These annual volumes preceded telephone directories and listed names, addresses and occupations of local merchants and residents. The City Clerk Archives digitized these directories on loan from the Central San Diego Public Library.

• 1874 City Directory Book
• 1926 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1926 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1927 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1927 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1928 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1928 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1928 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1929 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1929 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1930 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1930 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1930 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1931 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1931 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1931 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1931 City Directory Book Part 4
• 1932 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1932 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1933 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1933 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1934 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1934 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1934 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1935 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1935 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1936 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1936 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1936 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1937 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1937 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1937 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1938 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1938 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1938 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1939 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1939 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1940 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1940 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1940 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1941 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1941 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1941 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1942 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1942 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1942 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1942 City Directory Book Part 4
• 1943 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1943 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1943 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1943 City Directory Book Part 4
• 1943 City Directory Book Part 5
• 1944-45 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1944-45 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1944-45 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1944-45 City Directory Book Part 4
• 1944-45 City Directory Book Part 5
• 1947-48 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1947-48 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1947-48 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1947-48 City Directory Book Part 4
• 1950 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1950 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1950 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1950 City Directory Book Part 4
• 1952_City Directory Book Part 1
• 1952_City Directory Book Part 2
• 1952_City Directory Book Part 3
• 1952_City Directory Book Part 4
• 1952_City Directory Book Part 5
• 1953-54_City Directory Book Part 1
• 1953-54_City Directory Book Part 2
• 1953-54_City Directory Book Part 3
• 1953-54_City Directory Book Part 4
• 1955 Suburban Directory Book Part 1
• 1955 Suburban Directory Book Part 2
• 1956 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1956 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1956 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1956 City Directory Book Part 4
• 1956 City Directory Book Part 5
• 1956 Suburban City Directory Book Part 1
• 1956 Suburban City Directory Book Part 2
• 1957 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1957 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1957 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1957 City Directory Book Part 4
• 1957 City Directory Book Part 5
• 1957 Suburban City Directory Book Part 1
• 1957 Suburban City Directory Book Part 2
• 1958 City Directory Book Part 1
• 1958 City Directory Book Part 2
• 1958 City Directory Book Part 3
• 1958 City Directory Book Part 4
• 1958 City Directory Book Part 5
• 1958 City Directory Book Part 6
• 1958 City Directory Book Part 7
• 1958 Suburban City Directory Book Part 1
• 1958 Suburban City Directory Book Part 2
• 1959 Suburban City Directory Book Part 1
• 1959 Suburban City Directory Book Part 2
• 1960 Suburban City Directory Book Part 1
• 1960 Suburban City Directory Book Part 2
• 1960 Suburban City Directory Book Part 3