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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas|Texas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]''
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas|Texas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Texas_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]''  


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The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.  
The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.  
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The Texas State Library will loan selected materials from their Genealogy Collection. For a list of materials available for circulation, see Texas State Library, ''Texas State Library Circulating Genealogy Duplicates List.'' Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1992. {{FHL|1307259|item}} 976.4 A3t; 1985 edition: {{FHL|611909|item}} 6047934]  
The Texas State Library will loan selected materials from their Genealogy Collection. For a list of materials available for circulation, see Texas State Library, ''Texas State Library Circulating Genealogy Duplicates List.'' Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1992. {{FHL|1307259|item}} 976.4 A3t; 1985 edition: {{FHL|611909|item}} 6047934]  


'''[[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]]<br>'''501 West Felix Street, Building 1 <br>Fort Worth, TX 76115-3405<br>Telephone: 817-831-5620<br>Fax: 817-551-2034<br>
'''[[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]]<br>'''501 West Felix Street, Building 1 <br>Fort Worth, TX 76115-3405<br>Telephone: 817-831-5620<br>Fax: 817-551-2034<br>  


'''[http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsgs/ Texas State Genealogical Society]<br>'''c/o Scott Fitzgerald, Treasurer [scottfitzgerald at tyler.net]<br>PO Box 7308<br>Tyler, TX 75711-7308<br>Telephone:&nbsp;903-539-5572 <br>Fax: 903-592-6782<br>
'''[http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsgs/ Texas State Genealogical Society]<br>'''c/o Scott Fitzgerald, Treasurer [scottfitzgerald at tyler.net]<br>PO Box 7308<br>Tyler, TX 75711-7308<br>Telephone:&nbsp;903-539-5572 <br>Fax: 903-592-6782<br>  


[http://drtl.org/ '''Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library''']<br>P.O. Box 1401 <br>San Antonio, TX 78205-1401 <br>Telephone: 210-225-1071 <br>Fax: 210-212-8514 <br>
[http://drtl.org/ '''Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library''']<br>P.O. Box 1401 <br>San Antonio, TX 78205-1401 <br>Telephone: 210-225-1071 <br>Fax: 210-212-8514 <br>  


'''[http://www.gthcenter.org/ Rosenberg Library Archives]<br>'''2310 Sealy Avenue <br>Galveston, TX 77550 <br>Telephone: 409-763-8854 <br>Fax: 409-763-0275 <br>
'''[http://www.gthcenter.org/ Rosenberg Library Archives]<br>'''2310 Sealy Avenue <br>Galveston, TX 77550 <br>Telephone: 409-763-8854 <br>Fax: 409-763-0275 <br>  


[http://www.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/ '''Clayton Library''']<br>Center for Genealogical Research <br>5300 Caroline <br>Houston, TX 77004-6896 <br>Telephone: 713-524-0101 <br>
[http://www.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/ '''Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research'''] <br>Houston Public Library<br>5300 Caroline <br>Houston, TX 77004-6896 <br>Telephone: 832-393-2600 <br>  


The Clayton Library has produced a series of subject guides to their collection. The Family History Library has copies of a number of these guides.  
The Clayton Library has produced a series of subject guides to their collection. The Family History Library has copies of a number of these guides.  


=== Houston Public Library ===
[http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/hmrc '''Houston Metropolitan Research Center''']<br>Houston Public Library<br>500 McKinney Street <br>Houston, TX 77002 <br>Telephone: 832-393-1313 <br>


[http://www.houstonlibrary.org/research/hmrc.html '''Houston Metropolitan Research Center''']<br>500 McKinney Street <br>Houston, TX 77002 <br>Telephone: 713-236-1313 <br>
'''[[Dallas Public Central Library]]<br>'''1515 Young Street <br>Dallas, TX 75201 <br>Telephone: 214-670-1400 <br>  


'''[[Dallas Public Central Library]]<br>'''1515 Young Street <br>Dallas, TX 75201 <br>Telephone: 214-670-1400 <br>
'''[http://www.cah.utexas.edu/ Center for American History]<br>'''The University of Texas<br>Sid Richardson Hall, 2.101 <br>Austin, TX 78712 <br>Telephone: 512-495-4515 <br>Fax: 512-495-4542 <br>  


'''[http://www.cah.utexas.edu/ Center for American History]<br>'''The University of Texas<br>Sid Richardson Hall, 2.101 <br>Austin, TX 78712 <br>Telephone: 512-495-4515 <br>Fax: 512-495-4542 <br>
[http://www3.baylor.edu/Library/ '''Baylor University''']<br>Texas Collection <br>P.O. Box 97142 <br>Waco, TX 76798-7142 <br>  
 
[http://www3.baylor.edu/Library/ '''Baylor University''']<br>Texas Collection <br>P.O. Box 97142 <br>Waco, TX 76798-7142 <br>


'''<u>Stephen F. Austin State University</u><br>'''[http://libweb.sfasu.edu/ Ralph W. Steen Library]<br>[http://libweb.sfasu.edu/proser/etrc/ East Texas Research Center]<br>1936 North St., <br>Nacogdoches TX 75962  
'''<u>Stephen F. Austin State University</u><br>'''[http://libweb.sfasu.edu/ Ralph W. Steen Library]<br>[http://libweb.sfasu.edu/proser/etrc/ East Texas Research Center]<br>1936 North St., <br>Nacogdoches TX 75962  
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To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Texas counties, use the 24 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of all of these inventories.  
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Texas counties, use the 24 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has copies of all of these inventories.  


The Texas County Records Inventory Project of North Texas State University Center for Community Services has produced more recent inventories of the records of about a third of the state's counties. These can be purchased from the Texas State Archives. The Family History Library has copies of most of these inventories. They are listed in the catalog under TEXAS, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES.
The Texas County Records Inventory Project of North Texas State University Center for Community Services has produced more recent inventories of the records of about a third of the state's counties. These can be purchased from the Texas State Archives. The Family History Library has copies of most of these inventories. They are listed in the catalog under TEXAS, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES.  


=== Web Sites  ===
=== Web Sites  ===
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FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.  
FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.  


 
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