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===[[Bancroft Library]]===
===[[Bancroft Library]]===
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 <br>Telephone: 510-642-6481 Reference desk<br>Fax: 510-642-7589<br>Internet: [https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library Website]&nbsp;
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 <br>Telephone: 510-642-6481 Reference desk<br>Fax: 510-642-7589<br>Internet: [https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library Website]  


:Premier Western Americana, and Latin Americana collections, including Native Americans, Spanish encounter and colonial settlement, exploration of western America, maps and atlases, the Mexican War, westward migration, the Gold Rush, mining, land surveys, religious and Utopian communities, and ethnic communities. This library has more about western North America than any other site.<ref>[http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/ Collections] in ''The Bancroft Library'' Internet site (accessed 26 October 2013).</ref> <ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>
:Premier Western Americana, and Latin Americana collections, including Native Americans, Spanish encounter and colonial settlement, exploration of western America, maps and atlases, the Mexican War, westward migration, the Gold Rush, mining, land surveys, religious and Utopian communities, and ethnic communities. This library has more about western North America than any other site.<ref>[http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/ Collections] in ''The Bancroft Library'' Internet site (accessed 26 October 2013).</ref> <ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>
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(5th and 6th floors)<br>J. Paul Leonard Library, Rm. 610<br>San Francisco State University<br>1630 Holloway Avenue<br>San Francisco 94132<br>Telephone: 415-469-6100<br>Fax: 415-469-6172<br>E-mail: [mailto:sutro@library.ca.gov sutro@library.ca.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.library.ca.gov/collections/sutro.html Sutro Library]
(5th and 6th floors)<br>J. Paul Leonard Library, Rm. 610<br>San Francisco State University<br>1630 Holloway Avenue<br>San Francisco 94132<br>Telephone: 415-469-6100<br>Fax: 415-469-6172<br>E-mail: [mailto:sutro@library.ca.gov sutro@library.ca.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.library.ca.gov/collections/sutro.html Sutro Library]


:''The&nbsp;'' place in northern California for genealogy research. Has an excellent collection of censuses, books, and periodicals for most states, including Great Registers, city directories, DAR California records, California death index 1905-1995, and marriage index 1949-1986.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref name="CalGenRes" />
:''The '' place in northern California for genealogy research. Has an excellent collection of censuses, books, and periodicals for most states, including Great Registers, city directories, DAR California records, California death index 1905-1995, and marriage index 1949-1986.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref name="CalGenRes" />


===[[California State Archives]]===
===[[California State Archives]]===
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===California Genealogical Soc and Library===
===California Genealogical Soc and Library===
'''[[California Genealogical Society and Library]]'''<br>2201 Broadway, Suite LL2<br>Oakland, CA 94612-3031<br>Telephone: 510-663-1358 <br>Fax: 510-663-1596 <br>Internet: [https://www.californiaancestors.org/ Website]&nbsp;<br>Blog: http://blog.californiaancestors.org/
'''[[California Genealogical Society and Library]]'''<br>2201 Broadway, Suite LL2<br>Oakland, CA 94612-3031<br>Telephone: 510-663-1358 <br>Fax: 510-663-1596 <br>Internet: [https://www.californiaancestors.org/ Website] <br>Blog: http://blog.californiaancestors.org/


:''California Names Index&nbsp;'' with 350,000 entries from state, county, and local sources; genealogy collections for California and whole USA, but focused on '''''San Francisco''''', '''''Alameda''''' and '''''Contra Costa''''' counties, including California vital records, pre-1906 San Francisco births, marriages and deaths, manuscripts, newspapers, obituaries, cemeteries, funeral home records, selected naturalization and passenger arrival lists.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://californiaancestors.org/research-services/ca-research-tips Research] in ''California Genealogy Society and Library'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>
:''California Names Index '' with 350,000 entries from state, county, and local sources; genealogy collections for California and whole USA, but focused on '''''San Francisco''''', '''''Alameda''''' and '''''Contra Costa''''' counties, including California vital records, pre-1906 San Francisco births, marriages and deaths, manuscripts, newspapers, obituaries, cemeteries, funeral home records, selected naturalization and passenger arrival lists.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://californiaancestors.org/research-services/ca-research-tips Research] in ''California Genealogy Society and Library'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>


===[[Carlsbad City Library]]===
===[[Carlsbad City Library]]===
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1310-B W. Magnolia Blvd.<br>Burbank, CA 91506<br>Telephone: 818-848-3122<br>Fax: 818-716-6300<br>E-mail: [mailto:lural@juno.com lural@juno.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.immigrantgensoc.org/welcome.html The Immigrant Genealogical Society Homepage]<br>  
1310-B W. Magnolia Blvd.<br>Burbank, CA 91506<br>Telephone: 818-848-3122<br>Fax: 818-716-6300<br>E-mail: [mailto:lural@juno.com lural@juno.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.immigrantgensoc.org/welcome.html The Immigrant Genealogical Society Homepage]<br>  


:Largest genealogical collection for '''''German immigrants&nbsp;''''' except for Salt Lake City. About half of the library holdings cover German speaking areas of Europe, and half cover America.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.immigrantgensoc.org/welcome.html Homepage] in ''The Immigrant Genealogical Society'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>
:Largest genealogical collection for '''''German immigrants ''''' except for Salt Lake City. About half of the library holdings cover German speaking areas of Europe, and half cover America.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.immigrantgensoc.org/welcome.html Homepage] in ''The Immigrant Genealogical Society'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>


===[[Long Beach Public Library]]===
===[[Long Beach Public Library]]===
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630 W. 5th Street<br> Los Angeles, CA 90071<br>Telephone: 213-228-7000<br>Fax: 213-228-7069<br>E-mail:[http://www.lapl.org/user/112/contact Contact form]<br>Internet: [http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-guides/genealogy Genealogy at the Los Angeles Public Library]
630 W. 5th Street<br> Los Angeles, CA 90071<br>Telephone: 213-228-7000<br>Fax: 213-228-7069<br>E-mail:[http://www.lapl.org/user/112/contact Contact form]<br>Internet: [http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-guides/genealogy Genealogy at the Los Angeles Public Library]


:''The&nbsp;'' place for research in Southern California. Good genealogy collection and biographical indexes. Key online database subscriptions, censuses, vital records indexes, 10,000 family histories, 5,000 U.S. city directory microfilms, heraldry, how-to guides, selected passenger arrivals including San Pedro/Wilmington/Los Angeles for 1907-1948, local histories, maps, military records, newspapers, obituaries, and periodicals. <ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-guides/genealogy Genealogy] in ''Los Angeles Public Library'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>
:''The '' place for research in Southern California. Good genealogy collection and biographical indexes. Key online database subscriptions, censuses, vital records indexes, 10,000 family histories, 5,000 U.S. city directory microfilms, heraldry, how-to guides, selected passenger arrivals including San Pedro/Wilmington/Los Angeles for 1907-1948, local histories, maps, military records, newspapers, obituaries, and periodicals. <ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-guides/genealogy Genealogy] in ''Los Angeles Public Library'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>


[[Image:LAFSL Exterior.png|thumb|right|280px|Los Angeles California FamilySearch Library]]
[[Image:LAFSL Exterior.png|thumb|right|280px|Los Angeles California FamilySearch Library]]
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===[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]]===
===[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]]===
224 Church Street<br>Santa Cruz, CA 95060 <br>Telephone: 831-427-7707 ext.&nbsp;5794<br>E-mail: [http://www.santacruzpl.org/contact/askscpl/ E-mail reference service] form<br>Internet: [http://www.santacruzpl.org/branches/14/ Website]
224 Church Street<br>Santa Cruz, CA 95060 <br>Telephone: 831-427-7707 ext. 5794<br>E-mail: [http://www.santacruzpl.org/contact/askscpl/ E-mail reference service] form<br>Internet: [http://www.santacruzpl.org/branches/14/ Website]


:Holds the Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County's library, including the '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' which is equivalent to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]&nbsp;'' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of '''''Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia''''', and '''''West Virginia&nbsp;''''' families.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> <ref>[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ The Tina Brayton Collection] in ''Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref>
:Holds the Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County's library, including the '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' which is equivalent to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]] '' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of '''''Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia''''', and '''''West Virginia ''''' families.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> <ref>[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ The Tina Brayton Collection] in ''Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref>


===[[Sons of the Revolution Library]]===
===[[Sons of the Revolution Library]]===