Utah Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

=== State Archives and Libraries  ===

:The Research Center is in the historic Rio Grande building and serves researchers of both the '''Utah State Archives''' and the '''Utah State Hitory''' below.<br><br>  

::Records of early settlements, Great Basin colonization, Mormon pioneers, mining, and records not available at other repositories.<ref name="DB109">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 109. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> Utah State History’s mission is to preserve and share the past for a better present and future. Services include the Utah Historical Quarterly, Library and Collections, Historic Buildings preservation, and antiquities.<br><br>

:Their collection includes almost every state, county, or local history of Utah.<ref name="DB109" />

=== Major Family History Centers  ===

:This is the largest library devoted entirely to genealogical research in the world. It is also associated with more than 4,500 [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Centers]] throughout the world. The holdings include a large collection of Utah records. Information on the hours, holidays, catalog, collection, services, key resources, and how to prepare to visit the library are on the [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] web site.

::*Allen, James B., Jessie L. Embry and Kahlile Mehr. ''Hearts Turned to the Fathers: A History of the Genealogical Society of Utah.'' 1894-1994. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, Brigham Young University, 1995. {{WorldCat|32013266|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|731761|item|disp=FHL book 979.2258 C4a.}}

:An excellent research library and [[Family History Center]] with genealogical material from the United States and all over the world, including immigration sources.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br>

:Unique early Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming sources about ranching, settlers, cattlemen, farmers, trails, and railroads.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br>

'''[[Riverton FamilySearch Library|Riverton FamilySearch Library]]'''<br>3740 W Market Center Dr.<br>Riverton, Utah 84065-8026<br>801-240-9601  

:Mostly computers and classrooms; almost no collection.<br><br>

=== Church History Library  ===

[[Image:Pioneer Memorial Museum Salt Lake City Utah.jpg|right|225px|Pioneer Memorial Museum Salt Lake City Utah.jpg]]'''[[Daughters of Utah Pioneers]]'''<br>300 N Main Street<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84103<br>Telephone: 801-532-6479<br>Fax: 801-532-4436<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@isdup.org info@isdup.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.dupinternational.org/index.php www.dupinternational.org/index.php]<br><br>  

=== Public Libraries  ===

:Good genealogy collection for Utah settlers.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br>

:The library has received the collection from Everton Library. The Everton collection had around 80,000 genealogical volumes.<br><br>

University Libraries may have unique collections useful for history and genealogy. These may include oral history interviews, family collections, and doctoral dissertations, to name a few.  

:Best western "mountain man" collection anywhere.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br>

:A large manuscript collection for early Utah pioneers, and a big genealogy collection with many records about out-of-state people.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br>

=== Outside Utah  ===