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== State Archives, Libraries, and Societies  ==
== State Archives, Libraries, and Societies  ==


[[Illinois State Archives|Illinois State Archives]]<br>Margret Cross Norton Building<br>Springfield, IL 62756<br>Telephone: 217-782-4682<br>Fax: 217-524-3930<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/home.html Illinois State Archives]  
[[Illinois State Archives|Illinois State Archives]]<br>Margret Cross Norton Building<br>Springfield, IL 62756<br>Phone: (217) 782-4682<br>Fax: (217) 524-3930<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/home.html Illinois State Archives]  


Since the Illinois State Archives responds only by mail to inquiries, all fax, telephone, and e-mail inquiries must also contain a mailing address.  
Since the Illinois State Archives responds only by mail to inquiries, all fax, telephone, and e-mail inquiries must also contain a mailing address.  
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A helpful guide to the holdings of the Illinois State Archives is:  
A helpful guide to the holdings of the Illinois State Archives is:  


*''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois'' <ref>Bailey, Robert E., and Elaine Shemoney Evans, eds. ''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois''. 2nd ed. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Archives, 1997. {{Worldcat|678163486}}  {{FHL|641970|item|977.3 J53ir |disp=FHL Book 977.3 J53ir}}</ref> This source is also available on compact disc from the state archives. [http://www.archive.org/details/guidetoculturalr1988illi Internet Archives ]has a free copy avialable online.
*''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois'' <ref>Bailey, Robert E., and Elaine Shemoney Evans, eds. ''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois''. 2nd ed. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Archives, 1997. {{Worldcat|678163486}}  {{FHL|641970|item|disp=FHL book 977.3 J53ir}}</ref> This source is also available on compact disc from the state archives. [http://www.archive.org/details/guidetoculturalr1988illi Internet Archives ]has a free copy avialable online.


[[Illinois State Library|Illinois State Library]]<br>Gwendolyn Brooks Building<br>300 South Second Street<br>Springfield, IL 62701<br>Telephone: 217-785-5600<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/ Illinois State Library]  
[[Illinois State Library|Illinois State Library]]<br>Gwendolyn Brooks Building<br>300 South Second Street<br>Springfield, IL 62701<br>Phone: (217) 785-5600<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/ Illinois State Library]  


[[Illinois State Historical Library (ISHL)|Illinois State Historical Library]]<br>Old State Capitol<br>112 North Sixth Street<br>Springfield, IL 62701-1507<br>Telephone: 217-558-8844<br>Fax: 217-785-6250<br>Internet: [http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib Illinois State Historical Library]  
[[Illinois State Historical Library (ISHL)|Illinois State Historical Library]]<br>Old State Capitol<br>112 North Sixth Street<br>Springfield, IL 62701-1507<br>Phone: (217) 558-8844<br>Fax: (217) 785-6250<br>Internet: [http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib Illinois State Historical Library]  


[[Illinois State Genealogical Society|Illinois State Genealogical Society]]<br>P.O. Box 10195<br>Springfield, IL 62791<br>Telephone: 217-789-1968<br>Internet: [http://www.ilgensoc.org/ Illinois State Genealogical Society]  
[[Illinois State Genealogical Society|Illinois State Genealogical Society]]<br>P.O. Box 10195<br>Springfield, IL 62791<br>Phone: (217) 789-1968<br>Internet: [http://www.ilgensoc.org/ Illinois State Genealogical Society]  


[http://www.historyillinois.org Illinois State Historical Society]<br>P.O. Box 1800<br>Springfield, IL 62705-1800<br>Telephone: 217-525-2781  
[http://www.historyillinois.org Illinois State Historical Society]<br>P.O. Box 1800<br>Springfield, IL 62705-1800<br>Phone: (217) 525-2781  


:The State Historical Society was formed to support the Historical Library. The Society is independent of the Library and State, but continue to promote research, writing, and study of Illinois history.  
:The State Historical Society was formed to support the Historical Library. The Society is independent of the Library and State, but continue to promote research, writing, and study of Illinois history.  
:See [[Collections of the Illinois State Historical Society|Collections of the Illinois State Histoircal Society]].
:See [[Collections of the Illinois State Historical Society|Collections of the Illinois State Histoircal Society]].


[http://www.alplm.org Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library]<br>112 N. Sixth Street<br>Springfield, IL 62701<br>Telephone: 800-610-2094 or 217-782-5764<br>Holdings include: family genealogies; oral histories; county histories; cemetery inscriptions; atlases and plat books; indexes and transcriptions of census, vital records, and naturalization records for many counties. Records of the [[Union Veterans' and Lineage Society Records|Grand Army of the Republic ]], the Civil War Union veteran's society, are also included.&nbsp;The online collection has a statewide [http://www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/obit_finder.htm obituary search] for newspapers held at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.  
[http://www.alplm.org Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library]<br>112 N. Sixth Street<br>Springfield, IL 62701<br>Phone: (800) 610-2094 or (217) 782-5764<br>Holdings include: family genealogies; oral histories; county histories; cemetery inscriptions; atlases and plat books; indexes and transcriptions of census, vital records, and naturalization records for many counties. Records of the [[Union Veterans' and Lineage Society Records|Grand Army of the Republic ]], the Civil War Union veteran's society, are also included.&nbsp;The online collection has a statewide [http://www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/obit_finder.htm obituary search] for newspapers held at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.  


[http://www.carli.illinois.edu/ Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI)]<br>100 Trade Centre Drive, Suite 303<br>Champaign, IL 61820-7233<br>Telephone: 217-244-7593 or 866-904-5843<br>Internet: br&gt;
[http://www.carli.illinois.edu/ Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI)]<br>100 Trade Centre Drive, Suite 303<br>Champaign, IL 61820-7233<br>Phone: (217) 244-7593 or (866) 904-5843<br>Internet: br&gt;  


:[http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/index.php CARLI's Digital Collection] links to 96 independent collections that are freely viewable by the general public–from an 1829 Alumni Catalog for Illinois College to 1837 snapshots of Chicago streets and everything in between.<br>
:[http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/index.php CARLI's Digital Collection] links to 96 independent collections that are freely viewable by the general public–from an 1829 Alumni Catalog for Illinois College to 1837 snapshots of Chicago streets and everything in between.<br>
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