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Mailing address:<br>P. O. Box 942837<br>Sacramento, CA 94237-0001<br>Telephone: 916-654-0261<br>Fax: 916-654-0241 <br>E-Mail: [mailto:cslsirc@library.ca.gov cslsirc@library.ca.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.library.ca.gov/ http://www.library.ca.gov/] &nbsp;  
Mailing address:<br>P. O. Box 942837<br>Sacramento, CA 94237-0001<br>Telephone: 916-654-0261<br>Fax: 916-654-0241 <br>E-Mail: [mailto:cslsirc@library.ca.gov cslsirc@library.ca.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.library.ca.gov/ http://www.library.ca.gov/] &nbsp;  


A helpful guide to the California State Library is Gary E. Strong and Gary F. Kurutz, Editors, ''Local History and Genealogical Resources of the California State Library and Its Sutro Branch.'' Sacramento, California: California State Library Foundation, 1983. (Family History Library book {{FHL|142621|title-id|disp=979.4 H23c}})  
A helpful guide to the California State Library is:
 
*Gary E. Strong and Gary F. Kurutz, Editors, ''Local History and Genealogical Resources of the California State Library and Its Sutro Branch.'' Sacramento, California: California State Library Foundation, 1983. (Family History Library book {{FHL|142621|title-id|disp=979.4 H23c}})
 
'''Sutro Library'''


'''California Historical Society'''  
'''California Historical Society'''  
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Website:&nbsp;[http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/ http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/]  
Website:&nbsp;[http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/ http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/]  


'''Society of California Pioneers'''  
'''Society of California Pioneers Library'''  


300 Fourth Street <br>San Francisco, CA 94107-1272<br>Telephone: 415-957-1849<br>Fax: 415-957-9858<br>E-Mail: [mailto:info@californiapioneers.org info@californiapioneers.org]<br>Internet: '''http://www.californiapioneers.org/<br>'''  
300 Fourth Street <br>San Francisco, CA 94107-1272<br>Telephone: 415-957-1849<br>Fax: 415-957-9858<br>E-Mail: [mailto:info@californiapioneers.org info@californiapioneers.org]<br>Internet: '''http://www.californiapioneers.org/<br>'''  


To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of California counties, use the 16 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has 13 of these inventories. <br><br>  
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of California counties, use the 16 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. The Family History Library has 13 of these inventories. <br><br>  
'''State Land Commission'''


=== Regional  ===
=== Regional  ===
''See each county for local collections''


'''California Genealogical Society and Library'''  
'''California Genealogical Society and Library'''  
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:San Francisco and Northern California Manuscript Collections
:San Francisco and Northern California Manuscript Collections
'''Carlsbad City Library'''
1250 Carlsbad Village Drive<br>Carlsbad, CA 92008<br>Telephone: 760-434-2931<br>Internet: [http://www.carlsbadlibrary.org http://www.carlsbadlibrary.org]<br>
'''Fresno City and County Historical Society Archives'''
'''Huntington Beach Library'''
'''Immigrant Genealogical Society Library'''
'''Long Beach Public Library'''
'''Los Angeles Public Library'''
'''Los Angeles Family History Center'''
'''Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County'''
'''County of Los Angeles Public Library'''
'''Napa Valley Genealogical and Historical Society Library'''
'''Oakland Family History Center'''
'''Sons of the Revolution Library'''


'''Southern California Genealogical Society Library'''  
'''Southern California Genealogical Society Library'''  
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417 Irving Drive<br>Burbank, CA. 91504<br>Telephone: (818) 843-7247 or (818) THE-SCGS<br>FAX: 818-843-7262<br>Website:[Http://www.scgsgenealogy.com http://www.scgsgenealogy.com]<br>Blog: [http://scgsgenealogy.blogspot.com/ http://scgsgenealogy.blogspot.com/]  
417 Irving Drive<br>Burbank, CA. 91504<br>Telephone: (818) 843-7247 or (818) THE-SCGS<br>FAX: 818-843-7262<br>Website:[Http://www.scgsgenealogy.com http://www.scgsgenealogy.com]<br>Blog: [http://scgsgenealogy.blogspot.com/ http://scgsgenealogy.blogspot.com/]  


'''Carlsbad City Library'''  
'''Tuolumne County Genealogical Society Library'''  
 
1250 Carlsbad Village Drive<br>Carlsbad, CA 92008<br>Telephone: 760-434-2931<br>Internet: [http://www.carlsbadlibrary.org http://www.carlsbadlibrary.org]<br>


=== California Online Records  ===
=== California Online Records  ===


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[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ The Online Archive of California] provides free public access to detailed descriptions of primary resource collections maintained by more than 200 contributing institutions including libraries, special collections, archives, historical societies, and museums throughout California and collections maintained by the 10 University of California (UC) campuses. &nbsp;Many of the repositories listed below are included in the collections.  
'''[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ The Online Archives of California]''' provides free public access to detailed descriptions of primary resource collections maintained by more than 200 contributing institutions including libraries, special collections, archives, historical societies, and museums throughout California and collections maintained by the 10 University of California (UC) campuses. &nbsp;Many of the repositories listed below are included in the collections.  


You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from California in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.  
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from California in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.  
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