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=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories for African Americans === | === Wiki Articles on Major Repositories for African Americans === | ||
[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]]{{·}} [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]{{·}} [[Library of Congress]]{{·}} [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]]{{·}} [[United States National Archives Regional Branches|National Archives Regional Branches]]{{·}} [[National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, John Parker Library]]{{·}} [https://civilrightstrail.com/attraction/birmingham-civil-rights-institute/ Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]{{·}} [https://blackarchives.org/ Black Archives of Mid-America]{{·}} [https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein Duke Univeristy Rubenstein Library]{{·}} [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers]{{·}} [[Godfrey Memorial Library]]{{·}} Kalamazoo College Black History | [[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]]{{·}} [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]{{·}} [[Library of Congress]]{{·}} [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]]{{·}} [[United States National Archives Regional Branches|National Archives Regional Branches]]{{·}} [[National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, John Parker Library]]{{·}} [https://civilrightstrail.com/attraction/birmingham-civil-rights-institute/ Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]{{·}} [https://blackarchives.org/ Black Archives of Mid-America]{{·}} [https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein Duke Univeristy Rubenstein Library]{{·}} [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers]{{·}} [[Godfrey Memorial Library]]{{·}} [https://www.kalamazooblackhistorymuseum.org/ Kalamazoo College Black History Museum]{{·}} [[New England Historic Genealogical Society]]{{·}} [[Newberry Library]]{{·}} [[John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg]]{{·}} [https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg Schomburg Center For Research in Black Culture - New York Public Library] {{·}} [https://anacostia.si.edu/ Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum]{{·}} [[University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Libraries]]{{·}} [https://www.africa.upenn.edu/ University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center]{{·}} [https://library.pitt.edu/hillman-library University of Pittsburgh Hillman Library]<br><br> | ||
=== Online Records for African American Research === | === Online Records for African American Research === | ||
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==== FamilySearch Library ==== | ==== FamilySearch Library ==== | ||
'''[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]'''<br>35 N. West Temple St. <br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150<br>Telephone: 801-240-6536<br>Website: [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch]<br> | '''[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]'''<br>35 N. West Temple St. <br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150<br>Telephone: 801-240-6536<br>Website: [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch]<br> | ||
:They have federal and state censuses showing where '''African Americans''' lived, vital records, biographies, cemeteries, church records, Freedman's Bank, Freedmen's Bureau, court records, directories, genealogy, local histories, land and property (may include lists of free Blacks and enslaved persons, bills of sale), manumissions, maps, military records, newspapers, obituaries, periodicals, probate records (may list enslaved persons freed or bequeathed), slavery and bondage, and societies. 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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | :They have federal and state censuses showing where '''African Americans''' lived, vital records, biographies, cemeteries, church records, Freedman's Bank, Freedmen's Bureau, court records, directories, genealogy, local histories, land and property (may include lists of free Blacks and enslaved persons, bills of sale), manumissions, maps, military records, newspapers, obituaries, periodicals, probate records (may list enslaved persons freed or bequeathed), slavery and bondage, and societies. 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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints records.<br><br> | ||
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==== Library of Congress ==== | ==== Library of Congress ==== | ||
'''[[Library of Congress]]'''[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|thumb|400px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.]]<br>101 Independence Ave. SE <br>Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br>Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br>Telephone: Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br>Fax: 202-707-1957 <br>Email: [http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html Ask a Librarian form]<br>Website: [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress] | '''[[Library of Congress]]'''[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|thumb|400px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.]]<br>101 Independence Ave. SE <br>Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br>Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br>Telephone: Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br>Fax: 202-707-1957 <br>Email: [http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html Ask a Librarian form]<br>Website: [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress] | ||
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[[File:Ncfayetteville.jpg|thumb|right|280px|A FamilySearch Center in Fayetteville NC]]'''[https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers]''' (FSCs) have [[FamilySearch Center Portal|premium online services]] for genealogists for free and offer research suggestions. These microfilms include a good collection of African American records including censuses, vital records, cemeteries, church records, biographies, Freedman's Bank, Freedmen's Bureau, funeral homes, military records, oral history, probate records, slavery and bondage records, and the Southern Claims Commission records. | [[File:Ncfayetteville.jpg|thumb|right|280px|A FamilySearch Center in Fayetteville NC]]'''[https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers]''' (FSCs) have [[FamilySearch Center Portal|premium online services]] for genealogists for free and offer research suggestions. These microfilms include a good collection of African American records including censuses, vital records, cemeteries, church records, biographies, Freedman's Bank, Freedmen's Bureau, funeral homes, military records, oral history, probate records, slavery and bondage records, and the Southern Claims Commission records. | ||
There are more than 4,700 FSCs in 134 countries. There is no cost to visit a FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Library. They are open to anyone with an interest in genealogical research. They are operated by [https://www. | There are more than 4,700 FSCs in 134 countries. There is no cost to visit a FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Library. They are open to anyone with an interest in genealogical research. They are operated by [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Click on [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ Find a FamilySearch center] to locate the the center nearest you. | ||
Each center has unique hours of operation, and may have changed from the hours posted on our site. It is a good idea to call the center for their scheduled hours before you visit.<br><br> | Each center has unique hours of operation, and may have changed from the hours posted on our site. It is a good idea to call the center for their scheduled hours before you visit.<br><br> | ||
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==== University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center ==== | ==== University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center ==== | ||
'''University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center'''<br>647 Williams Hall<br>255 S 36th Street<br>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6305<br>Telephone: 215-898-6971<br>Fax: 215-573-7379<br>Email: [mailto:africa@sas.upenn.edu africa@sas.upenn.edu]<br>Website: [http://www.africa.upenn.edu/ The Africa Center Home] | '''University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center'''<br>647 Williams Hall<br>255 S 36th Street<br>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6305<br>Telephone: 215-898-6971<br>Fax: 215-573-7379<br>Email: [mailto:africa@sas.upenn.edu africa@sas.upenn.edu]<br>Website: [http://www.africa.upenn.edu/ The Africa Center Home] | ||
:The African Studies Center coordinates course offerings in anthropology, demography, economics, history, language, literature, politics, religion, and sociology. The Van Pelt Library holds most of the African collection. For more details see [ | :The African Studies Center coordinates course offerings in anthropology, demography, economics, history, language, literature, politics, religion, and sociology. The [https://www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt Van Pelt Library] holds most of the African collection. For more details see [https://www.africa.upenn.edu/ African Collection at Penn].<ref> in ''Penn Libraries'' (accessed 30 May 2016).</ref> See also the [https://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/subject/african-studies-collection African Studies Collection] at Penn Libraries.<br><br> | ||
[[File:Hillman Library - evening Fall 2007.jpg|thumb|right|280px|University of Pittsburgh Hillman Library in PA]] | [[File:Hillman Library - evening Fall 2007.jpg|thumb|right|280px|University of Pittsburgh Hillman Library in PA]] | ||