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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[http://www.hillcollege.edu/info/texasheritagemuseum/ Texas Heritage Museum, Hill College], Hillsboro, outstanding Civil War collection. | *[http://www.hillcollege.edu/info/texasheritagemuseum/ Texas Heritage Museum, Hill College], Hillsboro, outstanding Civil War collection. | ||
*[http://smu.edu/libraries/ Southern Methodist University] history, biography, newspapers, ethnic studies, government papers. | *[http://smu.edu/libraries/ Southern Methodist University] history, biography, newspapers, ethnic studies, government papers. | ||
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*[http://www.dallashistory.org/ Dallas Historical Society] 3 million documents, 10,000 books on TX history, 30,000 photos. | *[http://www.dallashistory.org/ Dallas Historical Society] 3 million documents, 10,000 books on TX history, 30,000 photos. | ||
*[http://www.dallaspioneer.org/about_us/index.php Dallas County Pioneers Association] preserving history of early settlers. | *[http://www.dallaspioneer.org/about_us/index.php Dallas County Pioneers Association] preserving history of early settlers. | ||
*[http://www.bgct.org/texasbaptists/Page.aspx?pid=1134 Texas Baptist Historical Society] histories of local congregations. | *[http://www.bgct.org/texasbaptists/Page.aspx?pid=1134 Texas Baptist Historical Society] histories of local congregations. | ||
*[http://fortworthtexas.gov/library/info/default.aspx?id=24852 Fort Worth Public Library] newspapers, obituaries, biographies, histories and genealogies of the Southwest.<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> Focus is on Texas, the South, the Midwest, and the original thirteen states. | |||
*Repositories in '''surrounding counties: ''' [[Collin County, Texas|Collin]], [[Denton County, Texas|Denton]], [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis]], [[Johnson County, Texas|Johnson]], [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman]], [[Rockwall County, Texas|Rockwall]], and [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant]] counties. | |||
*[http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/genfirst.html Texas State Library and Archives Commission], Austin, federal censuses, vital statistics indexes, military indexes, county tax rolls, city directories, newspapers, voter registration, convicts. | |||
*[http://www.cah.utexas.edu/index.php Briscoe Center for American History] (Univ. of Texas at Austin) rivals the State Library collection. | |||
*[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research|Clayton Library]], Houston, censuses, military, passenger lists, periodicals, family histories, maps, Texas and Houston records, veritcal files, British vital records index, German, Canadian records. | |||
*[http://www.thc.state.tx.us/ Texas Historical Commission], Austin, 5,000 publications of which 3,000 are books, historical sites, cemeteries, oral history, heritage trails, city and county histories, military history and photos. | |||
*[http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/reqproc/certified_copy.shtm Texas DSHS Vital Statistics], Austin, births, deaths, marriages, divorces. | |||
*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Louisiana Archives and Libraries|Louisiana]], [[New Mexico Archives and Libraries|New Mexico]], [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma]], and [[Mexico Archives and Libraries#State_Archives|Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas]] | |||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||