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Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research (view source)
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'''Telephone:'''<ref name="About" /> 832-393-2600 | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="About" /> 832-393-2600 | ||
'''Hours:'''<ref name="About" /> Sunday and Monday Closed ; Tuesday 10am–6pm ; | '''Hours:'''<ref name="About" /> Sunday and Monday Closed ; Tuesday 10am–6pm ; Wednesday10am–6pm ; Thursday 12pm–8pm ; Friday 10am–5pm ; Saturday 10am–5pm<br> | ||
'''Directions, map, and public transportation:'''<br> | '''Directions, map, and public transportation:'''<br> | ||
*[http:// | *[http://houstonlibrary.org/research/special-collections/clayton-library-center-genealogical-research/directions-clayton Directions and map] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.ridemetro.org/Pages/index.aspx Metro Transit Authority of Harris County] | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[ | *[https://houstonlibrary.org/research/special-collections/clayton-library-center-genealogical-research Clayton Library Internet site] collections, research, services, events, FAQs, and history.<br> | ||
*[https://halan.sdp.sirsi.net/client/hou Houston Public Library Online Catalog]{{WC}} by title, author, subject, series, call number, ISBN /ISSN, Lexile number, or government document number, and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat]. <br> | *[https://halan.sdp.sirsi.net/client/hou Houston Public Library Online Catalog]{{WC}} by title, author, subject, series, call number, ISBN /ISSN, Lexile number, or government document number, and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat]. <br> | ||
*[http://houstonlibrary.org/genealogy Genealogy databases] | *[http://houstonlibrary.org/genealogy Genealogy databases] Includes Ancestry, FamilySearch, Findmypast, HeritageQuest, HistoryGeo, Fold3, MyHeritage, and newspapers. <br> | ||
===Collection Description=== | ===Collection Description=== | ||
This branch of the Houston Public Library has one of America's best genealogical collections. | This branch of the Houston Public Library has one of America's best genealogical collections. With an emphasis on the Gulf Coast region, the library also has an international collection and material for all fifty U.S. states. Collections include 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, and family history vertical files. Clayton Library is an Affiliate Library of the Family History Library Affiliate Program.[3] Their special collections includes 25 major genealogical collections, such as the Barbour, Blake, Draper Manuscripts, and Vosburgh collections, Loredo TX Archives 1749-1872, and Nacagdoches TX Archives 1733-1836.[4] | ||
===Tips=== | ===Tips=== | ||
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*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. | ||
* | *Bring a flash drive to save book and document scans, as well as documents from internet research. Bring small change to make photocopies. | ||
*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 MY Link card or with a temporary pass issued by staff.<ref name="About" /> | ||
===Alternate Repositories=== | ===Alternate Repositories=== | ||