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United States Nevada Archives and Libraries

The archives, libraries, and societies listed below have collections or services helpful to Nevada researchers.

Note: To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Nevada counties, see the seven inventories of county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Copies of these inventories are available at the Family History Library.

Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Nevada[edit | edit source]

Nevada State Library and Archives · Nevada Historical Society · University of Nev Libraries · National Archives at Riverside · National Archives at San Francisco · Family History Library

Reno and Carson City[edit | edit source]

Nevada Historical Society[edit | edit source]

1650 North Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89503
Telephone: 775-688-1190
Fax: 775-688-2917
Internet: Nevada Museums & History

Nevada State Genealogical Society[edit | edit source]

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 20666
Reno, NV 89515-0666
Internet: The Nevada State Genealogical Society

Nevada State Library and Archives[edit | edit source]

Division of Archives and Records
100 North Steward Street
Carson City, NV 89701-4285
Telephone: 800-922-2880 (in-state)
Fax 775-684-3311
Internet: Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records

The Nevada State Library and Archives has the territorial records for Carson County, Utah and Nevada Territory. A guide to these records is Marion Ellison, An Inventory and Index to the Records of Carson County, Utah and Nevada Territories, 1855-1861 (Reno, Nevada: The Grace Dangberg Foundation, 1984).

University of Nevada, Reno[edit | edit source]

Special Collections
Mail Stop 322
1664 N. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89557-0044
Telephone: 775-784-4636
Internet: University of Nevada, Reno

Las Vegas[edit | edit source]

Nevada State Museum and Historical Society[edit | edit source]

700 Twin Lakes Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89107
Telephone: 702-486-5205
Fax: 702-486-5172
Internet: The Nevada State Museum

University of Nevada, Las Vegas[edit | edit source]

4505 Maryland Parkway
Box 457001
Las Vegas, NV 89154-7001
Telephone: (702) 895-2286
Internet: Las Vegas University Libraries

The library has a historical section with Indexes to microfilms of historical information.

Nevada Resources in California[edit | edit source]

National Archives at San Francisco[edit | edit source]

(Serves Nevada except for Clark County)
1000 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066-2350
Telephone: 650-876-9001
Fax: 650-876-9233
E-mail: sanbruno.archives@nara.gov
Internet: :The National Archives at San Francisco

National Archives at Riverside[edit | edit source]

(Serves Clark County, Nevada)
23123 Cojaico Road
Perris, CA 92570
Telephone: 951-956-2000
Fax: 951-956-2029
Internet: National Archives at Riverside

Nevada Online Records[edit | edit source]

Links to online databases and indexes that may include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.

The Mountain West Digital Library is a search portal for an aggregation of digital collections from more than 50 universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, and historical societies in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. It is in partnership with 60 academic libraries, public libraries, museums, historical societies, cities, counties, and state agencies from Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Hawaii (coming soon: over 60 new partners in Arizona!)

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-The archives, libraries, and societies listed below have collections or services helpful to Nevada researchers.
+The archives, libraries, and societies listed below have collections or services helpful to Nevada researchers. __TOC__ '''Note:&nbsp;''' To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Nevada counties, see the seven inventories of county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Copies of these inventories are available at the Family History Library.
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-'''Note:''' To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Nevada counties, see the seven inventories of county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Copies of these inventories are available at the FamilySearch Library.
+=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Nevada ===
-=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Nevada  ===
+[[Nevada State Library and Archives]]{{·}} [[Nevada Historical Society]]{{·}} [[University of Nev Libraries]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Riverside]]{{·}} [[National Archives at San Francisco]]{{·}} [[Family History Library]]
-[[Nevada State Library and Archives]]{{·}} [[Nevada Historical Society]]{{·}} [[University of Nev Libraries]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Riverside]]{{·}} [[National Archives at San Francisco]]{{·}} [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]
+== ''Reno and Carson City''  ==
-== Reno and Carson City ==
+=== '''Nevada Historical Society'''  ===
-=== Nevada Historical Society  ===
+North Virginia Street <br>Reno, NV 89503 <br>Telephone: 775-688-1190<br>Fax: 775-688-2917<br>Internet: [http://museums.nevadaculture.org/ Nevada Museums &amp; History]
-North Virginia Street <br>Reno, NV 89503 <br>Telephone: 775-688-1190<br>Fax: 775-688-2917<br>[http://nvculture.org/museums/ Website]
+=== '''Nevada State Genealogical Society'''  ===
-Museums and History Administrative Offices<br>
+Mailing Address: <br>P.O. Box 20666 <br>Reno, NV 89515-0666 <br>Internet: [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nvsgs/ The Nevada State Genealogical Society]
-E. Musser St. Suite 2<br>
-Carson City, NV 89701<br>
-Phone: 775.687.7340<br>
-[mailto:drabe@nevadaculture.org/ Email]<br>
-=== Nevada State Genealogical Society ===
+=== '''Nevada State Library and Archives'''  ===
-The Nevada State Genealogical Society (NSGS) fosters and promotes interest in genealogy. Members of the Society share ideas, information, and methods on searching for data about ancestors from Nevada, the United States, and around the World. NSGS meets the third Thursday at 7:00 p.m. monthly from September through May at the Reno (Nevada) FamilySearch Center, 4751 Neil Road. Programs at the monthly meetings explore a variety of subjects pertaining to genealogical research and promote the importance of preserving family history, documents, and photographs.
-Mailing Address: <br>P.O. Box 20666 <br>Reno, NV 89515-0666 <br>[https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/Nevada-State-Genealogical-Society-211851739211347/ Facebook Home]<br>
-The Nevada State Genealogical Society does not have a library.
-=== Nevada State Library ===
+Division of Archives and Records <br>100 North Steward Street <br>Carson City, NV 89701-4285 <br>Telephone: 800-922-2880 (in-state) <br>Fax 775-684-3311 <br>Internet: [http://nsla.nv.gov/ Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records] &nbsp;
-The Nevada State Library, Archives & Public Records has territorial records for Carson County, Utah and Nevada Territory. A guide to these records is Marion Ellison, ''An Inventory and Index to the Records of Carson County, Utah and Nevada Territories, 1855-1861'' (Reno, Nevada: The Grace Dangberg Foundation, 1984).
-Their [http://www.nsladigitalcollections.org/ Digital Collections] site contains the following records:
+The Nevada State Library and Archives has the territorial records for Carson County, Utah and Nevada Territory. A guide to these records is Marion Ellison, ''An Inventory and Index to the Records of Carson County, Utah and Nevada Territories, 1855-1861'' (Reno, Nevada: The Grace Dangberg Foundation, 1984).
-*Territorial Census Records
-*State Land Patents
-*Prisoner Records
-*Orphans Records
-Nevada State Library, Archives & Public Records<br>100 North Steward Street <br>Carson City, NV 89701-4285 <br>Telephone: 800-922-2880 (in-state) <br>Fax 775-684-3311 <br> [http://nsla.nv.gov/ Homepage]<br>
+=== '''University of Nevada, Reno'''  ===
-== Las Vegas ==
+Special Collections <br>Mail Stop 322 <br>1664 N. Virginia Street<br>Reno, NV 89557-0044 <br>Telephone: 775-784-4636<br>Internet: [http://www.unr.edu/ University of Nevada, Reno]
-=== Nevada State Museum and Historical Society ===
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-Twin Lakes Drive <br>Las Vegas, NV 89107 <br>Telephone: 702-486-5205 <br>Fax: 702-486-5172<br>
+== ''Las Vegas''  ==
-[http://nsla.nv.gov/ Website]<br><br>The State Archives program preserves the records that document the history of Nevada State government dating back to 1851. It has custody over the historical records of the territory and state as defined in state statute, representing the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. There are more than 15,000 cubic feet of territorial and state government records and over 100,000 images of Nevada people and places, providing visual information that complements the Archives' documentation of Nevada history.
-=== University of Nevada, Las Vegas ===
+=== '''Nevada State Museum and Historical Society'''  ===
-Maryland Parkway<br>Box 457001<br>Las Vegas, NV 89154-7001<br>Telephone: (702) 895-2286<br>[http://www.library.unlv.edu/ Website]<br>
-The library has a historical section with [http://www.library.unlv.edu/collections/micro/nevhist/govrecs.html Indexes] to microfilms of historical information.
+Twin Lakes Drive <br>Las Vegas, NV 89107 <br>Telephone: 702-486-5205 <br>Fax: 702-486-5172 <br>Internet: [http://museums.nevadaculture.org/ The Nevada State Museum]
-== Nevada Resources in California  ==
+=== '''University of Nevada, Las Vegas'''  ===
-=== National Archives at San Francisco  ===
-(Serves Nevada ''except'' for Clark County)<br>1000 Commodore Drive<br>San Bruno, CA 94066-2350<br>Telephone: 650-876-9001<br>Fax: 650-876-9233<br>[https://www.archives.gov/san-francisco/genealogy.html Website]<br>[mailto:sanbruno.archives@nara.gov Email]<br><br>
-The National Archives at San Francisco, located in our San Bruno facility, has extensive microfilm holdings of value for genealogy research, including:
+Maryland Parkway<br>Box 457001<br>Las Vegas, NV 89154-7001<br>Telephone: (702) 895-2286<br>Internet: [http://www.library.unlv.edu/ Las Vegas University Libraries]
-*Federal population censuses for all States, 1790-1930
-*Indexes for the 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses (indexes are not available for all census years and all states)
-*Censuses listing residents of American Samoa and Native Americans in California and Nevada
-*Records documenting the removal of Cherokees and other tribes included in Oklahoma Removal, ca. 1900
-*Passenger arrival records for the port of San Francisco
-*Indexes to naturalization records from Federal courts in Honolulu, Reno (NV) and San Francisco
-*Maritime records for San Francisco and other ports
-*Revolutionary war military service records
-*Early pension and bounty land warrant applications Galveston, Philadelphia, and San Francisco;
-*Naturalization records.
-=== National Archives Branch, Riverside, California  ===
+The library has a historical section with [http://www.library.unlv.edu/collections/micro/nevhist/govrecs.html Indexes] to microfilms of historical information.
-(Serves Clark County, Nevada)<br>23123 Cojalco Road <br>Perris, CA 92570<br>Telephone: 951-956-2000<br>Fax: 951-956-2029<br>Internet: [https://www.archives.gov/riverside Website]<br>
-The National Archives was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt, but its major holdings date back to 1775. They capture the sweep of the past: slave ship manifests and the Emancipation Proclamation; captured German records and the Japanese surrender documents from World War II; journals of polar expeditions and photographs of Dust Bowl farmers; Indian treaties making transitory promises; and a richly bound document bearing the bold signature "Bonaparte"—the Louisiana Purchase Treaty that doubled the territory of the young republic.
+== ''Nevada Resources in California''  ==
-== Nevada Online Records ==
+=== '''National Archives at San Francisco'''  ===
-<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Nevada Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div>{{DCfollowup}}
-The [[Mountain West Digital Library]] is a search portal for an aggregation of digital collections from more than 50 universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, and historical societies in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. It is in partnership with 60 academic libraries, public libraries, museums, historical societies, cities, counties, and state agencies from Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Hawaii (coming soon: over 60 new partners in Arizona!)
+(Serves Nevada '''''except''''' for Clark County)<br>1000 Commodore Drive<br>San Bruno, CA 94066-2350<br>Telephone: 650-876-9001<br>Fax: 650-876-9233<br>E-mail: [mailto:sanbruno.archives@nara.gov sanbruno.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet:&nbsp;:[https://www.archives.gov/san-francisco/genealogy.html The National Archives at San Francisco]
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+=== '''National Archives at Riverside'''  ===
+(Serves Clark County, Nevada)<br>23123 Cojaico Road <br>Perris, CA 92570<br>Telephone: 951-956-2000<br>Fax: 951-956-2029<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/pacific/riverside/ National Archives at Riverside]
+== '''Nevada Online Records'''  ==
+{{Click|Image:NV_ORP.png|Nevada Online Genealogy Records|left}}{{DCfollowup}} <br> The [[Mountain West Digital Library]] is a search portal for an aggregation of digital collections from more than 50 universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, and historical societies in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. It is in partnership with 60 academic libraries, public libraries, museums, historical societies, cities, counties, and state agencies from Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Hawaii (coming soon: over 60 new partners in Arizona!)
+{{Nevada|Nevada}}{{U.S. Archives and Libraries}} </div>
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