Baily, Rosalie Fellows. Guide to Genealogical and Biographical Sources for New York City (Manhattan), 1783-1898. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998. Call # F128.25.B35 1998. Reprint of 1954 work.
Guzik, Estelle M. Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area. New York: Jewish Genealogical Society, 1989. Call# Z5313.U6 N523 1989. (2nd floor open shelf). Focuses on Jewish research, but contains useful information for all researchers.
Family History Library, New York Research Outline. (Web site). This is an overview of the holdings of the New York resources held by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
New York Public Library. Dictionary Catalog of Materials on New York City. Call # Z1318. N5 N52 1977. (3rd Floor Open Shelf) Describes material held by the New York Public Library.
Tosi, Laura. Genealogy in the Bronx : an Annotated Guide to Sources of Information. Bronx, N.Y. : Bronx County Historical Society, 1986. Call # Z1318.B7 T67 1986.
The Newberry has a large number of New York City directories dating from 1786-1925, as well as some directories for Brooklyn and Staten Island. To view a full list of the directories, see the city directory holdings list at the LFH reference desk or visit the city directories list on the website.
For a full description of census holdings for New York State, see the New York State pathfinder.
U.S. Federal Census Index, 1910 New York City. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Proquest, 2001. Call # Local History CD-ROM F128.25 .U8 2001.
Sarvay, Merton. Kings County (Brooklyn) N.Y. 1925 Census Street Index. Crystal Lake, IL : M. Sarvay, 1994. Call # folio F129.B7 S27 1994.
The Mormon Family History Library Catalog, available at the 2nd floor CD-ROM station or online, is a good source for local records. Microfilm records held by the LDS library can be loaned through the Newberry Library. Inquire at the genealogy desk if you are interested in this option.
Scott, Kenneth. Petitions for Name Changes in New York City, 1848-1899. Washington, DC : National Genealogical Society, 1984. Call # F128.25 .S383 1984. Kenneth Scott has also published many other indexes to early New York vital and court records. These can be found by searching the computer catalog for author: Scott, Kenneth.
Sawyer, Ray C. Abstracts of Wills Probated in…New York 1819-1890. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI, 1989. Call # Microfiche 3946. Microfiche reprint of 1948 manuscript. More New York Court indexes can be found by searching computer catalog for author: Sawyer, Ray.
Inskeep, Carolee R. The Graveyard Shift: A Family Historian's Guide to New York City Cemeteries. Orem, Utah: Ancestry, 2000. Call # F128.61.A1 I57 2000.
Check the following subject headings in the Newberry Library's card and on-line catalogs for local records indexes from New York City: New York, N.Y.- Genealogy New York (City) - Register of Births, etc. (Borough)-New York, N.Y- Genealogy
Brooklyn Eagle 1841-1902. Free full-text database from the Brooklyn Public Library.
New York Times.
Call # A6.637: Mar. 1852-Dec. 1853, Feb. 1854-1864, 1866-1877.
Call# Microfilm A6.637: 1878-1926.
Call# A6.637: Jan. 1927- June 1953.
Call# Microfilm A6.637: July 1953-Dec. 1972.
New York Times Article Archive, 1851-1995 (Web site.) Researchers can search this online full-text index at no charge, but must pay a fee to view full articles.
The New York Times Index. New York, New York Times Company. Call # Ref AI21 .N45 (3rd Floor Open Shelf.)
The New York Times Obituaries Index, 1958-1978. New York : New York Times, 1970-1980. Call # CT213 .N47 (3rd Floor Open Shelf- Index Table.) This index references deaths listed in the general New York Times Index (see above).
Falk, Byron. Personal Name Index to the "New York Times Index" 1851-1874. Call # Ref Z5301 F28 1976. (3rd Floor Open Shelf- Index Table.) Succasunna, N.J.: Roxbury Data Interface, 1976. This index references personal names in the general New York Times Index (see above).
For other New York City newspapers held by the Newberry Library, check the Newspaper Holdings Checklist available at the 2nd or 3rd floor reference desk, or search the Illinois Newspaper Database.
Bronx County Court Naturalization Records Index, 1914 - 1952 (Web site.)Contains over 240,000 names of individuals naturalized in the Bronx. Created by the Italian Genealogy Group.
Index to Brooklyn Naturalization Records, 1907-1924 (Web site.) Contains over 253,403 names of individuals naturalized in Brooklyn. Created by the Jewish Genealogy Society.
Nassau County Naturalization Index, 1899-1986 (Web site.) Indexes over 65,000 naturalization records. Created by the Italian Genealogy Group.
Southern District Court of New York Naturalization Index, 1906-1959 (Web site). Indexes over 500,000 naturalizations at the court, which had jurisdiction over Manhattan and the Bronx. Created by the Italian Genealogy Group.
Suffolk County Naturalization Index, 1853-1990. (Web site.) Indexes over 67,000 records. Created by the Italian Genealogy Group.
See the Passenger List guide for information about New York passenger arrival records.
New York City Death Records (Web site.) On-line database from the Italian Genalogy Group.