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The California State Library holdings include 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>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21.</ref><ref name="CalGenRes">[http://www.library.ca.gov/calhist/genealogy.html California Genealogy Resources] in ''California State Library'' (accessed 5 May 2014).</ref> &nbsp; A helpful guide to the California State Library is:  
The California State Library holdings include many specialized publications and resources for California genealogical research. These include indexes and files such as the Pioneer Card File, and the Biographical Information File. Some frequently used items there include these<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21.</ref><ref name="CalGenRes">[http://www.library.ca.gov/calhist/genealogy.html California Genealogy Resources] in ''California State Library'' (accessed 5 May 2014).</ref> &nbsp;:


:Gary E. Strong and Gary F. Kurutz, Editors, Local History and Genealogy Resources of the California State Library and Its Sutro Branch (Sacramento, Calif.: California State Library Foundation, 1983). At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL book 979.4 H23c.
*California newspapers from 1846 to the present, including a title from every county.
*County and local histories
*City and county directories
*Telephone directories
*Biographical dictionaries
*Great registers of voters
*Genealogical society publications
*Historic photograph collection


California State Library <br>914 Capitol Mall <br>Sacramento, CA 95814 <br>Mailing address: P. O. Box 942837 <br>Sacramento, CA 94237-0001 <br>Telephone: 916-654-0261 <br>Fax: 916-654-0241 <br>E-Mail: cslsirc@library.ca.gov <br>Internet: http://www.library.ca.gov/
A helpful guide to the California State Library is:  


:Gary E. Strong and Gary F. Kurutz, Editors, Local History and Genealogy Resources of the California State Library and Its Sutro Branch (Sacramento, Calif.: California State Library Foundation, 1983). At various libraries [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat]. FHL book 979.4 H23c.
'''California State Library '''<br>914 Capitol Mall <br>Sacramento, CA 95814 <br>Mailing address: P. O. Box 942837 <br>Sacramento, CA 94237-0001 <br>Telephone: 916-654-0261 <br>Fax: 916-654-0241 <br>E-Mail: cslsirc@library.ca.gov <br>Internet: http://www.library.ca.gov/
[http://www.library.ca.gov/ The California State Library]{{WC}} is also in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].
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