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The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services that are helpful for genealogical research: [[Image:Carnegie Public Library in Eureka Springs AK.jpg|frame|right|290x250px|frame|<center>Carnegie Public Library in Eureka Springs AK</center>]]  
The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services that are helpful for genealogical research: [[Image:Carnegie Public Library in Eureka Springs AK.jpg|frame|right|290x250px|frame|<center>Carnegie Public Library in Eureka Springs AK</center>]]  


=== Archives<br>  ===
=== Archives ===


'''[http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/ beta worldcat.org archivegrid]'''<br>identify participating Arkansas Archives and contact information, search their collections<br>  
'''[http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/ beta worldcat.org archivegrid]'''<br>identify participating Arkansas Archives and contact information, search their collections<br>  


'''[http://www.ark-ives.com/ Arkansas History Commission]''' (State Archives)<br>One Capitol Mall<br>Little Rock, Arkansas 72201<br>Phone: <span class="skype_c2c_print_container notranslate">(501) 682-6900</span><span id="skype_c2c_container" class="skype_c2c_container notranslate" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span" id="non_free_num_ui">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">(501) 682-6900</span><span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" /></span></span></span>
'''[http://www.ark-ives.com/ Arkansas History Commission]''' (State Archives)<br>One Capitol Mall<br>Little Rock, Arkansas 72201<br>Phone: (501) 682-6900


Online collections include 1911 Confederate Veterans Questionnaires, Confederate Pension Records, Land Records, and World War I Discharge Records among others.  
Online collections include 1911 Confederate Veterans Questionnaires, Confederate Pension Records, Land Records, and World War I Discharge Records among others.  


'''[http://www.archives.gov/southwest/ National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]'''<br>501 West Felix Street, Building 1 <br>Fort Worth, Texas 76115-3405<br>Phone: <span class="skype_c2c_print_container notranslate">(817) 831-5620</span><span id="skype_c2c_container" class="skype_c2c_container notranslate" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span" id="non_free_num_ui">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">(817) 831-5620</span><span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" /></span></span></span><br>Fax: (817) 551-2034<br> The National Archives—Southwest Region (Ft. Worth) has records created by federal agencies and courts in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. The archives has microfilms of all available federal census records, many naturalization records, passenger arrival lists, military records, and other historical resources. [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)|Learn more.]]  
'''[http://www.archives.gov/southwest/ National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]'''<br>501 West Felix Street, Building 1 <br>Fort Worth, Texas 76115-3405<br>Phone: (817) 831-5620<br>Fax: (817) 551-2034<br> The National Archives—Southwest Region (Ft. Worth) has records created by federal agencies and courts in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. The archives has microfilms of all available federal census records, many naturalization records, passenger arrival lists, military records, and other historical resources. [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)|Learn more.]]  


'''[http://www.southwestarchives.com/ Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives]'''<br>201 Highway 195 S<br>PO Box 134<br>Washington, Arkansas 71862<br>Phone: <span class="skype_c2c_print_container notranslate">(870) 983-2633</span><span id="skype_c2c_container" class="skype_c2c_container notranslate" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span" id="non_free_num_ui">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">(870) 983-2633</span><span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" /></span></span></span><br>Fax: (870) 983-2636
'''[http://www.southwestarchives.com/ Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives]'''<br>201 Highway 195 S<br>PO Box 134<br>Washington, Arkansas 71862<br>Phone: (870) 983-2633
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=== Libraries ===
=== Libraries ===


'''[http://www.butlercenter.org/ The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies]'''<br>[http://arstudies.com/ Arkansas Studies Institute]<br>401 President Clinton Ave.<br>Little Rock, Arkansas 72201<br>Phone: (501) 320-5700<br>The Arkansas Studies Institute is a joint project of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  
'''[http://www.butlercenter.org/ The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies]'''<br>[http://arstudies.com/ Arkansas Studies Institute]<br>401 President Clinton Ave.<br>Little Rock, Arkansas 72201<br>Phone: (501) 320-5700<br>The Arkansas Studies Institute is a joint project of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  
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=== Societies ===
=== Societies ===


'''[http://www.agsgenealogy.org/ Arkansas Genealogical Society]<br>'''P.O. Box 26374 <br>Little Rock, Arkansas 72221
'''[http://www.agsgenealogy.org/ Arkansas Genealogical Society]<br>'''P.O. Box 26374 <br>Little Rock, Arkansas 72221
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=== Reference Guides  ===
=== Reference Guides  ===


*Baker, Russell Pierce. ''Guide to Microfilmed County Records at the Arkansas History Commission''. Alexander, Arkansas&nbsp;: Professional Genealogists of Arkansas, 1989. {{FHL| 425192|item|disp=FHL book&nbsp;976.7 A1 no. 140}} {{WorldCat|20031649|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat).}}<br>
*Baker, Russell Pierce. ''Guide to Microfilmed County Records at the Arkansas History Commission''. Alexander, Arkansas: Professional Genealogists of Arkansas, 1989. {{FHL| 425192|item|disp=FHL book 976.7 A1 no. 140}} {{WorldCat|20031649|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat).}}<br>


To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Arkansas counties, use the inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Copies of many of these inventories can be found in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] with a place-name search using the name of the county and selecting the topic, "Archives and Archives and Libraries - Inventories, registers, catalogs."  
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Arkansas counties, use the inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Copies of many of these inventories can be found in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] with a place-name search using the name of the county and selecting the topic, "Archives and Archives and Libraries - Inventories, registers, catalogs."  
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