Temple University Libraries hold many historical Philadelphia directories, usually in the Special Collections Research Center or the Blockson Collection.
1797 Directory (C. W. Stafford)
1798 Directory (C. W. Stafford)
1807 Directory (James Robinson)
1810 Directory (James Robinson)
1811 Directory (James Robinson)
1869-1878 Directories (Gopsill)
1871 The Philadelphia medical register and directory
1884 The Medical Directory of Philadelphia
1878-1887 Co-partnership and residence business directory (Boyd)
1900 The financiers of Philadelphia and gallery of men of affairs
1908 Colored Directory of Philadelphia (Wright)
1908 Philadelphia combined city and business directory (Boyd)
1909 Philadelphia combined city and business directory (Boyd)
1911-1918 Philadelphia combined city and business directory (Boyd)
1923 Colored Directory of Philadelphia (Wright)
United States city directories 1861-1881, Philadelphia, PA. Microfilmed by Research Publications Inc.
United States city directories 1882-1901, Philadelphia, PA. Microfilmed by Research Publications Inc.