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[[Image:Clayton House Houston's Genealogy Library.jpg|right|400px|Clayton House Houston's Genealogy Library.jpg]] | [[Image:Clayton House Houston's Genealogy Library.jpg|right|400px|Clayton House Houston's Genealogy Library.jpg]] | ||
===Contact Information=== | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:''' [http://www.houstonlibrary.org/emailref Email Reference] Use this form for genealogy and research questions. | |||
''' | '''Address:'''<ref name="About">[http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/about.html About the Library] at ''Clayton Library Center for Genealogy Research'' (accessed 26 October 2013).</ref> | ||
:'''Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research'''<br>5300 Caroline St.<br>Houston, TX 77004-6896<br><br> | |||
:'''Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research'''<br>5300 Caroline St.<br>Houston, TX 77004-6896 | |||
'''Telephone:''' | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="About" /> 832-393-2600 | ||
'''Hours:''' | '''Hours:'''<ref name="About" /> Sunday and Monday Closed ; Tuesday 10am–6pm ; Wednesday10am–8pm ; Thursday 10am–6pm ; Friday 10am–5pm ; Saturday 10am–5pm<br> | ||
'''Directions, map, and public transportation:''' | '''Directions, map, and public transportation:'''<br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/about_directions.html Directions and map] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.ridemetro.org/Default.aspx Metro Transit Authority of Harris County] | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/index.html Clayton Library Internet site] collections, research, services, events, FAQs, and history.<br> | ||
*[https://halan.sdp.sirsi.net/client/hou Houston Public Library Online Catalog] by title, author, subject, series, call number, ISBN /ISSN, Lexile number, or government document number | *[https://halan.sdp.sirsi.net/client/hou Houston Public Library Online Catalog] by title, author, subject, series, call number, ISBN /ISSN, Lexile number, or government document number. <br> | ||
*[ | *[http://houstonlibrary.org/genealogy Genealogy databases] 24 including Ancestry, FamilySearch, HeritageQuest, Fold3, and newspapers. <br> | ||
=== Collection Description === | |||
This branch of the Houston Public Library has one of America's best genealogical collections. Especially strong for Texas and adjoining states.<ref name="DB107">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 107. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> It has nationwide and statewide materials, Texas and Houston area death records including funeral home records, censuses, passenger arrival lists, manuscripts, International resources for Europe, Canada, and Mexico, military records, family histories, genealogical periodicals, maps, family history vertical files, and Family History Library Affiliate Program.<ref name="Coll">[http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/collections.html Collections] at ''Clayton Library Center for Genealogy Research'' (accessed 26 October 2013).</ref> Their special collections includes 25 major genealogical collections, such as the Barbour, Blake, Draper Manuscript, and Vosburgh collections, Loredo TX Archives 1749-1872, and Nacagdoches TX Archives 1733-1836.<ref name="SpColl">[http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/collections_special-collections.html Special Collections] at ''Clayton Library Center for Genealogy Research'' (accessed 26 October 2013).</ref> | |||
===Tips=== | === Tips === | ||
*Bring a sweater because it is often chilly. | *Bring a sweater because it is often chilly. | ||
*Free parking is available for users of the library. | *Free parking is available for users of the library. | ||
*Lockers are available for a quarter which will be returned when you return the key. | *Lockers are available for a quarter which will be returned when you return the key. | ||
* | *A snack area is available with vending machines and tables. | ||
*Free Wi-Fi is available and you are welcome to bring in your laptop and connect to the Internet. | *Free Wi-Fi is available and you are welcome to bring in your laptop and connect to the Internet. | ||
*Public computers are available with a Houston Public Library | *Public computers are available with a Houston Public Library PowerCard, or computer use card.<ref name="About" /> | ||
===Alternate Repositories=== | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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. | ||
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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[National Archives | *[[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]] letters, photos, maps, settlement history, American Indians, the Civil War, slavery, Chinese exclusion, repatriation, segregation, and World Wars I and II. | ||
*[[Dallas Public Central Library]] 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases | *[[Dallas Public Central Library]] 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases. | ||
'''''Similar Collections''''' | '''''Similar Collections''''' | ||
*[ | *[[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. | ||
*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic collections, and Canadians. | *[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic collections, and Canadians. | ||
*[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and newspapers. | *[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and newspapers. | ||
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service and pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons. | *[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service and pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons. | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[http://www.harriscountytx.gov/archives/Default.aspx Harris County Archives] maps, manuscripts, oral histories, schools, orphan home, J.P. dockets. | *[http://www.chaparralgensoc.org/index.html Chaparral Genealogical Society Library] over 2,100 books, manuscripts, and microfilms. | ||
*[http://www.cclerk.hctx.net/ Harris County Clerk] births, marriages, deaths, and land deeds. | *[http://www.harriscountytx.gov/archives/Default.aspx Harris County Archives] maps, manuscripts, oral histories, schools, orphan home, J.P. dockets. | ||
*[http://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Common/Default.aspx Harris County District Clerk] civil, criminal, and family court records. | *[http://www.cclerk.hctx.net/ Harris County Clerk] births, marriages, deaths, and land deeds. | ||
*[http://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Common/Default.aspx Harris County District Clerk] civil, criminal, and family court records. | |||
*Repositories in '''surrounding counties: ''' [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria]], [[Chambers County, Texas|Chambers]], [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend]], [[Galveston County, Texas|Galveston]], [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty]], [[Montgomery County, Texas|Montgomery]], [[Waller County, Texas|Waller]]. | |||
*[http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/genfirst.html Texas State Library and Archives Commission], Austin, federal censuses, vital statistics indexes, military indexes, county tax rolls, city directories, newspapers, voter registration, convicts. | |||
*[http://www.thc.state.tx.us/ Texas Historical Commission], Austin, 5,000 publications of which 3,000 are books, historical sites, cemeteries, oral history, heritage trails, city and county histories, military history and photos. | |||
*[http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/reqproc/certified_copy.shtm Texas DSHS Vital Statistics], Austin, births, deaths, marriages, divorces. | |||
*[http://www.hillcollege.edu/info/texasheritagemuseum/ Texas Heritage Museum, Hill College], Hillsboro, outstanding Civil War collection. | |||
*Repositories in '''surrounding counties: ''' [[Brazoria County, Texas | *[http://smu.edu/libraries/ Southern Methodist University] history, biography, newspapers, ethnic studies, government papers. | ||
*[http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/genfirst.html Texas State Library and Archives Commission], Austin, federal censuses, vital statistics indexes, military indexes, county tax rolls, city directories, newspapers, voter registration, convicts | *African American Library at the Gregory School | ||
*Rice University - Fondren Library, Woodson Research Center | |||
*[http://www.thc.state.tx.us/ Texas Historical Commission], Austin, 5,000 publications of which 3,000 are books, historical sites, cemeteries, oral history, heritage trails, city and county histories, military history and photos. | *San Jacinto Museum of History Library | ||
*[http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/reqproc/certified_copy.shtm Texas DSHS Vital Statistics], Austin, births, deaths, marriages, divorces. | *[http://www.bgct.org/texasbaptists/Page.aspx?pid=1134 Texas Baptist Historical Society] histories of local congregations. | ||
*[http://www.hillcollege.edu/info/texasheritagemuseum/ Texas Heritage Museum, Hill College], Hillsboro, outstanding Civil War collection. | *Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Louisiana Archives and Libraries|Louisiana]], [[New Mexico Archives and Libraries|New Mexico]], [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma]], and [[Mexico Archives and Libraries#State_Archives|Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas]] | ||
*[http://smu.edu/libraries/ Southern Methodist University] history, biography, newspapers, ethnic studies, government papers. | |||
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*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Louisiana Archives and Libraries|Louisiana]], [[New Mexico Archives and Libraries|New Mexico]], [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma]], and | |||
===Sources=== | === Sources === | ||
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Revision as of 16:42, 30 October 2013
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail: Email Reference Use this form for genealogy and research questions. Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 832-393-2600 Hours:[1] Sunday and Monday Closed ; Tuesday 10am–6pm ; Wednesday10am–8pm ; Thursday 10am–6pm ; Friday 10am–5pm ; Saturday 10am–5pm Directions, map, and public transportation: Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]This branch of the Houston Public Library has one of America's best genealogical collections. Especially strong for Texas and adjoining states.[2] It has nationwide and statewide materials, Texas and Houston area death records including funeral home records, censuses, passenger arrival lists, manuscripts, International resources for Europe, Canada, and Mexico, military records, family histories, genealogical periodicals, maps, family history vertical files, and Family History Library Affiliate Program.[3] Their special collections includes 25 major genealogical collections, such as the Barbour, Blake, Draper Manuscript, and Vosburgh collections, Loredo TX Archives 1749-1872, and Nacagdoches TX Archives 1733-1836.[4] Tips[edit | edit source]
Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
Similar Collections
Neighboring Collections
Sources[edit | edit source]
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