Arizona Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

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====[[Arizona State Archives|Arizona State Archives]]====

:Tax rolls, brands, coroner records, voting registers, prisoners, court marriage licenses, wills, probate cases, civil and criminal cases, Arizona agency records, 32,000 Arizona maps, and 180,000 photographs. The '''Arizona Collection''' is a continuation of the territorial library. It now includes Arizona history, archeology, biographies, local histories, American Indians, city and county budgets, Arizona high school and college yearbooks, newspaper index, microfilms of missions and military outpost papers, Arizona periodicals, and biographical vertical files.<ref>[http://www.azlibrary.gov/arm/research-archives/arizona-collection Arizona Collection] in ''Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records'' (accessed 14 January 2015).</ref>

====[[State Library of Arizona|Arizona State Library]]====

:This is '''''the ''''' starting place for Arizona research.<ref name="DB">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)}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> This is primarily a book library—the largest one in Arizona. They also have census microfilms. Collection includes immigration and naturalization books and indexes, published material from all states for vital records, courts, wills, and county histories, published material for some international nations, major genealogical periodicals for several states, and Internet sites such as ''Ancestry'' .<ref name="GFH">[http://www.azlibrary.gov/sla/genealogy-and-family-history Genealogy and Family History] in ''Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records'' (accessed 10 February 2015).</ref>

:*Historic Photographs 480-929-0292 ext. 131

Internet: [http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/ Arizona Historical Society] visit AHS museums, education and programs, research collections, membership, publications, about, and events.

[[Image:Asuhayden.jpg|thumb|right|280px|ASU Hayden Library in Tempe]]  

====[[Arizona State University Library]]====

:The '''Carl Hayden Archives''' and the ''Hayden Arizona Pioneer Biographical Index'' is a good place to look for early Arizona families.<ref name="DB" /> The '''Luhrs Reading Room''' has indexes, guides, databases, and personal reference assistance for researchers.<ref name="SpColl">[http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/index.html Archives and Special Collections Reference Services] in ''ASU Libraries'' (accessed 12 February 2015).</ref> The '''Arizona Collection''' includes 8,000 feet of manuscripts; oral histories; 30,000 books; and 500,000 photos.<ref>[https://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/arizona.htm Arizona Collection] in ''ASU Libraries'' (accessed 15 February 2015).</ref> '''Special Collections''' houses rare books, manuscripts, and special interest collections such as the ''Laos Research Collection''.<ref>[https://www.asu.edu/lib/speccoll/ Special Collections] in ''ASU Libraries'' (accessed 15 February 2015).</ref>

====Northern AZ Univ Cline Library====

'''[[Northern Arizona University Cline Library]]'''<br>PO Box 6022<br>Bldg. 28 Knoles Drive<br>Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-6022<br>Telephone: 928-523-2173, or 800-247-3380 <br>

:Includes Arizona history, Arizona photographs, archives, and oral histories.<ref name="DB" />

====Phoenix Pub Libr, Burton Barr Cntr Libr====

'''[[Phoenix Public Library, Burton Barr Central Library]]'''<br>[[Image:Phoenix Central Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Phoenix Pulbic Library, B Barr Central Library]]1221 N. Central Ave.<br>

:Their Arizona history collection is a good place for genealogy research.<ref name="DB" />

====Pima Co Pub Libr, Valdez Main Libr====

:The Arizona collection, and the Southern Arizona Genealogical Society collection are housed here.<ref name="DB" />

====Univ of Arizona Special Collections====

:Materials on Arizona, Southwest American history, and the U.S./Mexico Borderlands, including rare books, manuscripts, and photographs.<ref name="DB" />

====Southwest Museum Braun Research Library====

:Includes the Monk Library of Arizoniana, California and '''Arizona''' history, and records of southwest American Indians. This includes books and serials on tribal histories, government, and social life and customs of native peoples.<ref name="DB" />