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=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===


:*Bernice Cox Sprenger, ''Guide to the Manuscripts in the Burton Historical Collection'' (Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Public Library, 1985). {{WorldCat|12690224|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|476098|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.4 A3sb}}.
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:*[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/Michigan%20and%20Detroit%20Selected%20Genealogical%20Resources.pdf Michigan and Detroit Select Genealogical Resources]  
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:*[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/Index%20of%20Roman%20Catholic%20Church%20Records%20from%20Archdiocese%20of%20Detroit_4.pdf Roman Catholic Church Records from the Archdiocese of Detroit]  
{{Block indent|*[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/Index%20of%20Roman%20Catholic%20Church%20Records%20from%20Archdiocese%20of%20Detroit_4.pdf Roman Catholic Church Records from the Archdiocese of Detroit] }}
:*[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/BHC%20Sources%20for%20Civil%20War%20Research.pdf Selected Resources for Civil War Research]  
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:*[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/BHC_Gen_Af-Am_Sources_rev.1.pdf Selected African American Resources]  
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:*[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/War%20of%201812%20Resources.pdf War of 1812 Resources]  
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:*[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/wayne-county-death-record-index Wayne County Death Record Index]
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=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===

Latest revision as of 11:13, 19 August 2025

Detroit Public Main Library
DetroitPublicMainLibrary2010.jpg

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Email:


Address:

5201 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202


Telephone:

313-481-1300;
Burton Historical Collection 313-481-1401


Hours:

  • Monday: CLOSED
  • Tuesday : 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Wednesday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Thursday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Friday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Saturday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Sunday: CLOSED


Map, directions, and public transportation:


Internet sites and databases:

  • Detroit Public Library calendar, news and highlights, special collections, favorites, catalog and database search, special services, locations, research and resources, and services.
  • Detroit Public Library catalog online by keyword, author, title, subject, series, or periodical title.
  • Burton Historical Collection has background history of the Great Lakes area, New England, and New France as well as local and county histories for both the United States and Canada.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

The Detroit Public Library Main Branch is home to the Burton Historical Collection and to the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research. They also have many unpublished family histories, research aids like indexes and cemetery guides, and an obituary collection. Their family folder collection is large, as is their very good newspaper collection.[1]

The Burton Historical Collection contains records pertaining to Detroit’s history from her days as a 17th century settlement to present day, with information about the Great Lakes Region including the role of Canada, the French and English influence. There are atlases, maps, photographs, pamphlets, bound newspapers, personal papers and much more. Some Vital records such as marriage, birth and death records are available. Federal population schedules along with family histories, personal papers, immigration records, some Detroit high school yearbooks, probate indexes and records plus city directories for most years and other supporting resources are also available.

Guides[edit | edit source]

*Bernice Cox Sprenger, Guide to the Manuscripts in the Burton Historical Collection (Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Public Library, 1985). At various repositories (WorldCat); FS Library Book 977.4 A3sb.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 61. At various repositories (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 J54d.