Historical Newspapers

A guide to library and online sources for major U.S. newspapers, papers from Texas and San Antonio, as well as ethnic papers of the African American, Hispanic, and Latin American communities.

Historical Directories

Center for Research Libraries City Directories
This link lead to the results of a search for city directories owned by the Center for Research Libraries. Their microfiche is available to borrow on Interlibrary Loan.
City Directories of the United States
This is a commercial site which charges a fee for obtaining directory information. I have only listed it here because it is useful for identifying repositories that have historical city directories. Some of the repositories have digitized collections that are freely available on the web.

San Antonio City Directories

Polk Cross-Reference Directory for Bexar County, Texas
(1958-2004 - with gaps)
Location: UTSA Special Collections, 4th Floor
Worley's San Antonio (Texas) City Directory
(1936 -1957 - with gaps)
Location: UTSA Special Collections, 4th Floor
San Antonio City Directories (Worley's)
Series: City Directories of the United States
Microfilm Location: 4th Floor Current Periodicals/Microfilm
(includes Morrison & Fourmy's & Worley's)
F394 .S2 R473 (1861-1935 -- missing 1933)
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of San Antonio
Special Collections F394.S2113 (1883)
Cole's Cross Reference Directory : San Antonio, Texas
Older: UTSA Special Collections, 4th Floor (1973-2008)
Other Specialty Directories
Includes business directories, social directories, etc.

HeritageQuest Online (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
A rich collection of research materials for genealogists and historians to trace family histories and American culture. Includes full-image population schedules from the U.S. Census (1790-1950), U.S. City Directories (1821-1989), U.S. Freedman's Bank Records (1861-1875), U.S. Indian Census Rolls (1885-1940), Canadian Census (1825-1921) and more.