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=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


The '''Arizona State University Library, Special Collections, Carl Hayden Archives''' and the ''Hayden Arizona Pioneer Biographical Index'' is a good place to look for early Arizona families.<ref>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 15. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> The '''Luhrs Reading Room''' has indexes, guides, databases, and personal reference assistance for researchers. The '''Arizona Collection''' includes 8,000 feet of manuscripts; oral histories; 30,000 books; and 500,000 photos.<ref>[https://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/arizona.htm Arizona Collection] in ''ASU Libraries'' (accessed 15 February 2015).</ref> '''Special Collections''' houses rare books, manuscripts, and special interest collections such as the ''Laos Research Collection''.<ref>[https://www.asu.edu/lib/speccoll/ Special Collections] in ''ASU Libraries'' (accessed 15 February 2015).</ref>
The '''Arizona State University Library, Special Collections, Carl Hayden Archives''' and the ''Hayden Arizona Pioneer Biographical Index'' is a good place to look for early Arizona families.<ref>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 15. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> The '''Luhrs Reading Room''' has indexes, guides, databases, and personal reference assistance for researchers. The '''Arizona Collection''' includes 8,000 feet of manuscripts; oral histories; 30,000 books; and 500,000 photos.<ref>[https://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/arizona.htm Arizona Collection] in ''ASU Libraries'' (accessed 15 February 2015).</ref> '''Special Collections''' houses rare books, manuscripts, and special interest collections such as the ''Laos Research Collection''.<ref>[https://www.asu.edu/lib/speccoll/ Special Collections] in ''ASU Libraries'' (accessed 15 February 2015).</ref>


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===
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*[[National Archives Pacific Region (Riverside)|National Archives—Pacific Region (Riverside)]], CA. Federal court records and federal agencies in Arizona.  
*[[National Archives Pacific Region (Riverside)|National Archives—Pacific Region (Riverside)]], CA. Federal court records and federal agencies in Arizona.  
*[[State Library of Arizona|State Library]], Phoenix, has a large book/periodical collection including immigration, vital records, courts, wills, county histories, and Internet sites. ''The '' starting place for AZ family history research.<ref>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 15. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>  
*[[State Library of Arizona|State Library]], Phoenix, has a large book/periodical collection including immigration, vital records, courts, wills, county histories, and Internet sites. ''The '' starting place for AZ family history research.<ref>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 15. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>  
*[[Arizona State Archives|State Archives]], Phoenix, marriages, wills and probates, civil and criminal records, brands, taxes, coroner records, voting registers, prisoners, state agencies, maps, newspapers, photos.<ref>[http://www.azlibrary.gov/sla/genealogy-and-family-history Genealogy and Family History] in ''Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records'' (accessed 10 February 2015).</ref>  
*[[Arizona State Archives|State Archives]], Phoenix, marriages, wills and probates, civil and criminal records, brands, taxes, coroner records, voting registers, prisoners, state agencies, maps, newspapers, photos.<ref>[http://www.azlibrary.gov/sla/genealogy-and-family-history Genealogy and Family History] in ''Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records'' (accessed 10 February 2015).</ref>  
*[[California Archives and Libraries#Bancroft|Bancroft Library, Univ. Calif. Berkeley]] Early settlers, migration trails, stagecoaches, miners, and histories. They probably have more Arizona historical material than any repository in Arizona.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 15. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>  
*[[California Archives and Libraries#Bancroft|Bancroft Library, Univ. Calif. Berkeley]] Early settlers, migration trails, stagecoaches, miners, and histories. They probably have more Arizona historical material than any repository in Arizona.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 15. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>  
*[[Southwest Museum Braun Research Library]], Los Angeles, CA. Includes the Monk Library of Arizoniana, California and Arizona history, and records of southwest American Indians.
*[[Southwest Museum Braun Research Library]], Los Angeles, CA. Includes the Monk Library of Arizoniana, California and Arizona history, and records of southwest American Indians.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library], Salt Lake City, has many Arizona cemeteries, census, church, court, histories, immigration, land, military, and naturalization records on microfilm.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, has many Arizona cemeteries, census, church, court, histories, immigration, land, military, and naturalization records on microfilm.


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[[Mesa FamilySearch Library]], Mesa, 81,000 microfilms including AZ censuses, 40,000 books (many local histories), 129 public computers, and over 90 classes and workshops per month.
*[[Mesa Arizona FamilySearch Center]], Mesa, 81,000 microfilms including AZ censuses, 40,000 books (many local histories), 129 public computers, and over 90 classes and workshops per month.
*[[Phoenix Public Library, Burton Barr Central Library]] The Arizona history collection is a good place for genealogy research.
*[[Phoenix Public Library, Burton Barr Central Library]] The Arizona history collection is a good place for genealogy research.
*[[West Valley Genealogical Society]], Youngstown, an active society with a good little library. Probably represents outside Arizona better because of retirees who contribute from all around the U.S.
*[[West Valley Genealogical Society]], Youngstown, an active society with a good little library. Probably represents outside Arizona better because of retirees who contribute from all around the U.S.

Latest revision as of 15:39, 17 February 2023

Arizona State University Library
Arizona State University Library
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Contact Information

E-mail:[1] E-mail a librarian.

Address:[1]

Luhrs Reading Room, Level 4
ASU Charles Hayden Library
300 E Orange Mall
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe, AZ 85281

Telephone:[2] Luhrs Reading Room 480.965.4932

Hours:[2] Current Luhrs Reading Room hours.

Maps, parking and directions, and public transportation:

  • Parking and directions:
    • Visitor parking info. For directions: click on one of three Attended Visitor Structures (parking), then click the red Directions button, enter your starting address, and then click the red Get Directions button.
    • Another parking map.
  • Public transportation: Valley Metro Bus
    • Bus Route 30: University stops on University Dr near College Ave.
    • Bus Route 62: Hardy/Guadalupe stops near University Dr and College Ave.
    • Bus Route Route 65: Mill/Kyrene stops on Mill Ave near 10th St.
    • Bus Route Route 66: Mill/Kyrene stops on Mill Ave near 10th St.
    • Bus Route 72: Scottsdale Rd/Rural stops on College Ave near University Dr, and at University Drive / Rural Rail Station.
    • Valley Metro Rail stops at University Drive / Rural Rail Station.

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description

The Arizona State University Library, Special Collections, Carl Hayden Archives and the Hayden Arizona Pioneer Biographical Index is a good place to look for early Arizona families.[3] The Luhrs Reading Room has indexes, guides, databases, and personal reference assistance for researchers. The Arizona Collection includes 8,000 feet of manuscripts; oral histories; 30,000 books; and 500,000 photos.[4] Special Collections houses rare books, manuscripts, and special interest collections such as the Laos Research Collection.[5]

Tips

Visiting the ASU Libraries.

Guides

Alternate Repositories

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Arizona State University Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • National Archives—Pacific Region (Riverside), CA. Federal court records and federal agencies in Arizona.
  • State Library, Phoenix, has a large book/periodical collection including immigration, vital records, courts, wills, county histories, and Internet sites. The starting place for AZ family history research.[6]
  • State Archives, Phoenix, marriages, wills and probates, civil and criminal records, brands, taxes, coroner records, voting registers, prisoners, state agencies, maps, newspapers, photos.[7]
  • Bancroft Library, Univ. Calif. Berkeley Early settlers, migration trails, stagecoaches, miners, and histories. They probably have more Arizona historical material than any repository in Arizona.[8]
  • Southwest Museum Braun Research Library, Los Angeles, CA. Includes the Monk Library of Arizoniana, California and Arizona history, and records of southwest American Indians.
  • FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City, has many Arizona cemeteries, census, church, court, histories, immigration, land, military, and naturalization records on microfilm.

Similar Collections

Neighboring Collections

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ASU Libraries Maps, Directions, Addresses and Tours in ASU Libraries (accessed 12 February 2015).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Archives and Special Collections Reference Services in ASU Libraries (accessed 12 February 2015).
  3. ↑ William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 15. At various repositories (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 J54d.
  4. ↑ Arizona Collection in ASU Libraries (accessed 15 February 2015).
  5. ↑ Special Collections in ASU Libraries (accessed 15 February 2015).
  6. ↑ William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 15. At various repositories (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 J54d.
  7. ↑ Genealogy and Family History in Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records (accessed 10 February 2015).
  8. ↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 15. At various libraries (WorldCat). FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d.


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