publisher) Google Books
1887 Appletons' Dictionary of New York and Its Vicinity (9th year) D. Appleton & Company (publisher) Google Books
1892 Appletons' Dictionary of New York and Its Vicinity (14th year) D. Appleton & Company (publisher) Google Books
1898 Appletons' Dictionary of New York and Its Vicinity (20th year)
First "Greater New York" Edition
D. Appleton & Company (publisher) Google Books
1904 Appletons' Dictionary of Greater New York and Its Neighborhood (26th ed.) D. Appleton & Company (publisher) Google Books
1905 Appletons' Dictionary of Greater New York and Its Neighborhood (27th ed.) D. Appleton & Company (publisher) Internet Archive

New York City Corporation documents

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1843–1844
Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York (aka Valentine's Manual)
William C. Bryant
(printer)
David Thomas Valentine (1801–1869)
1862
Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York (aka Valentine's Manual)
Edmund Jones & Co.
(printer)
David Thomas Valentine (1801–1869) HathiTrust
1866
A Compilation of the Existing Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York – Together With the Grants From the Legislature From the State to Use the Streets of the City for Railroad Purposes – Also the Various Ordinances, Resolutions, &c., Passed by the Common Council, Relating to or Affecting the Same
Edmund Jones & Co.
(printer)
HathiTrust
1868
Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York
Edmund Jones & Co.
(printer)
Joseph Shannon
1872
Documents of the Board of Aldermen of the City of New York for the Year 1872
M.B. Brown & Co.
(Martin Bartholomew Brown; 1838–1893)
(printer)
Internet Archive

Military directories

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
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1890 History of the Seventh Regiment of New York, 1806–1889 (Vol. 1) The Seventh Regiment (publisher) Emmons Clark (1827–1905) Google Books
Google Books
1890 History of the Seventh Regiment of New York, 1806–1889 (Vol. 2) The Seventh Regiment (publisher) Emmons Clark (1827–1905) Google Books
Google Books

Genealogical societies

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
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1886 Collections of the Huguenot Society of America (Vol. 1)
Registers of the Births, Marriages, and Deaths of the "Eglise Françoise à la Nouvelle York," from 1688 to 1804
Douglas Taylor
(printer)
Alfred Victor Wittmeyer, Sr. (1847–1926) (ed.)
(Rector of the French Church du Saint-Esprit (fr))


(2003 re-print)
(preview only)

New York State directories

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1830 New-York State Register, The
(54th Year of American Independence)
Clayton & Van Norden (printer)
(E.B. Clayton)
(James Van Norden; 1796–1872)
Roger Sherman Skinner (1795–1838) (ed.) Google Books
1843 New-York State Register, for 1843, The –
Containing an almanac, civil divisions, and census of the state; with political, statistical and other information, relating to the State of New-York and the United States;
also, a full list of county officers, attorneys, &c.
John Disturnell (1801–1877) (publisher) Orville L. Holley (ed.) Google Books HathiTrust Internet Archive
1845 New-York State Register, for 1845, The –
Containing an almanac for 1845–6, with political, statistical and other information, relating to the State of New-York and the United States; also, a complete list of county officers, attorneys, &c.
The National Register contains a full list of U. States government officers, &c.
John Disturnell (1801–1877) (publisher)
C. Van Benthuysen and Co. (printer)
(Charles Van Benthuysen; 1817–1881)
Orville L. Holley (ed.) Google Books Internet Archive
Internet Archive
1847 New-York State Register, for 1847, The;
Being a supplement to the register for 1845–46: containing a list of the officers of the State of New-York, alphabetical list of attorneys, constitution of the State, new judiciary, &c., &c.
John Disturnell (1801–1877) (publisher)
C. Van Benthuysen (printer)
(Charles Van Benthuysen; 1817–1881)
Google Books HathiTrust
HathiTrust
1850
The New York Mercantile Union Business Directory, Containing a New Map of New York City and State, and a Business Directory, Showing the Name, Location and Business of Mercantile Firms, Manufacturing Establishments, Professional Men, Artists, Corporations, Banking, Moneyed and Literary Institutions, Courts, Public Officers, and All the Various Miscellaneous Departments, Which Contribute to the Business, Wealth and Prosperity of the State to Which Is Appended, a Short Advertising Register Many of the Principal Mercantile Houses and Manufacturing Establishments of New York and Other Cities. Carefully Collected and Arranged for 1850–51. To Be Revised and Continued
S.W. Benedict
(Seth Williston Benedict; 1803–1869)
(stereotyper & printer)
Samuel French, L. C. & H. L. Pratt, 293 Broadway (New York)
J. B. Henshaw, 161 William Street (New York)
J. C. Jones (Albany)
Geo. M. Howell (Binghamton)

Columbia Harvard
Columbia
1858 Disturnell's New York State Register for 1858 John Disturnell (1801–1877) (publisher)
J.J. Reed, Printer & Stereotyper
HathiTrust Internet Archive
Internet Archive
Internet Archive
1860 Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued by the Secretary of the Provence of New York, Previous to 1784 Gideon J. Tucker, Secretary of State
Weed, Parsons and Company
Google Books
Google Books
(reprint; preview)
Internet Archive
Internet Archive
1892
Red Book, The – An Illustrated Legislative Manual of the State, Containing the Portraits and Biographies of Its Governors and Members of the Legislature
James B. Lyon (1858–1924)
(publisher)
Will L. Lloyd
1895
Red Book, The – An Illustrated Legislative Manual of the State, Containing the Portraits and Biographies of Its Governors, State Officers and Members of the Legislature, With Portraits of Congressmen, Judges and Mayors
James B. Lyon (1858–1924)
(publisher)
Edgar L. Murlin (1849–1937)

1900 Biographical Directory of the State of New York A.T. De La Mare Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. (printer)
(Alpheus Theodore De La Mare; 1853–1950)
Biographical Directory Company (incorporated) (publisher)
(James De Lyon Howth, President)
Google Books Internet Archive
1902 New York Red Book, The J.B. Lyon Company
(James B. Lyon; 1858–1924)
(publisher)
Edgar L. Murlin (1849–1937) Google Books
1910 New York Red Book, The J.B. Lyon Company
(James B. Lyon; 1858–1924)
(publisher)
Edgar L. Murlin (1849–1937)
1912
First Annual Industrial Directory of New York State, 1912
John Williams (1865–1944)
(Commissioner of Labor)
New York State Department of Labor
(publisher)
John Williams
(compiler)


State lawyer directories

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1918
Bender's Lawyers' Diary and Directory for the State of New York (Vol. 27)
Matthew Bender & Company
(publisher)

State medical directories

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1899
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 1)
The New York State Medical Association
(publisher)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
(printer)
E. Eliot Harris, MD
(editor)
1900
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 2)
The New York State Medical Association
(publisher)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
(printer)
1901
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 3)
The New York State Medical Association
(publisher)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
(printer)
1902
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 4)
The New York State Medical Association
(publisher)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
(printer)
1903
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 5)
The New York State Medical Association
(publisher)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
(printer)
1904
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 6)
The New York State Medical Association
(publisher)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
(printer)
1905
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 7)
The New York State Medical Association
(publisher)
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
(printer)
1906
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 8)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)

1907
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 9)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)

1908
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 10)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)
1909
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 11)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)
1910
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 12)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)

1912
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 14)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)
1913
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 15)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)
1914
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 16)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)
1916
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 18)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)

1917
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 19)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)
1918
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 20)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)
1919
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 21)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)
1920
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 22)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)
1921
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 23)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)
1922
The Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 24)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
The Federal Printing Company
(printer)
1937
Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 38)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
1938
Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 39)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
1940
Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 40)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
1947
Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 42)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)
1949
Medical Directory of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (Vol. 43)
Medical Society of the State of York
(publisher)

Surrounding area travel guides

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Other
1873 Hudson River by Daylight (The)
New York to Albany
John Featherson (publisher)
Lovejoy, Son & Co. (electrotypers)
(Henry Lovejoy, Sr.)
(Henry William Lovejoy; 1839–1907)
Google Books HathiTrust
HathiTrust
1874 Hudson River by Daylight (The)
New York to Albany
John Featherson (publisher)
Lovejoy, Son & Co. (electrotypers)
(Henry Lovejoy, Sr.)
(Henry William Lovejoy; 1839–1907)
Google Books

The Eno Collection of New York City Views

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Other
1925 Eno Collection of New York City Views, The New York Public Library Frank Weitenkampf, L.H.D. HathiTrust Internet Archive NYPL

Architects in Practice, New York City

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Other
1840–1900
Architects in Practice, New York City, 1840–1900 (1979)
The Committee for the Preservation of Architectural Records Dennis Steadman Francis (1942–1980)
1900–1940
Architects in Practice, New York City, 1900–1940 (1989)
The Committee for the Preservation of Architectural Records
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J&D Associates
Union, New Jersey
(publisher)
James Ward

National directory of architects

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Other
1904–1905 Architects' Directory and Spectification Index for 1904–05 (6th ed.) William T. Comstock (publisher) Google Books

Old Merchants of New York City

Year Title Printer Compiler(s) Google
Books
HathiTrust Internet
Archive
Holding
IDs
1863
Old Merchants of New York City
Carleton
(George W. Carleton; 1832–1901)
(formerly Rudd & Carleton)
(George W. Carleton)
(publisher)
Walter Barrett
(pseudonymof
Joseph Alfred Scoville; 1815–1864)




data-sort-value="harvard 1863" | Harvard
Harvard
University of Michigan
Penn State
University of Michigan
Indiana State Library
Harvard
Harvard
University of Pittsburgh

1864
Old Merchants of New York City (First Series)
Carleton
(publisher)
Walter Barrett

Harvard
Columbia

1863
Old Merchants of New York City (Second Series; 1863 ed.)
Carleton
(publisher)
Walter Barrett

NYPL
NYPL
Harvard
NYPL
NYPL
Harvard
Allen County Public Library

1864
Old Merchants of New York City (Second Series; 1864 ed.)
Carleton
(publisher)
Walter Barrett
Allen County Public Library
Stanford

1865
Old Merchants of New York City (Third Series)
Carleton
(publisher)
Walter Barrett
University of Iowa
Harvard
Brigham Young University
Harvard
Harvard

1866
Old Merchants of New York City (Fourth Series)
Carleton
(publisher)
Walter Barrett Harvard Harvard
1870
Old Merchants of New York City (Vol. 1)
M. Doolady
(Michael Doolady; c. 1810–1892)
(publisher)
Walter Barrett University of Wisconsin
1870
Old Merchants of New York City (Vol. 2)
M. Doolady
(publisher)
Walter Barrett University of Wisconsin
1870
Old Merchants of New York City (Vol. 3)
M. Doolady
(publisher)
Walter Barrett University of Wisconsin
1885
Old Merchants of New York City (Vol. 1)
Thomas R. Knox & Co.
(Thomas W. Knox; 1835–1896)
(successor to James Miller)
(publisher)
Walter Barrett UC Berkeley
Harvard
UC Berkeley
1885
Old Merchants of New York City (Vol. 2)
Thomas R. Knox & Co.
(publisher)
Walter Barrett UC Berkeley
Harvard
UC Berkeley
1885
Old Merchants of New York City (Vol. 3)
Thomas R. Knox & Co.
(publisher)
Walter Barrett UC Berkeley UC Berkeley
1885
Old Merchants of New York City (Vol. 4)
Thomas R. Knox & Co.
(publisher)
Walter Barrett UC Berkeley UC Berkeley
1885
Old Merchants of New York City (Vol. 5)
Thomas R. Knox & Co.
(publisher)
Walter Barrett UC Berkeley
Harvard
UC Berkeley
1889
Old Merchants of New York City (Vol. 2; re-print of the 1885 ed.)
Worthington Co.
(publisher)
Walter Barrett University of Toronto

https://archive.org/details/oldmerchantsofne02scovuoft/page/n5/mode/2up

1889
Old Merchants of New York City (Vol. 3; re-print of the 1885 ed.)
John W. Lovell Company
(John Wurtele Lovell; 1852–1932)
(publisher)
Walter Barrett University of Toronto

https://archive.org/details/oldmerchantsofne02scovuoft/page/n5/mode/2up

1889
Old Merchants of New York City (Vol. 4; re-print of the 1885 ed.)
John W. Lovell Company
(publisher)
Walter Barrett University of Toronto
1889
Old Merchants of New York City (Vol. 5; re-print of the 1885 ed.)
John W. Lovell Company
(publisher)
Walter Barrett University of Toronto

Selected New York City directories not found online

Wilson's
  1. Wilson's Directory of New York City (1849–1850)
  2. Wilson's Directory of New York City (1850–1851)
  3. Wilson's Directory of New York City (1852–1853)

  1. Wilson's Illustrated Guide New York, NY (1849)
  2. Wilson's Illustrated Guide to the Hudson River (1849)

  1. Wilson's Business Directory of New York City 91848–1851)
  2. Wilson's Business Directory of New York City (1851)
  3. Wilson's Business Directory of New York City (1853–1854)
  4. Wilson's Business Directory (1855)
  5. Wilson's Business Directory of New York City (1856)
  6. Wilson's Business Directory of New York City (1857–1858)
  7. Wilson's Business Directory of New York City (1858)
  8. Wilson's Business Directory of New York City (1859)
  9. Wilson's Business Directory for New York City (1860)

  1. Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory (1855–1856)
  2. Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory (1856–1857)
  3. Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory (1857–1858)
  4. Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory (1958–1859)
  5. Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory (1859–1860)
  6. Wilson's New York City Copartnership Directory (1860–1861)
Trow's
  1. Trow's New York City Directory (1853–1854)
  2. Trow's New York City Directory (1854–1855)
  3. Trow's New York City Directory (1855–1856)
  4. Trow's New York City Directory (1856–1857)
  5. Trow's New York City Directory (1857–1858)
  6. Trow's New York City Directory (1858–1859)
  7. Trow's New York City Directory (1859–1860)
  8. Trow's New York City Directory (1860–1861)
Longworth's American Almanack, New-York Register, and City Directory
  1.    20th Year of American Independence (1796)
  2.    21st      "            (1797)
  3.    22nd     "             (1798)
  4.    23rd      "             (1799)
  5.    24th      "             (1800)
Longworth's American Almanac, New-York Register, and City Directory
  1.    25th      "             (1801)
  2.    26th      "             (1802)
  3.    27th      "             (1803)
  4.    28th      "             (1804)
  5.    29th      "             (1805)
  6.    31st      "             (1806)
  7.    32nd     "             (1807)
  8.    33rd      "             (1808)
  9.    34th      "             (1809)
  10.    35th      "             (1810)
  11.    36th      "             (1811)
  12.    37th      "             (1812)
  13.    38th      "             (1813)
  14.    39th      "             (1814)
  15.    40th      "             (1815)
  16.    41st      "             (1816)
  17.    42nd     "             (1817)
  18.    43rd      "             (1818)
  19.    44th      "             (1819)
  20.    45th      "             (1820)
  21.    46th      "             (1821)
  22.    47th      "             (1822)
  23.    48th      "             (1823)
  24.    49th      "             (1824)
  25.    50th      "             (1825)
  26.    51st      "             (1826)

  1. Longworth's American Almanack, New York Register, and City Directory (1819–1842)
  2. Longworth's New York Register and City Directory 1818
Doggett's New York City Directory
  1. Doggett's New York City Directory (1845–1846)
  2. Doggett's New York City Directory (1850–1851)
  3. Doggett's New York City Directory (1848–1849)
  4. Doggett's New York City Directory (1850–1851)

  1. New York City and Co-Partnership Directory (1843–1844)
  2. Doggett's New York City Co-partnership Directory (1846–1847)
  3. Doggett's New York City Partnership Directory (1849–1850)

  1. Doggett's New York City Street Directory 1851

  1. Doggett's New York Business Directory 1846–1847
Rode's
  1. Rode's New York City Directory (1850–1851)
  2. Rode's New York Directory (1852–1853)
  3. New York City Directory, The (12th ed.), Charles R. Rode 1853–1854
  4. New York City Directory, The (13th ed.), Charles R. Rode 1854–1855

  1. Rode's New York City Partnership Directory (1852–1853)
  2. Rode's New York and Brooklyn Partnership Directory (1853–1854)

  1. Rode's New York City Business Directory (1854–1855)
Citizen and Stranger's Guide
  1. Citizens Directory and Strangers Guide (1814)
  2. Citizen and Strangers' Pictorial and Business Directory (1853)
  3. Directory for Citizens and Strangers (1860)
Guide books: Taintor's Route and City Guides
  1. City of New York, The (1867)
  2. City of New York, The (1876)
  3. City of New York, The (1884)
  4. City of New York, The (1885)
Other
  1. 1665 (title page missing)
  2. 1666–1785 (none published)
  3. New York Directory 1786
  4. New York Directory 1787
  5. 1788 (none published)
  6. New York Directory and Register for the Year 1789–1796
  7. New Trade Directory for New York anno 1800
  8. John Langdon and Son's New York City Directory 1804–1805
  9. Jones's New York Mercantile and General Directory 1805
  10. Alphabetical Table of the Situation and Extent of the Different Streets ... 1807–1808
  11. Elliot & Crissy's New York Directory 1811
  12. Elliot's Improved New York Double Directory 1812
  13. New York As It Is 1833–1835, 1837, 1839–1849
  14. Classified Mercantile Directory 1837
  15. New York Business Directory 1840/41, 1841/42, 1844/45 (1842/43 t.p. missing)
  16. Street Directory of the City of New York 1843
  17. New York City Co-Partnership Directory 1844
  18. New York City Directory 1844–1845
  19. 1845 (t.p. missing)
  20. United States Statistical Directory or Merchants' and Travellers' Guide With a Wholesale Business Directory of New York 1847
  21. Merchant's Business director[y] and Stranger's Guide 1847–1848
  22. 1847/48 (t.p. missing)
  23. New York Mercantile Register 1848–1849
  24. Map of the City and County of New York 1849–1850
  25. New York, NY List of Persons 1850
  26. A Map of the City and County of New York 1850
  27. New York City Directory 1851–1852
  28. School Directory of the City of New York 1856
  29. ; .
  30. Boyd's Pictorial Directory of Broadway 1859
  31. Deutscher Wegweiser durch New York und Umgegend, Tamsen & Dethleffs (eds.), 1884
  32. Murphy's Business Directory for 1888
  33. Holt's New-York Register, for 1804 Charles Holt (1772–1852) (printer & publisher);
  34. Holt's New-York Register, for 1806
  35. New-York Commercial List Containing the Names and Occupations of Principal Merchants, T.P. Richards (compiler), William W. Rose (printer) (1853);
  36. Twitt's Directory of Prominent Business Men in New-York, Twitt & Co. (James Twitt) (publisher) (1858);
  37. Foster's Account of the Conflagration of the Principal Part of the First Ward of the City of New-York, Benjamin F. Foster, C. Foster (1835);
  38. Gem, or Fashionable Business Directory, George Shidell (printer) (1844);
  39. Who's Who in Harlem, Magazine & Periodical Printing & Pub. Co., Inc. (1950);
  40. Who's Who in Harlem: the 1949–1950 biographical register of a group of distinguished persons of New York's Harlem, Alexandria, Virginia: Chadwyck-Healey (1987);
  41. Stucker's Classified Business and Professional Directory, by Henri T. Stucker, New York: Henri T. Publishing Co., (1945– );
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