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When one of these institutions is referred to elsewhere in this Wiki, return to this page for the address.  
When one of these institutions is referred to elsewhere in this Wiki, return to this page for the address.  


The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library] has copies of many of the records found in archives and libraries, but most repositories will have additional sources.  
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has copies of many of the records found in archives and libraries, but most repositories will have additional sources.  


=== Wiki Articles on American Indian Repositories ===
=== Wiki Articles on American Indian Repositories ===
[[Bancroft Library]]{{•}} [[California State Library]]{{•}} [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library]{{•}} [[Library of Michigan]]{{•}} [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]]{{•}} [[National Archives at Fort Worth]]{{•}} [[United States National Archives Regional Branches|National Archives Regional Branches]]{{•}} [[National Museum of the American Indian]]{{•}} [[Oklahoma Historical Society]]{{•}} [[Southwest Museum Braun Research Library]]{{•}} [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]
[[Bancroft Library]]{{•}} [[California State Library]]{{•}} [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]{{•}} [[Library of Michigan]]{{•}} [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]]{{•}} [[National Archives at Fort Worth]]{{•}} [[United States National Archives Regional Branches|National Archives Regional Branches]]{{•}} [[National Museum of the American Indian]]{{•}} [[Oklahoma Historical Society]]{{•}} [[Southwest Museum Braun Research Library]]{{•}} [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]


=== Online Records of American Indians  ===
=== Online Records of American Indians  ===
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==== FamilySearch Library  ====
==== FamilySearch Library  ====
'''[https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library]'''<br>35 N. West Temple St. <br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-3400<br>Local Telephone: 801-240-6536<br>Website: [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch]<br>
'''[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]'''<br>35 N. West Temple St. <br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-3400<br>Local Telephone: 801-240-6536<br>Website: [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch]<br>
:Has 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, and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes a good collection for '''American Indians'''.<br><br>  
:Has 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, and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes a good collection for '''American Indians'''.<br><br>  


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==== National Archives I  ====
==== National Archives I  ====
'''[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]]'''<br>700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>Washington DC<br>Telephone: 1-866-272-6272<br>Fax: 301-837-0483<br>E-mail: [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html National Archives inquiry form]<br>Website: [http://archives.gov/ National Archives]
'''[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]]'''<br>700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>Washington DC<br>Telephone: 1-866-272-6272<br>Fax: 301-837-0483<br>Email: [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html National Archives inquiry form]<br>Website: [http://archives.gov/ National Archives]
:Their '''American Indian''' records include the Bureau of Indian Affiars (BIA), federal and special Indian censuses, employment records, military records, photographs, tribal enrollments, school records, and Indian treaties.<ref>[https://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/ Research American Indians and Alaska Natives] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 16 May 2016).</ref> They also have the federal courts and prisons, and records of Congress.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref><br><br>
:*Their '''American Indian''' records include the Bureau of Indian Affiars (BIA), federal and special Indian censuses, employment records, military records, photographs, tribal enrollments, school records, and Indian treaties.<ref>[https://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/ Research American Indians and Alaska Natives] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 16 May 2016).</ref> They also have the federal courts and prisons, and records of Congress.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref><br><br>
:*National Archives Publications:
::*''Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA): (Record Group 75) 1793-1989: Overview of Records Locations,'' in ''Guide to Federal Records'' National Archives. '''''Online at:''''' [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html NARA]
::*''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.
::*''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians,'' Edward E. Hill, comp. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981. {{FSC|207428|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 H551g}}
::*''Accompanying Pamphlet for Microcopy 1011'', National Archives Microfilm Publications, Appendix.
 
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==== Naitonal Archives at Fort Worth  ====
==== Naitonal Archives at Fort Worth  ====
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==== National Museum of the American Indian  ====
==== National Museum of the American Indian  ====
:*'''National Museum of the American Indian'''[[Image:Museum of the American Indian DC 2007.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Museum of the American Indian in DC]]<br>4th Street and Independence Avenue, S.W.<br>Washington, D.C. 20560<br>Telephone: 202-633-1000 <br>Website: [http://www.nmai.si.edu/visit/washington/ Visit (the National Museum of the American Indian)]
:*'''National Museum of the American Indian'''[[Image:Museum of the American Indian DC 2007.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Museum of the American Indian in DC]]<br>4th Street and Independence Avenue, S.W.<br>Washington, D.C. 20560<br>Telephone: 202-633-1000 <br>Website: [http://www.nmai.si.edu/visit/washington/ Visit (the National Museum of the American Indian)]
:*'''National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center'''<br>Cultural Resources Center<br>4220 Silver Hill Road<br>Suitland, MD 20746-2863<br>Telephone: 301-238-1400<br>E-mail: [mailto:nmaiarchives@si.edu nmaiarchives@si.edu]<br>Website: [http://www.nmai.si.edu/explore/collections/archive/ NMAI Archives Center]
:*'''National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center'''<br>Cultural Resources Center<br>4220 Silver Hill Road<br>Suitland, MD 20746-2863<br>Telephone: 301-238-1400<br>Email: [mailto:nmaiarchives@si.edu nmaiarchives@si.edu]<br>Website: [http://www.nmai.si.edu/explore/collections/archive/ NMAI Archives Center]
:Open to researchers by appointment only. Provides reference services to Native American community members, scholars, researchers, journalists, museum staff, and the general public.<br>
:Open to researchers by appointment only. Provides reference services to Native American community members, scholars, researchers, journalists, museum staff, and the general public.<br>
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=== Alaska  ===
=== Alaska  ===


==== Central Council Tlingit {{amp}} Haida Tribes ====  
==== Central Council Tlingit & Haida Tribes ====  
Paul G. Allen Library<br>3239 Hospital Drive<br>Juneau, Alaska 99801-7809<br>Telephone: 907-463-7375<br>Fax: 907-463-7321<br>Website: [http://www.ccthita.org/ Central ouncil Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska]<br>
Paul G. Allen Library<br>3239 Hospital Drive<br>Juneau, Alaska 99801-7809<br>Telephone: 907-463-7375<br>Fax: 907-463-7321<br>Website: [http://www.ccthita.org/ Central Council Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska]<br>


==== Hisagvik College ====  
==== Hisagvik College ====  
Tuzzy Consortium Library<br>P.O. Box 749<br>Barrow, Alaska 99723-0749<br>Telephone: 907-852-1720<br>Fax: 907-852-1729<br>Website: [http://www.tuzzy.org/ Tuzzy Consortium Library Barrow Alaska]<br>
Tuzzy Consortium Library<br>P.O. Box 749<br>Barrow, Alaska 99723-0749<br>Telephone: 907-852-1720<br>Fax: 907-852-1729<br>[http://www.tuzzy.org/ Tuzzy Consortium Library Barrow Alaska]<br>


=== Arizona  ===
=== Arizona  ===
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==== Diné College Tsaile Campus ====  
==== Diné College Tsaile Campus ====  
Diné College Libraries<br>P.O. box 1000-F<br>Tsaile, Arizona 86556-1301<br>Telephone: 928-724-6757<br>Fax: 928-724-6759<br>Website: [http://library.dinecollege.edu/ Diné College Libraries]<br>
Diné College Libraries<br>P.O. Box 1000-F<br>Tsaile, Arizona 86556-1301<br>Telephone: 928-724-6757<br>Fax: 928-724-6759<br>[http://library.dinecollege.edu/ Website]<br>
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==== Labriola Nat'l Amer. Indian Data Center ====  
==== Labriola Nat'l Amer. Indian Data Center ====  
Arizona State University Libraries<br>P.O. Box 871006 <br>Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 <br>Telephone: 480-965-6490<br>Fax: 480-965-0776 <br>Website: [http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/gaming.htm ASU Libraries: American Indian Studies]<br>
Arizona State University Libraries<br>P.O. Box 871006 <br>Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 <br>Telephone: 480-965-6490<br>Fax: 480-965-0776 <br>Website: [https://lib.asu.edu/labriola Labriola Nat'l Amer. Indian Data Center]<br>


==== Tohono O'odham Comm. College Libr ====  
==== Tohono O'odham Comm. College Library ====  
P.O. Box 3129<br>Sells, Arizona 85634<br>Telephone: 520-383-0032<br>Fax: 520-383-8403<br>Website: [http://www1.youseemore.com/tocc/ Tohono O'odham Community College Library]<br><br>
P.O. Box 3129<br>Sells, Arizona 85634<br>Telephone: 520-383-0032<br>Fax: 520-383-8403<br>[https://tocc.edu/library-tocc-edu/ Website]<br><br>


=== California  ===
=== California  ===
==== Bancroft Library  ====  
==== Bancroft Library  ====  
[[Image:Bancroft Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|UC Berkeley Bancroft Library in California]]'''[[Bancroft Library]]'''<br> University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 <br>Telephone: 510-642-6481 Reference desk<br>Fax: 510-642-7589<br>E-mail: [http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/referenceonline.html Reference inquiries] about collections and use of materials.<br>Website: [http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/ The Bancroft Library]
[[Image:Bancroft Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|UC Berkeley Bancroft Library in California]]'''[[Bancroft Library]]'''<br> University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 <br>Telephone: 510-642-6481, Reference desk<br>Fax: 510-642-7589<br>Email: [mailto:bancref@library.berkeley.edu bancref@library.berkeley.edu] about collections and use of materials.<br>[https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/visit/bancroft Website]


:Premier Western Americana, and Latin Americana collections, including Native Americans, Spanish encounter and colonial settlement, exploration of western America, westward migration, and ethnic communities. This library has more about western North America than any other site.<ref>[http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/ Collections] in ''The Bancroft Library'' Internet site (accessed 26 October 2013).</ref> <ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> See their [http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/nativeamericans/ Images of Native Americans] exhibition.<br><br>
:Premier Western Americana, and Latin Americana collections, including Native Americans, Spanish encounter and colonial settlement, exploration of western America, westward migration, and ethnic communities. This library has more about western North America than any other site.<ref>''Collections'' at [https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/visit/bancroft/about The Bancroft Library], accessed 14 November 2023.</ref> <ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> See their [https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/visit/bancroft/western-americana Western Americana Collection] for more information about their many collections relating to Western America.


==== California State Library  ====  
==== California State Library  ====  
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==== Southwest Museum Braun Res. Library ====  
==== Southwest Museum Braun Res. Library ====  
[[Image:SouthwestMuseum LosAngeles.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Southwest Museum Braun Research Library in Los Angeles, California]]'''[[Southwest Museum Braun Research Library]]'''<br>PO Box 41558<br>234 Museum Dr<br>Highland Park, CA 90065-5030<br>Telephone: 323-221-2164 ext. 256<br>E-mail: [mailto:rroom@theautry.org rroom@theautry.org]<br>Website: [http://theautry.org/plan-your-visit/hours-and-admission The Autrey in Griffith Park: Visit]
[[Image:SouthwestMuseum LosAngeles.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Southwest Museum Braun Research Library in Los Angeles, California]]'''[[Southwest Museum Braun Research Library]]'''<br>PO Box 41558<br>234 Museum Dr<br>Highland Park, CA 90065-5030<br>Telephone: 323-221-2164 ext. 256<br>Email: [mailto:rroom@theautry.org rroom@theautry.org]<br>Website: [http://theautry.org/plan-your-visit/hours-and-admission The Autrey in Griffith Park: Visit]


:Includes the Monk Library of Arizoniana, California and Arizona history, and records of southwest American Indians especially in Arizona.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 15. {{WorldCat|39493985}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>
:Includes the Monk Library of Arizoniana, California and Arizona history, and records of southwest American Indians especially in Arizona.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 15. {{WorldCat|39493985}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>
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==== Tulsa City-County Libr Gen. Center ====  
==== Tulsa City-County Libr Gen. Center ====  
Hardesty Regional Library<br>8316 E. 93rd St.<br>Tulsa, OK 74133<br>Telephone: 918.549.7691<br>E-mail: [mailto:genaskus@tulsalibrary.org genaskus@tulsalibrary.org]<br>Website: [http://www.tulsalibrary.org/genealogy-center Genealogy Center]
Hardesty Regional Library<br>8316 E. 93rd St.<br>Tulsa, OK 74133<br>Telephone: 918.549.7691<br>Email: [mailto:genaskus@tulsalibrary.org genaskus@tulsalibrary.org]<br>Website: [http://www.tulsalibrary.org/genealogy-center Genealogy Center]
:The Genealogy Center of the Tulsa City-County Library is one of the largest genealogy collections in Oklahoma. Their focus is on Tulsa and Oklahoma, but they also have strengths in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. A limited amount of research, including Indian roll look-ups, can be conducted by email and letters. See their [https://www.tulsalibrary.org/research/american-indian-resource-center American Indian Research] guide.<br><br>
:The Genealogy Center of the Tulsa City-County Library is one of the largest genealogy collections in Oklahoma. Their focus is on Tulsa and Oklahoma, but they also have strengths in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. A limited amount of research, including Indian roll look-ups, can be conducted by email and letters. See their [https://www.tulsalibrary.org/research/american-indian-resource-center American Indian Research] guide.<br><br>


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[[Image:Tennessee State Library and Archives exterior.jpg|thumb|right|280px|TN State Library {{amp}} Archives in Nashville TN]]
[[Image:Tennessee State Library and Archives exterior.jpg|thumb|right|280px|TN State Library {{amp}} Archives in Nashville TN]]
==== Tennessee State Library {{amp}} Archives ====
==== Tennessee State Library {{amp}} Archives ====
'''[[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]'''<br>403 Seventh Avenue North<br>Nashville, TN 37243-0312<br>Telephone: 1-615-741-2764<br>Fax: 1-615-532-2472<br>E-mail: [mailto:reference.tsla@tn.gov reference.tsla@tn.gov]<br>Website: [http://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives]
'''[[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]'''<br>403 Seventh Avenue North<br>Nashville, TN 37243-0312<br>Telephone: 1-615-741-2764<br>Fax: 1-615-532-2472<br>Email: [mailto:reference.tsla@tn.gov reference.tsla@tn.gov]<br>Website: [http://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives]
:Collection includes Cherokee records. See the guide: [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/misc/cherokee.htm Native American Research (Cherokee) at TSLA]<br><br>
:Collection includes Cherokee records. See the guide: [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/misc/cherokee.htm Native American Research (Cherokee) at TSLA]<br><br>


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==== Marquette Univ Raynor Mem Libraries ====  
==== Marquette Univ Raynor Mem Libraries ====  
1355 W. Wisconsin Ave.<br>Milwaukee, WI 53233<br>Information Desk: (414) 288-7556<br>E-mail: [http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/askarch.shtml Ask an Archivist]  
1355 W. Wisconsin Ave.<br>Milwaukee, WI 53233<br>Information Desk: (414) 288-7556<br>Email: [http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/askarch.shtml Ask an Archivist]  
:The [http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/indians.shtml Native America Collections] preserve the history of Catholic evangelization of the Americas' aboriginal Indian peoples. This includes directories, genealogies, photos, and Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. Their '''''[http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/teaching.shtml Guides to Catholic-Related Records about Native Americans in the United States]''''' (and Canada) contain over 1,000 repository entries which provide contact information on the churches and repositories that hold these records, brief descriptions about records, and identification of the Native groups represented and the related Catholic organizations involved.<br><br>
:The [http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/indians.shtml Native America Collections] preserve the history of Catholic evangelization of the Americas' aboriginal Indian peoples. This includes directories, genealogies, photos, and Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. Their '''''[http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/teaching.shtml Guides to Catholic-Related Records about Native Americans in the United States]''''' (and Canada) contain over 1,000 repository entries which provide contact information on the churches and repositories that hold these records, brief descriptions about records, and identification of the Native groups represented and the related Catholic organizations involved.<br><br>