Scope and Contents The CFCNJIC owns hard copy and microfilm city directories from roughly 1835-1980s. Additionally the CFCNJIC owns NJ Bell Telephone Directories on microfilm covering the entire state from roughly 1900-1990 depending on location.The CFCNJIC has hard copy Newark phonebooks through 2019. The CFCNJIC also owns reverse address directories for Newark and Suburban Essex through 2019 (these start in the city directories in the 1920s, and become separate volumes c. 1972). ...