City Directories
City directories, often referred to as Polk or "crisscross" directories, provide listings of residents and businesses alphabetically, by address and by telephone number. The University Libraries have an extensive collection of Buffalo City Directories as follows:
Buffalo City Directories
Summary:- 1828-1935 on Microform in the Multimedia Center, Silverman Library in Capen Hall
- 1848-present (not all years available) various locations
- Current year in Lockwood Reference F129 .B8 A18
- Details are in a chart below
Buffalo Address Books and Family Directories are being added to New York Heritage Digital Collections.
Many Buffalo directories have been scanned; they are listed at Buffalo Research.
Buffalo Suburban Directories
To locate a suburban directory, search the Libraries Catalog.
Do a keyword search (e.g., Amherst and directories)
City Directories of the United States
The Multimedia Center, Silverman Library, houses the microform collection of the 18th, 19th and 20th century United States city directories. For a more detailed listing of coverage and access, see the City Directories of the United States .The Grosvenor Room at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library also has a large collection of local City and Subruban Directories.
Buffalo City Directories in the UB Libraries
| Area | Library location | Years owned |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | F129.B8 A18 Lockwood | 1936-current Not every year is represented. |
| Buffalo | F129.B8 A18 Special Collections non-circulating |
1848/49, 1860, 1864 |
| Buffalo | F129.B8 A18 Annex City Directories stored in the UB Libraries’ Annex are too fragile to handle and will not be retrieved for use. Please use the microform editions in the Multimedia Center in Silverman Library. |
1848-1935 Not every year is represented. |
| Buffalo northeast suburban | F129.B8 A1812 Lockwood | 1959-80 Not every year is represented. |
| Buffalo southeast suburban | F129.B8 A1813 Lockwood | 1963-79 Not every year is represented. |
| Buffalo suburban | F129.B8 A1814 Lockwood | 1983-1990 |
| Buffalo north suburban | F129.B8A18142 Lockwood | 1992-93 |
| Buffalo south suburban | F129.B8A18143 Lockwood | 1992-93 |
| Buffalo south & suburban area | F129.B8A1815 Lockwood | 1983-current Not every year is represented. |
| Buffalo Address Book & Family Directory | F129 B8 A182 Lockwood | 1884-1912 Not every year is represented. |
| Directory for the City of Buffalo | F129 B8 D59 Special Collections non-circulating |
1832, 1836/37 |
| Directory for the City of Buffalo | F129 B8 D591 1832a Annex City Directories stored in the UB Libraries’ Annex are too fragile to handle and will not be retrieved for use. Please use the microform editions in the Multimedia Center in Silverman Library. |
1832 |
| Buffalo | MicFilm E154.5 .D412 Multimedia Center-Silverman Library |
1861-1935 |
| Buffalo | MicFiche E154.5 .D4 fiche 219-248 Multimedia Center- Silverman Library |
1828-1860 |
| Buffalo Social Register | E154.7.B83 Annex | 1904, 1911, 1963-66, 1969, 1972-73 |
| Buffalo Social Register | E154.7 .B83 Special Collections non-circulating |
1914, 1943, 1955-57, 1960-63, 1973 |
| Buffalo Social Register | F129.B8 B5 Special Collections non-circulating |
1914 |
| Buffalo Social Register | F129.B8 B5 Lockwood | 1923, 1931, 1937, 1940 |
Last Update: February 2013