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[[Bancroft Library]]{{·}} [[California State Library]]{{·}} [[Sutro Library]]{{·}} [[California State Archives]]{{·}} [[California Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Society of California Pioneers Library]]{{·}} [[State Lands Commission]]{{·}} [[California Genealogical Society and Library]]{{·}} [[Carlsbad City Library]]{{·}} [[Chinese Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Fresno City and County Historical Society Archives]]{{·}} [[Huntington Beach Central Library]]{{·}} [[Immigrant Genealogical Society Library]]{{·}} [[Long Beach Public Library]]{{·}} [[Los Angeles Public Library]]{{·}} [[Los Angeles FamilySearch Library]]{{·}} [[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County]]{{·}} [[County of Los Angeles Public Libraries]]{{·}} [[Napa Valley Genealogical Society Library]]{{·}} [[Oakland California FamilySearch Library|Oakland FamilySearch Library]]{{·}} [[Sons of the Revolution Library]]{{·}} [[Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library]]{{·}} [[Tuolumne County Genealogical Society Library]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Riverside]]{{·}} [[National Archives at San Francisco]]{{·}} [[Family History Library]]{{·}} [[Orange County California FamilySearch Library]]

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*The '''[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ Online Archives of California]''' provides free Internet descriptions (collection guides) of primary resource collections maintained by more than 200 contributing  libraries, archives, historical societies, and museums throughout California and by the 10 University of California (UC) campuses. Many of the repositories listed below are included. Most of the collections described are '''''not''''' online.

[[Image:NatlArchivesRiverside.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at Riverside (Perris, CA)]]

===[[National Archives at Riverside]]===

:Has records of southern California, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada. California Indian enrollments, Asian immigrants, naturalizations, land records, Arizona taxes, sailors, all U.S. censuses, military post returns, Five Civilized Tribes, Revolutionary War, Civil War records, passenger arrival lists, Mexican and Canadian border crossings, passport applications.<ref name="NAPRR">[http://www.archives.gov/riverside/ Welcome to the National Archives at Riverside] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 30 October 2013).</ref> <ref>[http://www.archives.gov/riverside/genealogy.html Genealogy Research in Riverside] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 30 October 2013).</ref>

[[Image:NatlArchivesSF.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Nat'l Archives at San Francisco (San Bruno)]]

===[[National Archives at San Francisco]]===

1000 Commodore Drive<br>San Bruno, CA 94066-2350<br>Telephone: 650-238-3501<br>Fax: 650-238-3510<br>E-Mail: [mailto:sanbruno.archives@nara.gov sanbruno.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet:https://www.archives.gov/san-francisco

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:Has records of California (north and central), Nevada (except Clark County), Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands, overseas Pacific naval bases, Asian-Pacific immigration, American Indians, and all U.S. censuses, Revolutionary War service records, bounty land warrants, and naturalizations, naturalization indexes for San Francisco, Honolulu, and Reno.<ref name="NAPRSF">[http://www.archives.gov/san-francisco/ The National Archives at San Francisco] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 29 October 2013).</ref> <ref>[http://www.archives.gov/san-francisco/genealogy.html Genealogy Research] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 29 October 2013).</ref>

===[[Bancroft Library]]===

:Premier Western Americana, and Latin Americana collections, including Native Americans, Spanish encounter and colonial settlement, exploration of western America, maps and atlases, the Mexican War, westward migration, the Gold Rush, mining, land surveys, religious and Utopian communities, and ethnic communities. This library has more about western North America than any other site.<ref>[http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/ Collections] in ''The Bancroft Library'' Internet site (accessed 26 October 2013).</ref> <ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>

::The nearby '''Doe Library''' has a large collection of newspapers on microfilm.

===[[California State Library]]===

:California historical newspapers, largest genealogical index, statewide births and deaths, death index 1905-1995, marriage index 1949-1986, censuses, great registers, city directories, genealogical periodicals.<ref name="DB1921">Dollarhide and Bremer, 19 and 21.</ref> <ref name="CalGenRes">[http://www.library.ca.gov/calhist/genealogy.html California Genealogy Resources] in ''California State Library'' (accessed 8 November 2013).</ref> A helpful guide to the California State Library is:<br><br>  

[[Image:California Historical Society San Francisco.jpg|thumb|right|280px|California Historical Society in San Francisco]]

===[[California Historical Society]]===

:California economic, social, political, and cultural heritage, including 50,000 books, and 500,000 photos. State, county, and local histories, early California immigrants' overland and sea diaries and letters, ethnic histories, Mexican California early fort, presidio, and mission life, Mexican War, Gold Rush diaries and guidebooks, logging, mining, rare books, and women.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/research/ Collection Overview] in ''California Historical Society'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref><br><br>

:Land surveys, titles, property boundaries, school lands, maps and plats, Mexican land and rancho grants.<ref name="DB1921" />

===California Genealogical Soc and Library===

:''California Names Index&nbsp;'' with 350,000 entries from state, county, and local sources; genealogy collections for California and whole USA, but focused on '''''San Francisco''''', '''''Alameda''''' and '''''Contra Costa''''' counties, including California vital records, pre-1906 San Francisco births, marriages and deaths, manuscripts, newspapers, obituaries, cemeteries, funeral home records, selected naturalization and passenger arrival lists.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://californiaancestors.org/research-services/ca-research-tips Research] in ''California Genealogy Society and Library'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>

===[[Carlsbad City Library]]===

:One of the largest genealogy collections in southern California including programs by the North San Diego Genealogical Society. City directories, county histories, atlases, state censuses, and computer database subscriptions.<ref>[http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/library/research/Pages/genealogy.aspx Genealogy] in ''City of Carlsbad, California'' (accessed 8 November 2013).</ref>

:California, rancho and Mexican era history, computer indexes to statewide records, Great Registers, military records, miners, and early settlers, Long Beach obituary searches, ''Long Beach History Index'', Long Beach newspapers, Ancestry.com, African Americans, American Indians, and published genealogies.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://sccapg.blogspot.com/2012/09/research-location-long-beach-public.html Research Location - Long Beach Public Library] in ''Association of Professional Genealogists'' (blog) (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref> <ref>[http://www.lbpl.org/info/obituary_requests.asp Obituary Requests] in ''Long Beach Public Library Website'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>

[[Image:Los-angeles-central-library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Los Angeles Central Public Library]]

===[[Los Angeles Public Library]]===

:''The&nbsp;'' place for research in Southern California. Good genealogy collection and biographical indexes. Key online database subscriptions, censuses, vital records indexes, 10,000 family histories, 5,000 U.S. city directory microfilms, heraldry, how-to guides, selected passenger arrivals including San Pedro/Wilmington/Los Angeles for 1907-1948, local histories, maps, military records, newspapers, obituaries, and periodicals. <ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/research-guides/genealogy Genealogy] in ''Los Angeles Public Library'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>

[[Image:LAFSL Exterior.png|thumb|right|280px|Los Angeles California FamilySearch Library]]

===[[Los Angeles FamilySearch Library|Los Angeles FamilySearch Library]]===

:One of the largest Family History Centers in America, including 86 public computers, 56,000 microfilms, 40,000 microfiche and 6,000 books. Censuses, vital records from many states, genealogies, and histories, immigration, naturalizations, passenger arrivals, with especially strong United States and British collections.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.encinojon.com/lafhl/ Genealogy Research at the Los Angeles FamilySearch Library] (Internet site) (accessed 9 November 2013). </ref>

[[Image:NaturalHistoryMuseumOfLosAngelesCounty.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County]]

===Natural Hist Mus of Los Angeles County===

:California history, culture, and ethnic studies. Also a list of local libraries that might have obituaries. <ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.colapublib.org/libs/ Hours and Locations] in ''County of Los Angeles Public Library'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>  

::*'''[http://www.colapublib.org/services/ethnic/chicano.php4 Chicanos]''' at the [http://www.colapublib.org/libs/eastla/index.php East Los Angeles Library]<br>  = [[Marin County Genealogical Society and Library]] =

P.O. Box 1511, Novato, CA 94948-1511

:Good genealogy collection with emphasis on the Napa Valley and New England, including family histories, vital records, atlases and maps, Napa County marriages, censuses, voters, churches, and cemetery records, Hartford Times index, American State Papers, a manuscripts room, and computers.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.napavalleygenealogy.org/holdings.html Research Library] in ''Napa Valley Genealogical Society'' (accessed 9 November 2013).</ref>

[[Image:OaklandExterior Detail.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Oakland California FamilySearch Library]]

===[[Oakland California FamilySearch Library|Oakland FamilySearch Library]]===

:Five public computers, family histories, and books about every state. Alabama Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Pennsylvania Archives, Michigan Pioneer collection, French-Canadian Heritage Society of California collection (Tanguay, Red Drouin, Blue Drouin, PRDH, Loiselle), German Genealogical Society of America collection, Genealogical Society of Hispanic America collection, Los Angeles City Historical Society collection, Cornwall England collection, Massachusetts town vital records, Connecticut Barbour Collection, Filby's passenger lists, Boston Transcripts (early Boston newspaper genealogical column), Joseph Brown Turner collection of northeastern states and New England, California Death and Marriage Indexes.<ref name="DB1921" /> <ref>[http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/about/coll-highlights.html Library Collection Highlights] in ''Southern California Genealogy Society and Family Research Library'' (accessed 10 November 2013).</ref>

[[Image:SouthwestMuseum LosAngeles.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Southwest Museum in Los Angeles]]

===Southwest Mus Braun Research Libr===

'''[[Tuolumne County Genealogical Society Library]]'''<br>158 West Bradford Ave<br>Sonora, CA 95370<br>Telephone: 209-532-1317<br>E-mail: [mailto:tcgsonline@yahoo.com tcgsonline@yahoo.com]<br>Internet: http://www.tcgsonline.org/  

Two helpful guides to California archives and repositories are:  

*Owen C. Coy, ''Guide to the County Archives of California'' (Sacramento, Calif.: California Printing Office, 1919). {{WorldCat|13649944|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|214891|title-id|disp=FHL Film 962744}}.

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