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New York City Directories

The files in this repository are derived from the New York City Directories held by the New York Public Library collections.

For more on what's coming here, see "New York Public Library Digitizes 137 Years of New York City Directories" by Philip Sutton.

Searchable PDFs and txts

Currently, the NYPL Digital Collections interface does not support full-text search of these directories, or the ability to offer downloads of entire volumes as PDFs. See below for links to searchable PDF files for each of the digitized City Directory volumes until such time as these derivatives can be incorporated into the Digital Collections platform.

Meanwhile, the raw OCR text extracted from the PDFs is also available for each volume as a txt file.

N.B. The files below can be very large, ranging from 4MB to nearly 4GB. The volumes in both PDF and txt are listed below along with their file sizes to help you know what you're getting before you click. For individual pages or simple non-search browsing to get a sense of what's in the volumes, I suggest using the Digital Collections link provided in the table below for each volume.

pdf size txt size digital_collections_link
1849.pdf 248M 1849.txt 4.8M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/de9d5570-5291-0134-74fc-00505686a51c
1850.pdf 318M 1850.txt 5.2M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b3fbb00-5293-0134-b386-00505686a51c
1851.pdf 287M 1851.txt 5.8M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/00a47b90-5295-0134-e2d9-00505686a51c
1852.pdf 371M 1852.txt 6.5M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3ec3e000-5298-0134-997b-00505686a51c
1853.pdf 422M 1853.txt 7.5M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d8b8ac20-5299-0134-e59e-00505686a51c
1854.pdf 558M 1854.txt 11M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d73e7cd0-529b-0134-92d5-00505686a51c
1855.pdf 466M 1855.txt 8.2M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f283bb50-52ac-0134-0b4b-00505686a51c
1856.pdf 483M 1856.txt 8.5M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f502510-52b4-0134-dacd-00505686a51c
1857.pdf 431M 1857.txt 8.5M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ec37860-52b6-0134-1782-00505686a51c
1858.pdf 468M 1858.txt 8.2M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/83c244c0-52b8-0134-354a-00505686a51c
1859.pdf 458M 1859.txt 8.8M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4f239540-52bb-0134-5039-00505686a51c
1860.pdf 507M 1860.txt 9.0M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/59b5b330-52be-0134-feef-00505686a51c
1861.pdf 444M 1861.txt 8.8M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23010ba0-52c0-0134-9308-00505686a51c
1862.pdf 508M 1862.txt 9.2M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c2ab5490-5356-0134-0971-00505686a51c
1863.pdf 535M 1863.txt 15M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9574e160-535a-0134-fcf1-00505686a51c
1864.pdf 562M 1864.txt 15M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b8012d0-535c-0134-fe5e-00505686a51c
1865.pdf 559M 1865.txt 11M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/258b7470-5361-0134-8a14-00505686a51c
1866.pdf 561M 1866.txt 10M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f02a69a0-5363-0134-aba2-00505686a51c
1867.pdf 567M 1867.txt 11M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/46e14e50-536e-0134-b015-00505686a51c
1868.pdf 699M 1868.txt 17M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c7aef1e0-5370-0134-55bb-00505686a51c
1869.pdf 652M 1869.txt 12M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/050245b0-5374-0134-ac00-00505686a51c
1870.pdf 768M 1870.txt 16M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/37dd46b0-58c9-0134-07e4-00505686a51c
1871.pdf 732M 1871.txt 14M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/46cbcec0-5ccb-0134-eae8-00505686a51c
1872.pdf 737M 1872.txt 16M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/03248300-5cce-0134-c989-00505686a51c
1873.pdf 839M 1873.txt 16M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/61a3c530-5ce4-0134-84fe-00505686a51c
1874.pdf 765M 1874.txt 17M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70f61630-5ce9-0134-91b0-00505686a51c
1875.pdf 737M 1875.txt 16M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a9fb120-5cec-0134-77fa-00505686a51c
1876.pdf 789M 1876.txt 14M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e71de230-5e73-0134-0c23-00505686a51c
1877.pdf 827M 1877.txt 14M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4ae9510-5e7b-0134-59f5-00505686a51c
1878.pdf 861M 1878.txt 15M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c75af660-60dd-0134-6879-00505686a51c
1879.pdf 870M 1879.txt 16M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8177fed0-6c6f-0134-8440-00505686a51c
1880.pdf 941M 1880.txt 16M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/12df7770-6bde-0134-5d34-00505686a51c
1881.pdf 855M 1881.txt 19M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd2711f0-6d33-0134-8099-00505686a51c
1882.pdf 921M 1882.txt 16M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c128cd70-6d3c-0134-d88e-00505686a51c
1883-1884.pdf 894M 1883-1884.txt 18M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1718110-6d41-0134-b179-00505686a51c
1884-1885.pdf 1.2G 1884-1885.txt 20M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a20d20f0-6d51-0134-598e-00505686a51c
1885-1886.pdf 1.9G 1885-1886.txt 22M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a3795a0-6d5b-0134-db11-00505686a51c
1886-1887.pdf 1.4G 1886-1887.txt 22M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1f1bf4a0-6d5f-0134-aacb-00505686a51c
1887-1888.pdf 849M 1887-1888.txt 20M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c873bce0-6d6c-0134-fa8f-00505686a51c
1889.pdf 1.4G 1889.txt 21M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7dd27ad0-6dfd-0134-f916-00505686a51c
1890-1891.pdf 807M 1890-1891.txt 25M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/504a8930-6e04-0134-5afb-00505686a51c
1890.pdf 1.4G 1890.txt 22M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2091ce90-6e0c-0134-59db-00505686a51c
1891-1892.pdf 713M 1891-1892.txt 24M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/356fa6b0-6e38-0134-37c5-00505686a51c
1892-1893.pdf 1.4G 1892-1893.txt 26M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc185770-7928-0134-d998-00505686a51c
1893-1894.pdf 860M 1893-1894.txt 26M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48841960-7930-0134-6923-00505686a51c
1894-1895.pdf 962M 1894-1895.txt 26M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/db320400-7932-0134-1c3c-00505686a51c
1895-1896.pdf 845M 1895-1896.txt 27M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4ee2ab20-79c9-0134-76f4-00505686a51c
1896-1897.pdf 736M 1896-1897.txt 28M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc04d850-79d0-0134-1863-00505686a51c
1897-1899.pdf 1.7G 1897-1899.txt 53M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cad3d9e0-79d4-0134-130c-00505686a51c
1899-1900.pdf 1013M 1899-1900.txt 32M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/110d5dd0-79db-0134-6d79-00505686a51c
1900-1901.pdf 1.1G 1900-1901.txt 26M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f1b078d0-79dc-0134-cd61-00505686a51c
1901-1902.pdf 820M 1901-1902.txt 25M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/391dfcd0-79ef-0134-f869-00505686a51c
1902-1903.pdf 1.4G 1902-1903.txt 29M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/deff4410-79f8-0134-ab73-00505686a51c
1903-1904.pdf 814M 1903-1904.txt 26M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b455bf0-79fa-0134-c3d2-00505686a51c
1904-1905.pdf 1.1G 1904-1905.txt 31M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae490a60-7a01-0134-68fe-00505686a51c
1905-1906.pdf 2.3G 1905-1906.txt 28M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4407a00-7ce9-0134-199d-00505686a51c
1906-1907.pdf 1.2G 1906-1907.txt 40M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b06f6700-7cea-0134-39e1-00505686a51c
1907-1908.pdf 984M 1907-1908.txt 35M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e0cb7260-7ced-0134-b7d8-00505686a51c
1908-1909.pdf 1.3G 1908-1909.txt 32M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/71e36d70-7cf0-0134-08a6-00505686a51c
1909-1910.pdf 1.4G 1909-1910.txt 33M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/db79fb30-7cee-0134-709c-00505686a51c
1910-1911.pdf 1.3G 1910-1911.txt 43M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4fbfe70-7cf9-0134-f3fb-00505686a51c
1911-1912.pdf 2.1G 1911-1912.txt 40M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9796f8b0-7d0b-0134-41a7-00505686a51c
1912-1913.pdf 1.5G 1912-1913.txt 38M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d0e74d0-7d15-0134-4d88-00505686a51c
1913-1914.pdf 1.5G 1913-1914.txt 38M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7529b00-7d1a-0134-8c9b-00505686a51c
1915.pt1.pdf 1.4G 1915 pt 1.txt 52M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c4d8fa0-72bf-0134-1ead-00505686a51c
1915.pt2.pdf 924M 1915 pt 2.txt 31M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/babb1540-72c1-0134-3e6f-00505686a51c
1916.pdf 2.3G 1916.txt 93M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c64bcbd0-72d3-0134-67c8-00505686a51c
1917.pdf 2.6G 1917.txt 124M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a4d6b5d0-72de-0134-2cb8-00505686a51c
1918.pdf 3.8G 1918.txt 113M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ddae3e0-7e84-0134-a8bf-00505686a51c
1919-1920.pdf 2.0G 1919-1920.txt 59M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/238b5190-7e88-0134-8ca1-00505686a51c
1920.pdf 2.6G 1920.txt 95M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/da34a5d0-7e8b-0134-c8cd-00505686a51c
1923.pdf 2.3G 1923.txt 84M http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea7effd0-7eb4-0134-7514-00505686a51c

Brooklyn City Directories

The Brooklyn Collection, part of the Brooklyn Public Library, has published 140 volumes of city directories specific to the borough of Brooklyn. You can view and search those city directories on the Internet Archive.

License

All materials in this collection are in the public domain according to rights analysis by the NYPL Copyright and Information Policy group. As a result, all the data and PDFs in this repo are likewise in the public domain. A CC0 license has been applied to this repo -- in the off chance that someone believes new copyright could attach to these images or the files, they are hereby released CC0 (even though they don't need to be by virtue of being public domain in the first place).

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