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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''E-mail:'''<ref>Harold B. Lee Library, "E-mail a Question" at http://www.lib.byu.edu/ask_email.php (accessed 8 February 2010).</ref> &nbsp;[http://www.lib.byu.edu/ask_email.php Ask a Librarian] <br>
'''E-mail:'''<ref>Harold B. Lee Library, "E-mail a Question" at http://www.lib.byu.edu/ask_email.php (accessed 8 February 2010).</ref>&nbsp;&nbsp; [mailto:mm354@ad.byu.edu mm354@ad.byu.edu]


'''Address:'''<ref>Harold B. Lee Library, "Contact Us" at http://www.lib.byu.edu/feedback.php (8 February 2010).</ref>  
'''Address:'''<ref>Harold B. Lee Library, "Contact Us" at http://www.lib.byu.edu/feedback.php (8 February 2010).</ref>  


:Harold B. Lee Library <br>
:Joseph F. Smith Building&nbsp;<br>Office 1031&nbsp;
:P.O. Box 26800
:Brigham Young University <br>
:Brigham Young University <br>
:Provo,&nbsp;UT 84602-6800 <br><br>
:Provo,&nbsp;UT 84602-6800 <br><br>
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'''Telephone:'''<ref>Harold B. Lee Library, "Ask a Librarian" at http://www.lib.byu.edu/ask.php (accessed 8 February 2010).</ref>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref>Harold B. Lee Library, "Ask a Librarian" at http://www.lib.byu.edu/ask.php (accessed 8 February 2010).</ref>  


:*Information Commons 801–422–2927 <br>
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:*Family History/Genealogy 801–422-7661 <br>
:*<br>


'''Regular Hours:'''<ref>Harold B. Lee Library, "Family History and Genealogy Resources-Sunday Classes" at http://lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/sunday-classes/ (20 May 2010).</ref> <br>
'''Regular Hours:'''<ref>Harold B. Lee Library, "Family History and Genealogy Resources-Sunday Classes" at http://lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/sunday-classes/ (20 May 2010).</ref> <br>


:*Mon – Thurs: 9am to 9pm
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:*Fri: 9am to 6pm; Sat: 10am to 6pm
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:*2nd &amp; 4th Sundays: 10am to 7:30pm


:'''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/hours_vac.php Holiday Hours]'''
:'''Holiday Hours'''


'''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/liblocation.php Directions, map, and parking]'''  
'''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/liblocation.php Directions, map, and parking]'''  
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'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>


*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/ BYU Harold B. Lee Library Internet site], books &amp; more, articles &amp; more, subject guides, databases, journals, collections, today in the library, ask, reserve a group study room.<br>
*[http://immigrants.byu.edu/ Immigrant Ancestors Project], collection of hard-to-find European emigration registers available online through a free database.<br>
*[http://catalog.lib.byu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/wedbTwC8hf/LEE/140330071/60/548/X BYU Harold B. Lee Library Catalog Online], net I.D. required.<br>
*[http://script.byu.edu/ Script Tutorials], free online lessons to help you&nbsp;read Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish language genealogy documents.
*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/ Family history and genealogy resources], Internet sites, records, societies, reference, family histories.<br>
 
*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/SubsUtility/dbresources.pl General databases] A-Z list of thousands, many of which are available off-campus.<br>
 
 
*[http://welshmormonhistory.org/ Welsh Mormon History], 6000+ person database built to reconstruct the nineteenth-century Welsh-Mormon immigration experience. Includes biographical, historical, religious, and family details on many immigrants.<br>
*[http://familyhistorylab.byu.edu/261.php Religion 261 Online Lessons], NewFamilySearch, RootsMagic, GedComs, Mac Programs, Gathering information, Research ([[Family History Library|Family History Library]] Catalog, Internet), Wiki, Indexing, Case Study, NewFamilySearch Temple Process


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===
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'''''Repositories with significant Latter-day Saint collections'''''  
'''''Repositories with significant Latter-day Saint collections'''''  


*[[BYU_Family_History_Library|BYU Family History Library]], Provo,
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.  
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.  
*[[Church History Library|Church History Library]], Salt Lake City, LDS history 1830-now: diaries, manuscripts, Church records, photographs, oral history, architectural drawings, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, maps, microforms, audiovisual material<ref>"Church History Library and Archives" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [Internet site] at http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br>
*[[Church History Library|Church History Library]], Salt Lake City, LDS history 1830-now: diaries, manuscripts, Church records, photographs, oral history, architectural drawings, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, maps, microforms, audiovisual material<ref>"Church History Library and Archives" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [Internet site] at http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref>
*[http://www.dupinternational.org/ Daughters of Utah Pioneers], Salt Lake City, the Museum displays artifacts, and the History Department collects and preserves about 100,000 histories of pioneers who set out for, settled, or were born in Utah by 10 May 1869.<ref>"Pioneer Museum" and "History Department" pages in International Society ~ Daughter of Utah Pioneers [Internet site] at http://www.dupinternational.org/ (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br>
*[http://www.dupinternational.org/ Daughters of Utah Pioneers], Salt Lake City, the Museum displays artifacts, and the History Department collects and preserves about 100,000 histories of pioneers who set out for, settled, or were born in Utah by 10 May 1869.<ref>"Pioneer Museum" and "History Department" pages in International Society ~ Daughter of Utah Pioneers [Internet site] at http://www.dupinternational.org/ (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref>
*[http://history.utah.gov/ Utah State Historical Society], Salt Lake City, family histories, photographs, books, manuscript collections, directories, maps, newspapers, yearbooks, and periodicals are available in the Research Center and online.<ref>"Research Center and Collections" and "Collections Available at the Research Center" in Utah State History [Internet site] at http://history.utah.gov/research_and_collections/index.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br>
*[http://history.utah.gov/ Utah State Historical Society], Salt Lake City, family histories, photographs, books, manuscript collections, directories, maps, newspapers, yearbooks, and periodicals are available in the Research Center and online.<ref>"Research Center and Collections" and "Collections Available at the Research Center" in Utah State History [Internet site] at http://history.utah.gov/research_and_collections/index.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref><br>


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