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CLAYTON
LIBRARY for Genealogical Research, Houston Public Library
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One
of the top family history and genealogy research libraries in the
US.....read
more. Clayton
Library for Genealogical Research, 5300 Caroline, Houston, TX
77004-6896 (Key Map #493W) Phone
832-393-2600
Directions.
Absolutely the Best
Resources.
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Family
History Center Libraries of Harris County, Texas
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The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,
Family History Center Libraries are branch facilities of
the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Centers provide access
to most of the microfilms and microfiche in the Family History
Library to help patrons identify their ancestors. Everyone is
welcome to come to the centers and use Family History Center
resources. Absolutely the Best
Resources.
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Houston
Area Library Automated Network (HALAN)
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The
Houston Public Library operates HALAN, a computer network that
serves seven public libraries and one community college library in
the Houston area. Powerful tool!
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The
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Genealogy
Resources
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Texas
State Library and Archives Commission, 1201 Brazos, PO Box 12927,
Austin TX 78711-2927. Main Telephone: 512-463-5455 eMail:
info AT tsl.state.tx.us
Best Statewide Texas Resources!
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Harris
County Related Libraries
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CLAYTON
LIBRARY for Genealogical Research, Houston Public Library
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One
of the top family history and genealogy research libraries in the
US.....read
more. Clayton
Library for Genealogical Research, 5300 Caroline, Houston, TX
77004-6896 (Key Map #493W) Phone
832-393-2600 Directions.
Absolutely the Best
Resources.
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The
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
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Daughters
of the Republic of Texas Library, P.O. Box 1401, San Antonio, Texas
78295-1401 Telephone: (210) 225-1071 Fax: (210) 212-8514
E-mail: [email protected]
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Fondren
Library, Rice University
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The
Fondren Library has many services available for research and houses
one of the best of specialized collections. Rare books,
manuscripts, and university archives are in the Woodson
Research Center...
Rice
University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005
Directions?
Questions? Call us at 713-WELCOME (713-935-2663).
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Harris
County Public Libraries
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With
administrative offices located at 8080 El Rio, HCPL distributes
materials to twenty-six branch locations through its in house
delivery system. The administrative offices also serve....read
more....
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Herzstein
Library, San Jacinto Museum
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The
Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library houses documents, manuscripts,
and books chronicling four centuries of Texas history. The
library's primary collecting area is Texas history, focusing on: the
Battle
of San Jacinto, the Texas Republic, Texas under
Spain, France, Mexico, and history up to the 20th
century. The library began in 1939 with gifts from the
descendants of Texas heroes, including Stephen F. Austin, Sam
Houston, Mirabeau
B. Lamar and Sidney
Sherman. In addition, a major gift was granted by
founding President, George A. Hill, Jr. ....read
more. Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library, One
Monument Circle, La Porte, Texas 77571-9585 Phone
281-479-2421 [email protected]
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Holocaust
Museum of Houston, Laurie and Milton Boniuk Resource Center and
Library
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The
Laurie and Milton Boniuk Resource Center and Library houses the
collections of Holocaust Museum Houston. The collections are divided
into three separate areas: the circulating library, the archives and
the Oral History Project....read
more....
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Houston
Community College Libraries
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The HCC
Library has many branch
locations to serve the greater Houston-Metropolitan Area.
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Houston
Independent School District Library Services
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Department
of Library Services, Jim Hundemer, Manager, 5216 Feagan
Houston, TX 77007 Phone: (713) 861-1204
Fax: (713) 864-9380; Excellent
System!
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Houston
Public Library - Central Library, Julia Ideson Building Texas Room and Archives
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HPL
Central Library, Julia Ideson Building Texas Room and Archives, 500
McKinney Street, Houston, Texas 77002. Archives & Manuscripts Dept. and Texas & Local History
Dept. Julia
Ideson Library Preservation Partners ("JILPP")
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Houston
Public Library System - Research
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Houston
Public Library, 500 McKinney Street, Houston, Texas 77002.
Branches
Special Collections, Public Library Catalog Search Engine,
Information by Category, Interlibrary Loan, Books Online, and more....
Contact
Us - Ask a librarian! - Get answers from a librarian in three
easy ways! 1.
Info
24/7 (Live real-time assistance via online chat)
2. E-mail
(Leave your reference question for a response via e-mail)
3. By phone (832-393-1313)
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Lone
Star College System Libraries
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The
Lone Star College System is LSC-North
Harris, LSC-Kingwood,
LSC-Tomball, LSC-Montgomery,
LSC-CyFair, The
University Center, and eCollege.
This system has many
excellent resources and links to other academic libraries and to Montgomery County
libraries.
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Houston
Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, The John P.
McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center
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The TMC Library.
Rare
Books ...
Manuscripts
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Institutional
Papers ...
Digital Collection ...
Texas
Medical History ...
Medical
Artwork ... The John P. McGovern Historical Collections
and Research Center (McGovern Center) in the Houston Academy of
Medicine - Texas Medical Center (HAM-TMC) Library has notable
historical collections on the foundations of the medical
specialties, Texas medicine ....
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more....
General
Information, contacts, and Locations.
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Moody Library - Houston Baptist University |
The mission of
the William Moody Library is to provide for Houston Baptist
University a collection of primary and secondary print and non-print
materials ...read
more...
Moody Library - Houston Baptist University, 7502 Fondren,
Houston, Texas 77074. Phone: (281) 649-3304 |
Pasadena
Public Library
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We
offer a myriad of services and resources. As we enter the 21st
century, our emphasis will be on....read
more....
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Prairie
View A&M, John B. Coleman Library
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The
mission of the John B. Coleman Library is to provide resources and
instructional material in support of the evolving curriculum, as a
partner in Prairie View A&M University's mission of teaching,
research, and service ....read
more....
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San
Jacinto College District Libraries
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With
branch libraries at each of the three main campuses, they are an
excellent source of local history, each providing special
collections.
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Texas
Southern University, Robert James Terry Library
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....The
building was named for Dr. Robert James Terry, Interim President of
the Texas Southern University from 1986-1987.... The principal
research collections numbering over 264,254 volumes of print
materials and 464,308 microforms are housed in a centrally....read
more....
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University
of Houston - Clear Lake, Alfred R. Neumann Library
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This
library has the NASA/JSC History Collection, as well as other
historical and archeological archives pertaining to the local
area....read
more....
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University
of Houston Libraries
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This is
a super library system. Extensive medical, Industry, Music,
Law, etc. It has almost everything one could imagine....read
more....
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University
of St. Thomas Library
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Welcome
to the Doherty Library. Whether you are a student or faculty member
here at the University of St. Thomas, or a visitor to the campus,...computer
network or use our wireless LAN. With over 225,000 books and access
to over 19,000 journals....read
more....
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University
of Texas Libraries - Houston
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Has
many good links to Houston Area Libraries and other University of
Texas libraries. A very extensive and far reaching library
system, having anything and everything....World Class.
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Other
Libraries
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CATHOLIC ARCHIVES OF TEXAS |
A
museum and library (Kasner
Reference Library), the Catholic
Archives of Texas is nationally recognized as one of the most
valuable resources for the history of the Catholic Church in the
Southwest....read
more... P.O. Box 13124, Capitol Station , Austin TX 78711.
Phone: 512/476-6296 E-mail:
[email protected] |
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The
Library of Congress
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The
Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural
institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also
the largest library in the world....read
more.... and for Researchers....
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East
Texas Research Center (ETRC)
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The
ETRC collects, preserves, and provides physical and virtual access
to East Texas’ unique cultural history....the Research Center
serves as a Regional Historical Resource Depository (RHRD) for the
State of Texas....read
more.... Stephen
F. Austin State University, Ralph
W. Steen Library, 1936 North St., Nacogdoches TX
75961 (936) 468-2011
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Lutheran Center Library, Library of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America |
The
ELCA Library participates in an international network of
libraries for cataloging, information access, and interlibrary loan
services. Library staff ....items from the
ELCA Archives collection...read
more... The ELCA Library is located in the Lutheran
Center, 8765 West Higgins Road, Chicago, Illinois 60631. For
more information, please contact
Claire H. Buettner
by e-mail or telephone
800.638.3522 ext. 2811 or 773.380.2811
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Montgomery
County Memorial Library System
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The
Montgomery County Memorial Library System is a leading resource of
information and has several specialized collections. The
system also has branches serving the citizens throughout
Montgomery County. The Central
Library ( Conroe ) is the location of the Genealogy Room, a
repository of Ceneus Records, Military Records, Family
Histories, Passenger List, etc. Central
Library (Conroe), 104
I-45 North,
Conroe, TX 77301 Phone: (936) 442-7712
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Presbyterian Church in America Historical Center
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The
Historical Center of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is the
official archive of the PCA and thus our first duty is to collect
and preserve the records of this denomination....See our
Collection
Overview for more details....read
more...PCA Historical Center, 12330 Conway
Road, St. Louis, MO 63141. 314-469-9077 |
Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives -
Links |
The
Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives is a worldwide
center for the study of Baptist history. Operated by the Council of
Seminary Presidents, the SBHLA is one of the major denominational
collections in the nation and serves by assignment of the Southern
Baptist Convention as the central depository and archives of SBC
records....read
more... The Southern Baptist
Convention Building, 901 Commerce St., #400, Nashville,
TN 37203-3630 |
Texas
A&M University Libraries
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The
Special
Collections, Rare Books, Manuscripts and Archives include
military history, Western Americana, 19th-century American
prints and illustrators, Texana, natural history, nautical
archaeology, the history of Texas A&M.... collections span the
breadth of recorded history.... Manuscript holdings of the Cushing
Memorial Library and Archives can be viewed at
TARO
(Texas Archival Research Online). This website presents
descriptions of the rich archival, manuscript, and museum
collections in repositories across the state available to the
public. Texas A&M University
Libraries, College Station, Texas 77843-5000
979-845-5741
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The
Texas State Law Library
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The
Texas State Law Library, P O Box 12367, Austin TX 78711-2367
Reference Desk / Circulation 512-463-1722 ...serves the legal
research needs of the Court of Criminal Appeals, Supreme Court,
Office of the Attorney General, other state agencies and commissions
and the citizens of the state. We are a public law library.
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University
of Texas-Arlington Library
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....Special
Collections specializes in historical materials relating to
Texas, the U.S. War with Mexico (1846-1848), the
cartographic.... Central Library, 702 Planetarium Place, PO
Box 19497, Arlington, TX 76019 (817) 272-3000 |
University
of Texas-Austin Libraries
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The
collections of the University of Texas Libraries are the result of
more than one hundred years of continuing commitment by librarians,
faculty, students, and private donors....read
more.... and the Libraries,
Centers, and Museums....
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Victoria
College and University of Houston-Victoria Library
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The
VC/UHV Library is a joint library serving the Victoria College and
the University of Houston-Victoria. VC/UHV Library, 2602 N. Ben
Jordan, Victoria, TX 77901 361- 570-4170 | 800-687-5006
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