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=== Texas State Library === | === Texas State Library === | ||
'''State Archives and Library'''<br | '''State Archives and Library'''<br>Building F 1201 Brazos <br>P.O. Box 12927 <br>Austin, TX 78711 <br>Telephone: 512-463-5460 <br>Fax: 512-463-5436 <br>Internet: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ | ||
Three divisions of the Texas State Library house materials of interest to genealogists: the Information Services, the Archives, and the Local Records divisions. The Information Services Division contains such records as published histories, vital record indexes, census records, and military records. The Archives Division preserves colonial, republic, and state government records, while the Local Records Division maintains valuable city and county government records. Microfilm copies of the city and county records are distributed among 26 Texas repositories. | Three divisions of the Texas State Library house materials of interest to genealogists: the Information Services, the Archives, and the Local Records divisions. The Information Services Division contains such records as published histories, vital record indexes, census records, and military records. The Archives Division preserves colonial, republic, and state government records, while the Local Records Division maintains valuable city and county government records. Microfilm copies of the city and county records are distributed among 26 Texas repositories. | ||
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The Texas State Library will loan selected materials from their Genealogy Collection. For a list of materials available for circulation, see Texas State Library, ''Texas State Library Circulating Genealogy Duplicates List'' (Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1992; FHL book 976.4 A3t; 1985 edition is on fiche 6047934). | The Texas State Library will loan selected materials from their Genealogy Collection. For a list of materials available for circulation, see Texas State Library, ''Texas State Library Circulating Genealogy Duplicates List'' (Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1992; FHL book 976.4 A3t; 1985 edition is on fiche 6047934). | ||
'''National Archives—Fort Worth Branch<br | '''National Archives—Fort Worth Branch<br>'''501 West Felix Street <br>Building 1, Dock 1 <br>P.O. Box 6216 <br>Fort Worth, TX 76115 <br>Telephone: 817-334-5525 <br>Fax: 817-334-5621 <br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/southwest/ | ||
'''Texas State Genealogical Society<br | '''Texas State Genealogical Society<br>'''2507 Tannehill <br>Houston, TX 77008-3052 <br>Telephone: 713-864-6862 <br>Fax: 713-864-3540 <br>Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsgs/ | ||
'''Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library'''<br | '''Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library'''<br>P.O. Box 1401 <br>San Antonio, TX 78205-1401 <br>Telephone: 210-225-1071 <br>Fax: 210-212-8514 <br>Internet: http://drtl.org/ | ||
'''Rosenberg Library Archives<br | '''Rosenberg Library Archives<br>'''2310 Sealy Avenue <br>Galveston, TX 77550 <br>Telephone: 409-763-8854 <br>Fax: 409-763-0275 <br>Internet: http://www.gthcenter.org/ | ||
'''Clayton Library'''<br | '''Clayton Library'''<br>Center for Genealogical Research <br>5300 Caroline <br>Houston, TX 77004-6896 <br>Telephone: 713-524-0101 <br>Internet: http://www.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/ | ||
The Clayton Library has produced a series of subject guides to their collection. The Family History Library has copies of a number of these guides. | The Clayton Library has produced a series of subject guides to their collection. The Family History Library has copies of a number of these guides. | ||
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=== Houston Public Library === | === Houston Public Library === | ||
'''Houston Metropolitan Research Center'''<br | '''Houston Metropolitan Research Center'''<br>500 McKinney Street <br>Houston, TX 77002 <br>Telephone: 713-236-1313 <br>Internet: http://www.houstonlibrary.org/research/hmrc.html | ||
'''Dallas Public Library<br | '''Dallas Public Library<br>'''1515 Young Street <br>Dallas, TX 75201 <br>Telephone: 214-670-1400 <br>Internet: http://dallaslibrary.org/ | ||
'''Center for American History<br | '''Center for American History<br>'''The University of Texas<br>Sid Richardson Hall, 2.101 <br>Austin, TX 78712 <br>Telephone: 512-495-4515 <br>Fax: 512-495-4542 <br>Internet: http://www.cah.utexas.edu/ | ||
'''Baylor University'''<br | '''Baylor University'''<br>Texas Collection <br>P.O. Box 97142 <br>Waco, TX 76798-7142 <br>Internet: http://www3.baylor.edu/Library/ | ||
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Texas counties, use the 24 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of all of these inventories. | To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Texas counties, use the 24 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of all of these inventories. | ||
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The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. | The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. | ||
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