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[[Image:Denver & Rio Grande Western Depot in SLC.jpg|thumb|right|280px|State Historical Society and State Library at the Rio Grande Railroad Station in Salt Lake City]] | [[Image:Denver & Rio Grande Western Depot in SLC.jpg|thumb|right|280px|State Historical Society and State Library at the Rio Grande Railroad Station in Salt Lake City]] | ||
==State and County Repositories== | ==State and County Repositories== | ||
'''Research Center for Utah State Archives and Utah State History:''' ''Closed since 2020 due to earthquake damage to the Rio Grande Depot building. See each repository for contact information and research availability.'' | |||
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:346 S Rio Grande St<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84101<br>Phone: (801) 531-3847 Email: historyresearch@utah.gov<br>Internet: [http://archives.utah.gov Utah State Archives] | |||
''Call or email to make an in-person research appointment.'' The Utah State Archives and Records Service is a state government agency that works with records created by state and local governmental entities in Utah. Records of historical value are preserved and are available for research. The Archives also has the [https://archives.utah.gov/research/indexes/ Records Service: Name Indexes] database. | |||
===Utah State Historical Society (Utah State History)=== | |||
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Salt Lake City, UT 84106<br>Internet: [https://history.utah.gov/ Utah State History] | |||
:''[https://history.utah.gov/library-collections/ Closed temporarily] to research by phone, email, or in-person as of April 30, 2022.'' 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. | |||
===Salt Lake County Archives=== | ===Salt Lake County Archives=== | ||
Research is by appointment only. The public may call or email to make a request or to schedule a research appointment.<br> | Research is by appointment only. The public may call or email to make a request or to schedule a research appointment.<br> | ||
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===Utah State Library=== | ===Utah State Library=== | ||
[[Image:Utah State Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Utah State Library in Salt Lake City]]250 North, 1950 West, Suite A<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84116-7901<br>Telephone: 801-715-6777<br>Fax: 801-715-6767<br>Internet: [https://library.utah.gov/ Utah State Library Division] | |||
:Their collection includes almost every state, county, or local history of Utah.<ref name="DB109" /> Salt Lake City, Utah, family histories, photographs, books, manuscript collections, telephone directories, maps, newspapers, yearbooks, and periodicals are available in the Research Center and online.<ref>"Research Center and Collections" and "Collections Available at the Research Center" in Utah State History [Internet site] at http://history.utah.gov/research_and_collections/index.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br><br> | : Their collection includes almost every state, county, or local history of Utah.<ref name="DB109" /> Salt Lake City, Utah, family histories, photographs, books, manuscript collections, telephone directories, maps, newspapers, yearbooks, and periodicals are available in the Research Center and online.<ref>"Research Center and Collections" and "Collections Available at the Research Center" in Utah State History [Internet site] at http://history.utah.gov/research_and_collections/index.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br><br> | ||
===Utah Vital Records Office=== | ===Utah Vital Records Office=== | ||
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[[Image:Church History Library.jpg|thumb|right|170px|History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Library in Salt Lake City]] | [[Image:Church History Library.jpg|thumb|right|170px|History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Library in Salt Lake City]] | ||
==Church History Library== | == Church History Library== | ||
[[Church History Library|'''Church History Library''']]<br>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints History Library<br>15 East North Temple Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3800<br>Library Telephone: 801-240-2745<br>Archives Telephone: 801-240-2272<br>Internet: [http://www.churchhistorylibrary.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints History Library] | [[Church History Library|'''Church History Library''']]<br>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints History Library<br>15 East North Temple Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3800<br>Library Telephone: 801-240-2745<br>Archives Telephone: 801-240-2272<br>Internet: [http://www.churchhistorylibrary.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints History Library] | ||
:The Church History Library collection is especially strong for early Utah and Mormon pioneers.<ref name="DB109" /> You will need to bring identification with a photograph, such as a driver's license, to use some of the records. Church History Library material does not circulate to Family History Centers. | : The Church History Library collection is especially strong for early Utah and Mormon pioneers.<ref name="DB109" /> You will need to bring identification with a photograph, such as a driver's license, to use some of the records. Church History Library material does not circulate to Family History Centers. | ||
==Pioneer Memorial Museum== | == Pioneer Memorial Museum== | ||
[[Image:Pioneer Memorial Museum Salt Lake City Utah.jpg|thumb|right|280px|The Daughters of Utah Pioneers Memorial Museum in Salt Lake City]]'''[[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 Daughters of Utah Pioneers] | [[Image:Pioneer Memorial Museum Salt Lake City Utah.jpg|thumb|right|280px|The Daughters of Utah Pioneers Memorial Museum in Salt Lake City]]'''[[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 Daughters of Utah Pioneers] | ||
:Houses many records pioneers brought with them including Bibles, photos, diaries, journals, and letters. Also has compiled genealogies on nearly every pioneer that arrived before 1869.<ref name="DB109" /> | : Houses many records pioneers brought with them including Bibles, photos, diaries, journals, and letters. Also has compiled genealogies on nearly every pioneer that arrived before 1869.<ref name="DB109" /> | ||
==Public Libraries== | ==Public Libraries== | ||
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26 East Forest Street<br>Brigham City, UT 84302<br>Telephone: 435-723-5850<br>E-mail: [mailto:reference@bcutah.org reference@bcutah.org]<br>Internet: [http://bcpl.lib.ut.us/familyhistory.html Research Center - Family History]] | 26 East Forest Street<br>Brigham City, UT 84302<br>Telephone: 435-723-5850<br>E-mail: [mailto:reference@bcutah.org reference@bcutah.org]<br>Internet: [http://bcpl.lib.ut.us/familyhistory.html Research Center - Family History]] | ||
:Good genealogy collection for Utah settlers.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br> | : Good genealogy collection for Utah settlers.<ref name="DB109" /><br><br> | ||
[[Image:Logan Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Logan Public Library]] | [[Image:Logan Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Logan Public Library]] | ||
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[[Image:Salt Lake City Public Library interior.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Salt Lake City Public Library]] | [[Image:Salt Lake City Public Library interior.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Salt Lake City Public Library]] | ||
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210 East 400 South Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84111<br>Telephone: 801-524-8200<br>Fax: 801-524-8289<br>Internet: [https://services.slcpl.org/ Salt Lake City Public Library] | 210 East 400 South Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84111<br>Telephone: 801-524-8200<br>Fax: 801-524-8289<br>Internet: [https://services.slcpl.org/ Salt Lake City Public Library] | ||
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[[Image:Val A Browning Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|DSU Val A Browning Library in St. George]] | [[Image:Val A Browning Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|DSU Val A Browning Library in St. George]] | ||
===DSU Browning Library=== | === DSU Browning Library=== | ||
[http://library.dixie.edu/ '''Dixie State University'''] Val A. Browning Library [http://library.dixie.edu/special_collections/index.html Special Collections]<br>225 South 700 East<br>St. George, Utah 84770<br>Tel. 435-652-7714<br>Email: [mailto:library@dixie.edu library@dixie.edu] | [http://library.dixie.edu/ '''Dixie State University'''] Val A. Browning Library [http://library.dixie.edu/special_collections/index.html Special Collections]<br>225 South 700 East<br>St. George, Utah 84770<br>Tel. 435-652-7714<br>Email: [mailto:library@dixie.edu library@dixie.edu] | ||
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[[Image:UofU Marriottlibraryfront.jpg|thumb|right|280px|U of U Marriott Library in Salt Lake City]] | [[Image:UofU Marriottlibraryfront.jpg|thumb|right|280px|U of U Marriott Library in Salt Lake City]] | ||
===U of U Marriott Library=== | === U of U Marriott Library === | ||
[http://www.lib.utah.edu/index.phtml '''Marriott Library''']<br>University of Utah<br>295 South 1500 East<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84112<br>Telephone: 801-581-8364<br>Fax: 801-585-3464<br><br> | [http://www.lib.utah.edu/index.phtml '''Marriott Library''']<br>University of Utah<br>295 South 1500 East<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84112<br>Telephone: 801-581-8364<br>Fax: 801-585-3464<br><br> | ||
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[[Image:Harold B Lee Library at Dusk.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The BYU Family History Library is in the Harold B. Lee Library in Provo]] | [[Image:Harold B Lee Library at Dusk.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The BYU Family History Library is in the Harold B. Lee Library in Provo]] | ||
===[[ | ===[[BYU Family History Library]]=== | ||
Harold B. Lee Library<br>150 East 1230 North<br> P. O. Box 26800<br> Provo, UT 84602-6800<br> Family History Reference Desk: 801-422-6200<br> Family History Librarian: 801-422-7661<br> Fax: 801-538-1050<br> Internet: [http://lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/ BYU Family History Library] | Harold B. Lee Library<br>150 East 1230 North<br> P. O. Box 26800<br> Provo, UT 84602-6800<br> Family History Reference Desk: 801-422-6200<br> Family History Librarian: 801-422-7661<br> Fax: 801-538-1050<br> Internet: [http://lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/ BYU Family History Library] | ||
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University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-6000 <br>Telephone: 510-642-6481 Reference desk<br>Fax: 510-642-7589<br>Website: [http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/ The Bancroft Library]<br><br> | University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-6000 <br>Telephone: 510-642-6481 Reference desk<br>Fax: 510-642-7589<br>Website: [http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/ The Bancroft Library]<br><br> | ||
:Good early '''Utah''' collection. 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>Dollarhide and Bremer, 19, 21 and 109.</ref><br><br> | : Good early '''Utah''' collection. 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>Dollarhide and Bremer, 19, 21 and 109.</ref><br><br> | ||
[[Image:NARA Denver.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at Denver (Broomfield, CO)]] | [[Image:NARA Denver.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at Denver (Broomfield, CO)]] | ||
===[[ | ===[[National Archives at Denver]]=== | ||
17101 Huron Street<br>Broomfield, Colorado 80023<br>Telephone: 303-604-4740<br>Fax: 303-407-5707<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/denver/ National Archives at Denver]<br><br> | 17101 Huron Street<br>Broomfield, Colorado 80023<br>Telephone: 303-604-4740<br>Fax: 303-407-5707<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/denver/ National Archives at Denver]<br><br> | ||
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:[http://library.utah.gov/directory/index.html Utah State Library Directory] The directory has links to each library web page, provides addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps. | :[http://library.utah.gov/directory/index.html Utah State Library Directory] The directory has links to each library web page, provides addresses, phone numbers, hours, and maps. | ||
==References== | == References== | ||
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