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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[New_York_State_Archives|New York State Archives]]'' <br>
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[New_York_State_Archives|New York State Archives]]'' <br>  


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[[Image:New York State Cultural Center2.jpg|thumb|right|350px|New York State Cultural Center2.jpg]]  
[[Image:New York State Cultural Center2.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]  


=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Contact">[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/directories/dir_programs.shtml Contact the New York State Archives] at New York State Archives] (accessed 18 September 2012).</ref> [mailto:archref@mail.nysed.gov archref@mail.nysed.gov]<br>[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/directories/dir_programs.shtml Email Address Directory]<br>
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Contact">[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/directories/dir_programs.shtml Contact the New York State Archives] at New York State Archives] (accessed 18 September 2012).</ref> [mailto:archref@mail.nysed.gov archref@mail.nysed.gov]<br>[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/directories/dir_programs.shtml Email Address Directory]<br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="Address">[http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/locpar_ce.htm Address] at New York State Archives] (accessed 18 September 2012).</ref><br>
'''Address:'''<ref name="Address">[http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/locpar_ce.htm Address] at New York State Archives] (accessed 18 September 2012).</ref><br>  


:The New York State Library<br>
:The New York State Library<br>  
:Cultural Education Center<br>
:Cultural Education Center<br>  
:222 Madison Avenue<br>
:222 Madison Avenue<br>  
:Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12230<br>
:Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12230<br>


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:Closed on New York State holidays.
:Closed on New York State holidays.


'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="Address" />&nbsp; Gives detailed information on Parking, fees, maps, driving directions, public transportation, and where to stay.<br>
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="Address" />&nbsp; Gives detailed information on Parking, fees, maps, driving directions, public transportation, and where to stay.<br>  


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  


*[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml New York State Archives Home] About us, Images, Audio, Video, Exhibitions, Research, Managing Records, Publications
*[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml New York State Archives Home] About us, Images, Audio, Video, Exhibitions, Research, Managing Records, Publications  
*Repository [http://nysl.nysed.gov/uhtbin/cgisirsi/qWKI3ARnSe/ARCHIVES/94740105/60/502/X catalog online].  
*NY State Archives [http://nysl.nysed.gov/uhtbin/cgisirsi/qWKI3ARnSe/ARCHIVES/94740105/60/502/X catalog online] and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].  
*[http://www.nyhistory.com/links/repositories.htm New York State Archives is the premier source. Website on a growing list of links for archival repositories in New York State.]
*[http://www.nyhistory.com/links/repositories.htm New York State Archives is the premier source. Website on a growing list of links for archival repositories in New York State.]


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*[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_tips.shtml Research Tips]
*[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_tips.shtml Research Tips]


Research Tips is a regular feature that introduces some of the most informative collections in the New York State Archives and guides visitors through their use. Each tip includes a brief description of records pertaining to a particular topic and clear and concise instructions on how to use the records to get information.<br>
Research Tips is a regular feature that introduces some of the most informative collections in the New York State Archives and guides visitors through their use. Each tip includes a brief description of records pertaining to a particular topic and clear and concise instructions on how to use the records to get information.<br>  


*The New York State Archives provides access to more than 130 million documents that tell the story of New York from the seventeenth century to the present.<br>
*The New York State Archives provides access to more than 130 million documents that tell the story of New York from the seventeenth century to the present.<br>
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If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  


'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  


*[[New York Public Library]] Genealogy Division has an outstanding collection of American history at national, state and local levels; international genealogy and heraldry in Roman alphabets; Dorot Jewish collection; photos; New York censuses, directories, and vital records.  
*[[New York Public Library]] Genealogy Division has an outstanding collection of American history at national, state and local levels; international genealogy and heraldry in Roman alphabets; Dorot Jewish collection; photos; New York censuses, directories, and vital records.  
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*[[Stadsarchief Amsterdam]] (Amsterdam Municipal Archives) early Dutch notarial records of New York.
*[[Stadsarchief Amsterdam]] (Amsterdam Municipal Archives) early Dutch notarial records of New York.


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, Utah, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and Mormon records.  
*[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, Utah, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and Mormon records.  
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*[http://www.yadvashem.org/ Yad Vashem], Jerusalem, 85,000 volumes about the Jewish Holocaust, largest yizkor book collection.
*[http://www.yadvashem.org/ Yad Vashem], Jerusalem, 85,000 volumes about the Jewish Holocaust, largest yizkor book collection.


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[[New York State Library]], Albany, has local histories, genealogies, atlases, church, cemetery (including DAR), city directories, microfilmed newspapers, censuses, passenger lists, and periodicals.  
*[[New York State Library]], Albany, has local histories, genealogies, atlases, church, cemetery (including DAR), city directories, microfilmed newspapers, censuses, passenger lists, and periodicals.  
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=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===


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