Guide to the Sacramento area city directories and telephone books collection MS0031
Sean Heyliger, Kim Hayden
Center for Sacramento History
© 2020-2023
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Center for Sacramento History
Title: Sacramento area city directories and telephone books collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS0031
Physical Description:
196 Volumes
Physical Description:
29 Reels
Date (inclusive): 1850-2019
Language of Material: Languages represented in the collection: English
Access
Collection is open for research use.
Publication Rights
All requests to publish or quote from private collections held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted
in writing to csh@cityofsacramento.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the patron.
No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Sacramento area city directories and telephone books collection, MS0031, Center for Sacramento History.
Acquisition Information
This collection was assembled through various donations and purchases (accession #s 1973/04/01-06, 1973/05/01-04 1977/44/01,
1980/54/01, 1981/116/03, 1982/04/5036, 1982/04/5041, 1982/04/5044, 1983/087, 1983/125/005, 1983/126/01, 1983/147/05, 1986/108/03,
1988/085/08-12, 1988/72.01/01-07, 1992/50/01, 1994/015/01, 1995/18/13, 1995/18/14, 1998/72, 1998/721, 2001/120/01, 2001/98/06).
Alternative Forms of Material Available
Sacramento city directories are available on microfilm for the years 1860-1936 in the Center for Sacramento History's reading
room.
Processing Information
Finding aid created by Sean Heyliger, July 2019, and edited by Kim Hayden, 2020 and 2023.
Biography / Administrative History
Published on January 1, 1851, James Horace Culver's Directory for the Year 1851 was the first book to be published in Sacramento,
California, and the first city directory on the West Coast to list street address numbers. The directory listed the city's
residents, churches, benevolent organizations, saloons, restaurants, boarding houses, city and county elected officials, schools,
theaters, courts, leading taxpayers, steamboat captains, and a brief history of the city.
The second book to be published in Sacramento was Samuel Colville's Sacramento directory for the year 1853-1854, which included
Dr. John F. Morse's "History of Sacramento," a 35 page history of the city's development and politics of the previous ten
years. Colville continued to publish the city directory until 1856 when it was subsequently published by various editors and
printed by H. S. Crocker Co. The Sacramento Directory Company (1890-1974) began publishing their directory of the city beginning
in 1890 and would continue to publish it throughout most of the 20th century until it was purchased and published by R. L.
Polk and Sons after 1974.
Phone books in this collection were first published in the 1960s. Books were published by Pacific Telephone from 1967-1983,
Pacific Bell from 1984-2001, SBC from 2002-2005, and AT&T from 2006-present.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains directories and phone books of the city of Sacramento, California, and surrounding areas from 1850
through the early 1990s, and phone books published from 1967 through the present. City directory entries are listed by individual
or business name and include their residence or business address, occupation and business address, and often their spouse's
name. The earliest directories include where a person came to Sacramento from, and later directories include telephone numbers.
The 1889-1890 city directory included a key code (SCOTLANDER - S=1 C=2 0=3 T=4 L=5 A=6 N=7 D=8 E=9 R=0) next to each person's
entry that included their real estate (R), income (I), and personal (P) income. Occasionally acreage (A) and mortgage (M)
appeared as well. In 1914, the city directories began providing a reverse directory by street name and address for individuals
and businesses. Beginning in the late 1950s, two separate directories were published for the city proper and the suburban
areas. In the 1960s and 1970s, a separate Roseville/Citrus Heights directory was published.
Phone books in the collection list name, address, and phone number for individuals and businesses. From 1967 to 1983, one
phone book was published each year that included listings for individuals on white pages and businesses on yellow pages. Beginning
in 1983, two phone books were published each year: one listing individuals (called "the white pages") and one listing businesses
(called "the yellow pages"). Phone books cover the Sacramento metropolitan area, including the Delta, plus a few covering
a larger portion of Northern California beyond the Sacramento area.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 2 series:
- Series 1. City directories, 1850-1990
- Series 2. Phone books, 1967-2019
Series 1. City directories
1850-1990
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains city directories for the city of Sacramento, surrounding suburban and rural areas, Citrus Heights, and
Roseville. They date from 1850 to 1990. Entries are listed by individual or business name and include their residence, business
address, and additional information, such as their occupation, whether they rent or own their home, and their spouse's name.
Some of the earliest directories note where people came to Sacramento from. The latest directories include phone numbers.
Directories also include business listings. Starting in 1914, city directories also include a reverse directory with addresses
listed by street name. Beginning in the late 1950s, two separate directories were published for the city proper and the suburban
areas. In the 1960s and 1970s, a separate Roseville/Citrus Heights directory was published.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Volume 1850
Sacramento city directory reproduction
1850
Volume 1851
Sacramento city directory reproduction
1851
Volume 1853-1854
Sacramento city directory
1853-1854
Volume 1853-1854 repro
Sacramento city directory reproduction
1853-1854
Volume 1854
Sacramento city directory
1854
Volume 1854-1855
Sacramento city directory
1854-1855
Volume 1855
Sacramento city directory
1855
Volume 1856
Sacramento city directory
1856
Volume 1857-1858
Sacramento city directory
1857-1858
Volume 1858-1859
Sacramento city directory
1858-1859
Volume 1859-1860
Sacramento city directory
1859-1860
Volume 1860, box ms0031_2005-064-001_1860
Sacramento city directory
1860
Volume 1861-1862
Sacramento city directory
1861-1862
reel 1861-1871
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1863
reel 1861-1871
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1864
reel 1861-1871
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1865
Volume 1866
Sacramento city directory
1866
reel 1861-1871
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1867
reel 1861-1871
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1868
Volume 1869
Sacramento city directory
1869
Volume 1870
Sacramento city directory
1870
Volume 1871
Sacramento city directory
1871
reel 1872-1875
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1872
Volume 1873
Sacramento city directory
1873
Volume 1874
Sacramento city directory
1874
Volume 1875
Sacramento city directory
1875
reel 1876-1880
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1876
reel 1876-1880
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1877
Volume 1878
Sacramento city directory
1878
Volume 1879-1880
Sacramento city directory
1879-1880
Volume 1880-1881
Sacramento city directory
1880-1881
reel 1882
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1882
reel 1883-84
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1883-1884
Volume 1884-1885
Sacramento city directory
1884-1885
Existence and Location of Copies
One copy in Duplicate Box 1.
reel 1885-86
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1885-1886
Volume 1888-1889
Sacramento city directory
1888-1889
Volume 1889-1890
Sacramento city directory
1889-1890
Existence and Location of Copies
One copy in Duplicate Box 1.
Volume 1891-1892
Sacramento city directory
1891-1892
reel 1892-93
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1892-1893
reel 1893
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1893
Volume 1894
Sacramento city directory
1894
reel 1894
Sacramento city directory (microfilm) [Sacramento County listings begin]
1894
Volume 1895
Sacramento city directory
1895
Volume 1896
Sacramento city directory
1896
Volume 1896
Sacramento city directory
1896
Volume 1897
Sacramento city directory
1897
Volume 1898
Sacramento city directory
1898
Existence and Location of Copies
One copy in Duplicate Box 1
Volume 1899
Sacramento city directory
1899
Volume 1902
Sacramento city directory
1902
Volume 1903
Sacramento city directory
1903
Volume 1904
Sacramento city directory
1904
reel 1
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1905
Volume 1906
Sacramento city directory
1906
Volume 1907
Sacramento city directory
1907
reel 2
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1908
reel 3
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1909
Volume 1910
Sacramento city directory
1910
Volume 1911
Sacramento city directory
1911
Volume 1912
Sacramento city directory
1912
Volume 1913
Sacramento city directory [reverse address index begins]
1913
Volume 1914
Sacramento city directory
1914
Volume 1915
Sacramento city directory
1915
Volume 1916
Sacramento city directory
1916
Volume 1917
Sacramento city directory
1917
Volume 1918
Sacramento city directory
1918
Volume 1919
Sacramento city directory [street names changed]
1919
Volume 1920
Sacramento city directory
1920
reel 7
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1921
Volume 1922
Sacramento city directory
1922
Volume 1923
Sacramento city directory
1923
Volume 1924
Sacramento city directory
1924
Volume 1925
Sacramento city directory
1925
reel 8
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1926
reel 9
Sacramento city directory (microfilm)
1927
Volume 1928
Sacramento city directory
1928
Volume 1929
Sacramento city directory
1929
Volume 1930
Sacramento city directory
1930
Volume 1931
Sacramento city directory
1931
Volume 1932
Sacramento city directory
1932
Volume 1933
Sacramento city directory
1933
Volume 1934
Sacramento city directory
1934
Volume 1935
Sacramento city directory
1935
Volume 1936
Sacramento city directory
1936
Volume 1937
Sacramento city directory
1937
Volume 1938
Sacramento city directory
1938
Volume 1939
Sacramento city directory
1939
Volume 1940
Sacramento city directory
1940
Volume 1941
Sacramento city directory
1941
box Rural and vicinity
Sacramento County rural directory
1941
Volume 1942
Sacramento city directory
1942
Volume 1943
Sacramento city directory
1943
Volume 1945
Sacramento city directory
1945
Volume 1947
Sacramento city directory
1947
Volume 1949
Sacramento city directory
1949
box Rural and vicinity
Sacramento and vicinity ABC directory - business directory, street guide, rural routes, community information, and almanac
1949-1950
Volume 1952
Sacramento city directory
1952
Volume 1953
Sacramento city directory
1953
Volume 1955
Sacramento city directory
1955
Volume 1956
Sacramento city directory
1956
Volume 1957 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1957
Volume 1957 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1957
Volume 1958
Sacramento city directory
1958
Volume 1959 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1959
Volume 1959 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1959
Volume 1960 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1960
Volume 1960 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1960
Volume 1961 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1961
Volume 1961 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1961
Volume 1962 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1962
Volume 1962-1963
Sacramento city directory
1962-1963
Volume 1963-1964
Sacramento city directory
1963-1964
Volume 1963 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1963
Volume 1964 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1964
Volume 1965 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1965
Volume 1965 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1965
Volume 1966 Rose-CH
Roseville and Citrus Heights city directory
1966
Volume 1966 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1966
Volume 1966 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1966
Volume 1967 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1967
Volume 1967 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1967
Volume 1968 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1968
Volume 1968 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1968
Volume 1969 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1969
Volume 1970 Rose-CH
Roseville and Citrus Heights city directory
1970
Volume 1970 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1970
Volume 1970 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1970
Volume 1971 Rose-CH
Roseville and Citrus Heights city directory
1971
Volume 1971 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1971
Volume 1971 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1971
Volume 1972 Rose-CH
Roseville and Citrus Heights city directory
1972
Volume 1972 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1972
Volume 1972 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1972
Volume 1973 Rose-CH
Roseville and Citrus Heights city directory
1973
Volume 1973 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1973
Volume 1973 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1973
Volume 1974 Rose-CH
Roseville and Citrus Heights city directory
1974
Volume 1974 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1974
Volume 1975 Rose-CH
Roseville and Citrus Heights city directory
1975
Volume 1975 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1975
Volume 1975 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1975
Volume 1976 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1976
Volume 1976 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1976
Volume 1977 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1977
Volume 1977 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1977
Volume 1978 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1978
Volume 1980 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1980
Volume 1980 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1980
Volume 1981 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1981
Volume 1982 city
Sacramento city directory - city edition
1982
Volume 1982 sub
Sacramento city directory - suburban edition
1982
Volume 1986
Sacramento city directory - Haines
1986
Volume 1990
Sacramento city directory - Haines
1990
Series 2. Phone books
1938; 1967-2019
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains phone books for the city of Sacramento and metropolitan area, the Delta region, and adjoining areas.
Phone books in the collection list name, address, and phone number for individuals and businesses. From 1967 to 1983, one
phone book was published each year that included listings for individuals on white pages and businesses on yellow pages. Beginning
in 1983, two phone books were published each year: one that lists individuals (called "the white pages") and one that lists
businesses (called "the yellow pages"). Phone books cover the Sacramento metropolitan area. Two from the 1990s and 2000s include
a larger portion of Northern California beyond the Sacramento area.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
box Telephone directory 1938
Telephone directory for Sacramento, Amador, Butte, El Dorado, Nevada Placer, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties, and part of
Sierra and Solano counties
1938-05
General
About three-quarters of the directory consists of telephone and classified listings for people and businesses in the city
of the Sacramento; the rest is telephone listings for towns in nearby counties, which are listed alphabetically by town name.
Volume 1967
Sacramento phone book
1967
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1968
Sacramento phone book
1968
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1969
Sacramento phone book
1969
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1970
Sacramento phone book
1970
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1971
Sacramento phone book
1971
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1972
Sacramento phone book
1972
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1973
Sacramento phone book
1973
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1974
Sacramento phone book
1974
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1975
Sacramento phone book
1975
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1976
Sacramento phone book
1976
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1977
Sacramento phone book
1977
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1978
Sacramento phone book
1978
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1979
Sacramento phone book
1979
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume Clarksburg/Courtland 1979
Clarksburg/Courtland phone book
1979
General
Also includes Hood, Isleton, Ryde, Ryer Island, Sherman Island, Walnut Grove, and a portion of Sacramento. Includes people
and business listings.
volume Clarksburg/Courtland 1980
Clarksburg/Courtland phone book
1980
General
Also includes Hood, Isleton, Ryde, Ryer Island, Sherman Island, Walnut Grove, and a portion of Sacramento. Includes people
and business listings.
volume Elk Grove 1980
Elk Grove phone book
1980
General
Includes people and business listings.
Volume 1981
Sacramento phone book
1981
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1982
Sacramento phone book
1982
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1983
Sacramento phone book 1986/001/031
1983
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1983 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages 1986/001/032
1983
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1983 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
1983
creator: Pacific Telephone
Volume 1984 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
1984
Volume Delta 1984
Delta region phone book
1984
Volume 1985 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
1985
Volume 1985 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
1985
Volume 1986 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
1986
Volume 1987 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
1887
Volume 1987 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
1987
Volume 1993 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
1993
Volume 1994 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
1994
Volume 1994 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
1994
Volume 1995-1996
Sacramento phone book - Valley Yellow Pages
1995-1996
Volume 1997 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
1997
Volume 1998 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
1998
Volume 1998 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
1998
Volume 1999 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
1999
Volume 2000-2001 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
2000-2001
Volume 2000 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2000
Volume 2001 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2001
Volume 2001 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
2001
Volume NorCal 2001
Northern California yellow pages
2001
Volume 2002 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2002
Volume 2002 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
2002
Volume 2003 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2003
Volume NorCal 2002
Northern California businesses
2002
Volume NorCal 2003-2004
Northern California businesses
2003-2004
Volume 2004 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2004
Volume 2004 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
2004
Volume 2005 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2005
Volume 2005 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
2005
Volume 2006 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2006
Volume 2006 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
2006
Volume 2007 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2007
Volume 2008 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2008
Volume 2009 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2009
Volume 2008-2009 yellow (spanish)
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages (Spanish/español)
2008-2009
Volume 2009 white
Sacramento phone book - white pages
2009
Volume 2010 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2010
Volume 2011 yellow
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2011
Volume 2012-2013
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2012-2013
Volume 2013-2014
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2013-2014
Volume 2014-2015
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2014-2015
Volume 2016-2017
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2016-2017
Volume 2017-2018
Sacramento phone book - white and yellow pages
2017-2018
creator: Valley Yellow Pages
Volume 2019
Sacramento phone book - yellow pages
2019