Utah Archives and Libraries

The following archives, and libraries have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers. Before you visit an archive or a library, contact the organization and ask for information on the collections, hours, services, and fees.

Family History Library

35 North West Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
Telephone: 801-240-2331
Fax: 801-240-1584
E-Mail: fhl@ldschurch.org
Internet:www.familysearch.org

This is the largest library devoted to genealogical research in the world. It is associated with Family History Centers throughout the world. The holdings include a large collection of Utah records. Information on the hours, holidays, catalog, collection, services, key resources, and how to prepare to visit the library are on the FamilySearch web site.

The following guide book will help in using the library. It gives suggestions on preparing to visit the library, genealogy research tips, and helps in using the library.

• Parker, J. Carlyle. Going to Salt Lake City to Do Family History Research. 3rd ed. Turlock, California: Marietta Publishing, 1996.

A history of the Genealogical Society of Utah was written during the centennial of the society. This book covers the beginning of the society to 1994. It contains a history of the library, of microfilming, and an overview of the Granite Mountain Records Vault.

• Allen, James B., Jessie L. Embry and Kahlile Mehr. Hearts Turned to the Fathers: A History of the Genealogical Society of Utah. 1894-1994. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, Brigham Young University, 1995.

Other guides and reference works at the Family History Library that may be helpful include:

• Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in Select Utah Repositories. Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah State Historical Society, 1990. (Family History Library compact disc no. Four Parts 1-4.) The compact disc copy is available through the Utah State Archives. It is also part of the LDS Family History Suite 2 described in the Biography section of this outline.
• The Family History Library has published directories for the libraries in Utah. One covers the special libraries and the other lists the public libraries.
• Directory of Special Information Resources in Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
• Directory of Public Libraries in Utah, 1988-1989. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Library Division, 1989. 

Utah State Archives

Archives Building
State Capitol
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Telephone: 801-538-3013
Fax: 801-538-3354
Internet: www.archives.state.ut.us

The Utah State Archives Internet site has current information, a list of frequently asked questions, genealogical research helps, and information leaflets describing selected records. You may also visit the archives and receive free brochures. An older guide to the Utah State Archives available on fiche is:

• Utah State Archives and Records Service. Guide to Official Records of Genealogical Value in the State of Utah. Salt Lake City: Utah. State Archives and Records Service, 1980. (Family History Library fiche 6051294.) Records created by federal, state, and county governments useful for genealogical research are listed in this publication. This guide lists the holdings as of 1980 and is not a complete list. It is arranged according to the agency creating the record. Descriptions of the records help determine their usefulness and show the time period covered.

== National Archives—Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) Building 48, Denver Federal Center
West 6th Avenue & Kipling
Denver, CO 80225
Telephone: 303-236-0817
Fax: 303-236-9354
Internet:http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 25307
Denver, CO 80225

Utah State Historical Society Library

300 Rio Grande Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1182
Telephone: 801-533-3535
Fax: 801-533-3504
Internet:http://history.utah.gov/about_us/leonardarticle.html

The Utah State Historical Society publishes a quarterly magazine helpful for Utah research. Look in the "Periodicals" section of this outline for more information. A guide to some manuscripts and photographs at the Utah State Historical Society is:

• Utah State Historical Society. A Guide to Unpublished Materials at the Utah State Historical Society. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah. State Historical Society Library, 1989. Only large collections of manuscripts are listed. The manuscripts and photographs are listed by person or topic. No index or cross reference is included.

== Church History Library and Church Archives The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
50 East North Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3800
Library Telephone: 801-240-2745
Archives Telephone: 801-240-2272

The Church History Library and the Church Archives are in the east wing of the Church Office Building. You will need to bring identification with a photograph, such as a driver's license. Church History Library material does not circulate to Family History Centers.

Harold B. Lee Library

Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
Telephone: 801-378-2926

Utah Valley Regional Family History Center

Telephone: 801-378-6200
General Reference Telephone: 801-378-2927
Fax: 801-538-1050
Internet:http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/

Marriott Library

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Telephone: 801-581-8364
Fax: 801-585-3464
Internet: www.lib.utah.edu/index.phtml

Merrill Library

Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322
Telephone: 801-797-2678
Fax: 801-797-2880
Internet: http://www.usu.edu/

Salt Lake City Public Library

209 East 500 South Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Telephone: 801-524-8200
Fax: 801-524-8289
Internet: http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/index.jsp

Gerald R. Sherratt Library Special Collections

Southern Utah University
351 Center Street
Cedar City, UT 84720
Telephone: 435-586-7933 or 435-586-1955
Fax: 435-865-8152
Internet: http://www.li.suu.edu/

Stewart Library

Weber State University
2901 University Circle
Ogden, UT 84408-2901
Telephone: 801-626-6545
Fax: 801-626-7045
Internet: http://www.weber.edu/

Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards

• Guant, Christine and John Fuller. Utah Resources. In Genealogy Resources on the Internet [Internet site]. N.p., 6 January 1998 [cited 26 October 1999]. Available at http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/utah.html . This site provides links to vital record offices, genealogical and historical societies, queries, mailing lists, county-by-county Internet sites, and gopher sites.
• RLIN, a guide to archives and manuscript collections in selected Utah repositories, is an online national database maintained by the Research Libraries Group accessible at member libraries. In Utah, the Utah State Archives, Utah State Historical Society, and Brigham Young University's library catalogs are online.
• Some societies have biographical and genealogical records. For example, the Society of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers has a library and has published many histories. See the "Societies" section of this outline for more information. ==

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