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'''[[Illinois State Archives|Illinois State Archives]]'''<br>Margret Cross Norton Building<br>Springfield, IL 62756<br>Phone: (217) 782-4682<br>Fax: (217) 524-3930<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/home.html Illinois State Archives]<br> | '''[[Illinois State Archives|Illinois State Archives]]'''<br>Margret Cross Norton Building<br>Springfield, IL 62756<br>Phone: (217) 782-4682<br>Fax: (217) 524-3930<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/home.html Illinois State Archives]<br> | ||
:Since the Illinois State Archives responds only by mail to inquiries, all fax, telephone, and e-mail inquiries must also contain a mailing address.<br> | :Since the Illinois State Archives responds only by mail to inquiries, all fax, telephone, and e-mail inquiries must also contain a mailing address.<br> | ||
:The Illinois State Archives preserves county and state records, including pre-Chicago fire documents. They have indexed vital records, early land grants, military records such as muster rolls and Civil War registers. All federal and state censuses are available. Their surname card index covers much of the collection.<ref | :The Illinois State Archives preserves county and state records, including pre-Chicago fire documents. They have indexed vital records, early land grants, military records such as muster rolls and Civil War registers. All federal and state censuses are available. Their surname card index covers much of the collection.<ref>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 41. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> A helpful guide to the holdings of the Illinois State Archives is: | ||
:*''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois'' <ref>Bailey, Robert E., and Elaine Shemoney Evans, eds. ''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois''. 2nd ed. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Archives, 1997. {{Worldcat|678163486}} {{FHL|641970|item|disp=FHL book 977.3 J53ir}}</ref> This source is also available on compact disc from the state archives. [http://www.archive.org/details/guidetoculturalr1988illi Internet Archives ]has a free copy available online.<br> | :*''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois'' <ref>Bailey, Robert E., and Elaine Shemoney Evans, eds. ''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois''. 2nd ed. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Archives, 1997. {{Worldcat|678163486}} {{FHL|641970|item|disp=FHL book 977.3 J53ir}}</ref> This source is also available on compact disc from the state archives. [http://www.archive.org/details/guidetoculturalr1988illi Internet Archives ]has a free copy available online.<br> | ||
:*[http://www.idaillinois.org/ Illinois Digital archives], Image collections arranged by subject.<br><br> | :*[http://www.idaillinois.org/ Illinois Digital archives], Image collections arranged by subject.<br><br> | ||