This was cut back to 2 letter 5 digit 2l5d in 1948, lasting officially until 1977. Glenn millers 1940 hit pennsylvania 65000 got its name from the phone number for the hotel pennsylvania in new york 2127365000. They list residents and businesses within a city or town, often including suburbs. Chicago business directory 1839 us gen web archives. Genealogy online is the cook county clerks website. Copies of original chicago and cook county marriage records included in this index can be ordered by phone from the illinois regional archives depository at northeastern illinois university. During the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, there was a slow growth in the planning role of municipal governments in many large american cities, including chicago.
Brooklyn telephone directory new york public library digital collections. Because they are published frequently, more often than every ten years like the census, directories help us verify residences. Nysl holdings are listed below in alphabetical order by. Because they are published frequently, more often than every ten years like the census, directories help us verify residences and. How to find chicago city directories chicagogenealogy. Census that is currently available in the 1940 census in chicago, not. Assorted years 18441947 at ancestryrequires payment coverage and type of directory varies.
Museums in washington, dc, and at the presidential libraries will be open. Check this listing if you cannot find your ancestors in the pages of the books linked below at fold3. To use the search form below, you may enter information in any or all of the boxes. Old 1940 springfield il telephone directory phone book. We have information on 303323 1940, including market perceptions address and background check reports with criminal records. This list is meant to include resources in addition to the ones found at commercial genealogical sites like familysearch, ancestry, fold3, and the like. Our illinois telephone directories range from 1930s to. Chicago city directories the 1923 chicago directory contains a publication history of the directories.
Would it be possible for someone to check the 1940 city directory for his name. Powell was reported to be living in chicago in 1940. Starting with the 1951 directory, only the following suburbs are listed on the title page. Illinois white pages and yellow pages chicago september 1885. If there is no city directory available for the city or town you are searching, use a substitute source to locate an address. Phone number 3129441940 is registered to deerpath master association chicago. Guide to chicago, cook county ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. Instrumental in developing the methods for transforming these elements into solid metal form, in 1946 smith joined the university of chicago, and became head 194656 of its institute for the study of metals.
Chicago white pages chicago phone directory lookup. Alumni directory, 18831994, evanstontownship high school, district 202 family history library. City directories microform reader services, researcher and reference services division, library of congress. Includes buffalo, cantrall, mechanicsburg, riverton and rochester. City directories, telephone books and county directories do not circulate, but are available for use onsite. City directories give us regular and timely snapshots of a community. Us telephone directory collection, available online, chicago, illinois.
Brooklyn telephone directory nypl digital collections. The library of congress makes available to the public an extensive collection of current and noncurrent telephone, city, and reverse telephone crisscross directories for the united states and many foreign countries. Bratenahl, brooklyn, garfield heights, linndale and newburgh heights. Nov 24, 2015 the 1944 directory is helpful to track any ancestor migration since the 1940 census that is currently available in the 1940 census in chicago, not present in the 1944 chicago telephone directory.
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In addition to the print resources described in the city directory guide, the newberry has a complete run of chicago. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. The barack obama presidential library is not part of the national archives at chicago. City directory for rock island including meline, east meline and silvis, illinois from 1941. Circa 1930 city directories available at nara national.
Closed to the public on saturdays, sundays, and federal holidays. National archives research rooms are closed on monday, february 17, for washingtons birthday. Chicago mobile phone numbers are more difficult to find as these numbers are not public record and so, there is no cell phone directory for chicago at this time. Published before telephones were prevalent and before phone books were printed. Marriage records more than 50 years old can be ordered online for a fee. Click on the links below to open a pdf file for the section you wish to view. Just got an email from the chicago genealogical society with information thats relevant to chicago cook county genealogical researchers. For easier viewing, the directory has been divided into several sections. Queens telephone directory new york public library digital collections. The old telephone numbers of chicago look back, chicago. The 1944 directory is helpful to track any ancestor migration since the 1940 census that is currently available in the 1940 census in chicago, not present in the 1944 chicago telephone directory. But, with a bit of newspaper digging and a good dose of genealogical luck, you might be able to find cook county property transactions. The missing directories contains additional information. Jun, 20 in the photo gallery below, you can find a page from the 1941 3letter and 1951 2letter chicago phone directory that explains it a little more, along with an entire listing of what the old.
The 19281929 polk directory is available online opens as a pdf. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day. Exchange names are also of interest to pop culture mavens. In the photo gallery below, you can find a page from the 1941 3letter and 1951 2letter chicago phone directory that explains it a little more, along with an entire listing of what the old. They generally contain name, residence address, occupation, and work address optional. His book was a precursor to the field of anthropathology, which looks at racial differences in the expression of disease, and is credited.
Brief information on more than 40,000 public and private companies. From outside the chicago area, dial 1 and the phone number 3129441940, 411 chicago local directory. Government maps of chicago in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Our library has a 1944 and 1953 chicago telephone directory.
See directories binder at the 2nd floor reference desk. Chicago aa, which was the first area to have its own central office, has a long history and extensive archives. The basis for this work was chicagos first directory of 1844. Chicago genealogy records and sources on the internet. Additional city directories can be found at the library of congress or at many local libraries.
Chicago, cook county, illinois genealogy genealogy. They were published in chicago 18391870 irregularly, 18711917 every year, 1923, 19281929. Queens telephone directory nypl digital collections. Collections include microfilmed copies of man chicago city directories from 1839. Chicago market guide, 19081909 city directories allen county. The cook county recorder of deeds doesnt offer research services by mail if thats changed, please let me know. Chicago directory 1843 part 3 1896 us gen web archives. Oct 06, 2016 the national archives building, 700 pennsylvania ave. However, directories with information that is presented by address can be even more useful. Some of the online directories below will allow you to do a chicago reverse number lookup that is, to use a known telephone number to do a reverse search to find a person or business. The database currently contains directories for all.
The directory has residential and commercial listings, with many neat old ads. This page lists microfilmed city directories available at national archives building, 700 pennsylvania ave. For links to other free chicago resources, click here. Our goal is to identify all city directories in all repositories. Cook county, illinois online historical directories. Todays list is about sites that host free chicago city directories online.
When chicago phone numbers had letters wbez chicago. City directories, 18221995 this database is a collection of directories for u. City directories on microfilm or microfiche and selected telephone books and county directories on microfilm are filed in cabinets in the 7th floor microforms area. Find information on a companys location, summary financials, top competitors, top officers and more. For example, you can search for grocers on wilmette avenue by typing grocer in the business box and wilmette in. In addition to the print resources described in the city directory guide, the newberry has a complete run of chicago city directories, which range in date from 1839 to 192829, available on microfilm please note that in some years no directory was published. Our illinois telephone directories range from 1930s to 1970s.
Illinois white pages chicago june 1940 lauffs through z. Chicago, il located at the newberry library in chicago. Chicago directory 1843 part 1 1896 us gen web archives. Cook county il city directories genealogy records directory.
We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35 million users. Chicago turabian format irma and paul milstein division of united states history, local history and genealogy, the new york public library. Chicago city directories can be found online, on microfilm, and in paper form. Illinois directories at include city directories, phone books and white pages for rockford and surrounding areas. Undoubtedly, there are other city directories for this locality that are not listed here. Chicago white pages phone books in illinois il whitepages. Directories are good resources for many types of research. Yes, that is right, printed, largesize, heavy paper phone directories. Chicago, cook county, illinois genealogy familysearch. Philadelphia, pa located at the philadelphia public library. Queens telephone directory the new york public library digital collections. And the lists are by no means exhaustive, so if you know of other digital collections on chicago. Telephone and city directories in the library of congress.
The alphabetical listings provide clues to researchers about employment, residence, and age of citizens. Illinois white pages and yellow pages chicago july 1914 thru spring 1929. Telephone directories is a place where you can look for information of people within the territory of the united states of america, this information is totally free and safe. These directories are available in a variety of formats and locations. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm. The chart below lists the city directories available. Lewis, phd 1915, the first african american to hold both an md and a phd, conducted groundbreaking research on race and blood typing that led to his hallmark book, biology of the negro, in 1942. Noncurrent telephone and city directories in the library. Brooklyn telephone directory the new york public library digital collections. This microfilm is not available for sale from nara. Only genealogists can really appreciate this introduction.
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