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'''[[Texas State Library and Archives Commission|Texas State Library and Archives Commission]]''' <br>Building F 1201 Brazos <br>P.O. Box 12927 <br>Austin, TX 78711 <br>Phone: (512) 463-5460 <br>Fax: (512) 463-5436 <br>E-mail: [mailto:reference.desk@tsl.texas.gov reference.desk@tsl.texas.gov]<br>Internet: [https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ Texas State Library and Archives Commission] | '''[[Texas State Library and Archives Commission|Texas State Library and Archives Commission]]''' <br>Building F 1201 Brazos <br>P.O. Box 12927 <br>Austin, TX 78711 <br>Phone: (512) 463-5460 <br>Fax: (512) 463-5436 <br>E-mail: [mailto:reference.desk@tsl.texas.gov reference.desk@tsl.texas.gov]<br>Internet: [https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ Texas State Library and Archives Commission] | ||
:Original manuscripts for Texas while a part of Mexico, as a republic, and as a state, including all counties, vital records, newspapers, books, and maps.<ref name="DB107" /> Three divisions of the Texas State Library house materials of interest to genealogists: the Information Services, the Archives, and the Local Records divisions. The Information Services Division contains such records as published histories, vital record indexes, census records, and military records. The Archives Division preserves colonial, republic, and state government records, while the Local Records Division maintains valuable city and county government records. Microfilm copies of the city and county records are distributed among 26 Texas repositories. | :Original manuscripts for Texas while a part of Mexico, as a republic, and as a state, including all counties, vital records, newspapers, books, and maps.<ref name="DB107" /> Three divisions of the Texas State Library house materials of interest to genealogists: the Information Services, the Archives, and the Local Records divisions. The Information Services Division contains such records as published histories, vital record indexes, census records, and military records. The Archives Division preserves colonial, republic, and state government records, while the Local Records Division maintains valuable city and county government records. Microfilm copies of the city and county records are distributed among 26 Texas repositories. | ||
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:This collection is as large as the state archives including newspapers, biographies, private collections, the American South, military history, Western Americana, and photos, and the ''[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01227/cah-01227.html Natchez Trace Collection]'' papers from Mississippi and Louisiana.<ref name="DB107" /><br><br> | :This collection is as large as the state archives including newspapers, biographies, private collections, the American South, military history, Western Americana, and photos, and the ''[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01227/cah-01227.html Natchez Trace Collection]'' papers from Mississippi and Louisiana.<ref name="DB107" /><br><br> | ||
[[Image:Clayton House Houston's Genealogy Library.jpg|right|200px|Clayton House Houston's Genealogy Library.jpg]]'''[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research]]'''<br>5300 Caroline<br>Houston, TX 77004<br>Telephone: 713-284-1999<br>Internet: http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/<br><br> | [[Image:Clayton House Houston's Genealogy Library.jpg|right|200px|Clayton House Houston's Genealogy Library.jpg]]'''[[Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research]]'''<br>5300 Caroline<br>Houston, TX 77004<br>Telephone: 713-284-1999<br>Internet: http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/ Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research]<br><br> | ||
:One of America's best genealogical collections. Especially strong for Texas, adjoining states, and Tennessee.<ref name="DB107">Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.</ref><br><br> | :One of America's best genealogical collections. Especially strong for Texas, adjoining states, and Tennessee.<ref name="DB107">Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.</ref><br><br> | ||
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[[Image:Dallas Public Central Library.jpg|right|175px|Dallas Public Central Library.jpg]]'''[[Dallas Public Central Library]]'''<br>1515 Young St.<br>Dallas, TX 75201-9987<br>Telephone: 214-670-1400<br>Internet: http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php <br><br> | [[Image:Dallas Public Central Library.jpg|right|175px|Dallas Public Central Library.jpg]]'''[[Dallas Public Central Library]]'''<br>1515 Young St.<br>Dallas, TX 75201-9987<br>Telephone: 214-670-1400<br>Internet: [http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php Dallas Public Library]<br><br> | ||
:Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107" /> | :Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107" /> | ||