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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Arizona]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Arizona Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''University of Arizona Special Collections''' <br>  
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Arizona]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Arizona Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''University of Arizona Special Collections''' <br>  


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*[http://www.library.arizona.edu/speccoll/ University of Arizona Library, Special Collections] collections, services, exhibits, news and events, about, location and hours. <br>  
*[http://www.library.arizona.edu/speccoll/ University of Arizona Library, Special Collections] collections, services, exhibits, news and events, about, location and hours. <br>  
*[http://sabio.library.arizona.edu.ezproxy1.library.arizona.edu/ UA Library Catalog] {{WC}}online by keyword, title, author, subject, journal title, or medical subject. Also in [http://www.WorldCat.org WorldCat].<br>  
*[http://sabio.library.arizona.edu.ezproxy1.library.arizona.edu/ UA Library Catalog] {{WC}}online by keyword, title, author, subject, journal title, or medical subject. Also in [http://www.WorldCat.org WorldCat].<br>  
*Repository database. <br>
*other(s).<br>


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


Materials on Arizona, Southwest American history, and the U.S./Mexico Borderlands, including rare books, manuscripts, and photographs.<ref name="DB15">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 15. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> The ''Southwest and Arizona Collection'' &nbsp;has culture and history, including American Indians, Spanish and Mexican settlement, and other groups since the 1800s. Also includes biographical sketches, ephemera, and photos. Their ''Borderlands Collection'' covers the U.S. Southwest and from Baja California to Tamaulipas, Mexico. Digital collections include photos, the ''Arizona Index'', Arizona-Sonora papers, land grants, Mexican-American press, family papers, ranching and cattle company records.<ref>[http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/collections Special Collections]</ref>
Materials on Arizona, Southwest American history, and the U.S./Mexico Borderlands, including rare books, manuscripts, and photographs.<ref name="DB15">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 15. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> The ''Southwest and Arizona Collection'' &nbsp;has culture and history, including American Indians, Spanish and Mexican settlement, and other groups since the 1800s. Also includes biographical sketches, ephemera, and photos. Their ''Borderlands Collection'' covers the U.S. Southwest and from Baja California to Tamaulipas, Mexico. Digital collections include photos, the ''Arizona Index'', Arizona-Sonora papers, land grants, Mexican-American press, family papers, ranching and cattle company records.<ref>[http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/collections Special Collections] in ''University of Arizona Special Collections'' (accessed 16 February 2015).</ref>


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=== Tips  ===
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*[http://www.azd.uscourts.gov/clerk/clerks-office U.S. District Court Tucson Division] civil, criminal, appellate, and bankruptcy cases.  
*[http://www.azd.uscourts.gov/clerk/clerks-office U.S. District Court Tucson Division] civil, criminal, appellate, and bankruptcy cases.  
*[http://pimacountygenealogysociety.blogspot.com/ Pima County Genealogical Society], Tucson, membership, organization, research tool box, meetings and seminars.  
*[http://pimacountygenealogysociety.blogspot.com/ Pima County Genealogical Society], Tucson, membership, organization, research tool box, meetings and seminars.  
*''Repositories in'' '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Cochise County, Arizona|Coschise]], [[Graham County, Arizona|Graham]], [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa ]], [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal]], [[Santa Cruz County, Arizona|Santa Cruz]], and [[Yuma County, Arizona|Yuma]], and '''''in Mexico:&nbsp;''''' [[Sonora]].
*''Repositories in'' '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Cochise County, Arizona|Coschise]], [[Graham County, Arizona|Graham]], [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa ]], [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal]], [[Santa Cruz County, Arizona|Santa Cruz]], and [[Yuma County, Arizona|Yuma]], and '''''in Mexico:&nbsp;''''' [[Sonora]].  
*[[Mesa FamilySearch Library]], Mesa, 81,000 microfilms including AZ censuses, 40,000 books (many local histories), 129 public computers, and over 90 classes and workshops per month.<ref name="DB15" />  
*[[Mesa FamilySearch Library]], Mesa, 81,000 microfilms including AZ censuses, 40,000 books (many local histories), 129 public computers, and over 90 classes and workshops per month.<ref name="DB15" />  
*[[Phoenix Public Library, Burton Barr Central Library]] The Arizona history collection is a good place for genealogy research.<ref name="DB15" />  
*[[Phoenix Public Library, Burton Barr Central Library]] The Arizona history collection is a good place for genealogy research.<ref name="DB15" />  

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University of Arizona Special Collections
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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  Ask a research question.

Address:[2]

1510 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85721

Telephone:[2]  520-621-6423

Hours:[2]  Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

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Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Materials on Arizona, Southwest American history, and the U.S./Mexico Borderlands, including rare books, manuscripts, and photographs.[3] The Southwest and Arizona Collection  has culture and history, including American Indians, Spanish and Mexican settlement, and other groups since the 1800s. Also includes biographical sketches, ephemera, and photos. Their Borderlands Collection covers the U.S. Southwest and from Baja California to Tamaulipas, Mexico. Digital collections include photos, the Arizona Index, Arizona-Sonora papers, land grants, Mexican-American press, family papers, ranching and cattle company records.[4]

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Guides[edit | edit source]

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Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at the University of Arizona Special Collections, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • National Archives—Pacific Region (Riverside), CA. Federal court records and federal agencies in Arizona.
  • State Library, Phoenix, has a large book/periodical collection including immigration, vital records, courts, wills, county histories, and Internet sites. The  starting place for AZ family history research.[3]
  • State Archives, Phoenix, marriages, wills and probates, civil and criminal records, brands, taxes, coroner records, voting registers, prisoners, state agencies, maps, newspapers, photos.[5]
  • Bancroft Library, Univ. Calif. Berkeley Early settlers, migration trails, stagecoaches, miners, and histories. They probably have more Arizona historical material than any repository in Arizona.[3]
  • Southwest Museum Braun Research Library, Los Angeles, CA. Includes the Monk Library of Arizoniana, California and Arizona history, and records of southwest American Indians.[3]
  • Family History Library, Salt Lake City, has many Arizona cemeteries, census, church, court, histories, immigration, land, military, and naturalization records on microfilm.

Similar Collections

Neighboring Collections

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. Research Assistance in University of Arizona Special Collections (accessed 12 Feb 2015).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Home in University of Arizona Special Collections (accessed 12 February 2015).
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 15. At various repositories (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 J54d. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "DB15" defined multiple times with different content
  4. Special Collections in University of Arizona Special Collections (accessed 16 February 2015).
  5. Genealogy and Family History in Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records (accessed 10 February 2015).