Directories

City Directories & Telephone Books Available On-Line

Below are links to digital images of directories covering the Oakland-Berkeley area -- some even before Berkeley officially existed.  Most are annotated to indicate where the…

Directories in the Library

The Berkeley History Room contains many directories of current and not-so-current Berkeleyans and local businesses.

Polk's Directory of Berkeley and Nearby AreasCall Number: 917.94…

Blue Books Available on the Web

Blue books list the elite and/or socially active of society.

Alameda County Society Blue Book - 1889

 

Some City Directories Available at the Library or BHS

Some City Directories can ONLY be found in print in Berkeley History Room or at the Berkeley Historical Society or Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association.  At the library…

Some Telephone Directories Available at the Library or BHS

Some telephone directories can ONLY be found in print, in the Berkeley History Room or at the Berkeley Historical Society or Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association.  When…

Business Directories in the Library

Below are links to our catalog records of many different types of resources about Berkeley businesses.

Berkeley Business DirectoriesMercantile Guide

 

Reverse Directories

When you know an address, but don't know who or what was there, a reverse directory can help

1938 Pacific Telephone & Telegraph

1940 Pacific Telephone & Telegraph

1944 Pacific…