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[[Texas]] | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas_State_Library_and_Archives_Commission|Texas State Library and Archives Commission]]'' | ||
<br> | '''[[Texas_State_Library_and_Archives_Commission]]''' <br>Building F 1201 Brazos <br>P.O. Box 12927 <br>Austin, TX 78711 <br>Phone: (512) 463-5460 <br>Fax: (512) 463-5436 <br><br> | ||
=== Archives and Manuscripts === | === Archives and Manuscripts === | ||
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*Government Links | *Government Links | ||
{{Texas|Texas}} | Original manuscripts for Texas under Mexico, as a republic, and as a state, including all counties, vital records, newspapers, books, and maps.<ref name="DB107">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 107. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> Three divisions of the Texas State Library house materials of interest to genealogists: the Information Services, the Archives, and the Local Records divisions. The Information Services Division contains such records as published histories, vital record indexes, census records, and military records. The Archives Division preserves colonial, republic, and state government records, while the Local Records Division maintains valuable city and county government records. Microfilm copies of the city and county records are distributed among 26 Texas repositories. | ||
A helpful guide to important sources at the Texas State Archives is: | |||
*Jean Carefoot, ''Guide to Genealogical Resources in the Texas State Archives'' (Austin, Texas: Archives Division, Texas State Library, 1984. {{FHL|185217|item|disp=FHL book 976.4 A3cj 1984.}} A 197? edition is on film {{FHL|185217|item|disp=FHL film 1036849 item 11.}} | |||
The Texas State Library will loan selected materials from their Genealogy Collection. For a list of materials available for circulation, see Texas State Library, ''Texas State Library Circulating Genealogy Duplicates List.'' Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1992. {{FHL|1307259|item|disp=FHL book 976.4 A3t}} A 1985 edition is available on {{FHL|611909|item|disp=FHL fiche 6047934}} | |||
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