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United States Arizona  Archives and Libraries  Southwest Museum Braun Research Library

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:rroom@theautry.org rroom@theautry.org]

Address:


 * 234 Museum Drive
 * Los Angeles, CA 90065-5030 USA

Telephone: 323-221-2164 ext. 256 Fax: 323-224-8224

Public Research Hours and holidays: Monday - Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm. Closed most major holidays. Reservations required.

Directions, maps, and public transportation:


 * Directions.


 * Google Map: Southwest Museum-American Indian


 * Public Transportation. Metro Bus Route 81 stops on Marmion Way just southwest of Museum Drive and the Museum. Also, the Metro Light Rail Gold Line 804] stops stops on Marmion Way just southwest of Museum Drive and the Museum.

Internet sites and databases:


 * Research at the Archives archival collections, maps, newspapers, Arizona collection, photographs, oral histories, genealogy, Arizona agencies, reproductions, and fees.
 * Catalog advanced search by phrase, collections, and unwanted item limiters.
 * Arizona biographical database.
 * Arizona newspapers.
 * Arizona public records personal, court, and business records.

Collection Description
238,000-piece collection of Native American art and artifacts

Tips
An appointment is required at least two weeks in advance. Apply at: Research Rules and Application.

Alternate Repositories
If you cannot visit or find a source at the , a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections


 * National Archives—Pacific Region (Riverside), CA. Federal court records and federal agencies in Arizona.
 * Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, Genealogy Collection, Phoenix, has a large book/periodical collection. This is the starting place for Arizona family history research.
 * Bancroft Library, Univ. Calif. Berkeley Early settlers, migration trails, stagecoaches, miners, and histories. They probably have more Arizona historical material than any repository in Arizona.
 * Southwest Museum, Braun Research Library Los Angeles, CA. Includes the Monk Library of Arizoniana, California and Arizona history, and records of southwest American Indians.

Similar Collections


 * Family History Library, Salt Lake City, has many Arizona cemeteries, census, church, court, histories, immigration, land, military, and naturalization records on microfilm.

Neighboring Collections


 * Mesa FamilySearch Library, Mesa, 81,000 microfilms including AZ censuses, 40,000 books (many local histories), 129 public computers, and over 90 classes and workshops per month.
 * Arizona State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Hayden Arizona Pioneer Biographies, Tempe, a good place to look for early Arizona families.
 * Phoenix Public Library, Burton Barr Central Library Their Arizona history collection is a good place for genealogy research.
 * West Valley Genealogical Society, Youngstown, an active society with a good little library. Probably represents outside Arizona better because of retirees who contribute from all around the U.S.
 * Maricopa County Office of Vital Registration births 1950-present; and deaths.
 * Maricopa County Superior Court Clerk marriages, criminal, civil, divorces, probate and tax court cases.
 * Maricopa County Recorder's Office land and mortgage records 1871-present.
 * U.S. District Court civil, criminal, appellate, and bankruptcy cases.
 * Maricopa Historical Society, Wickenburg, exhibits and publications.
 * Arizona Jewish Historical Society, Phoenix, exhibits and genealogical classes.

Repositories in surrounding counties:


 * University of Arizona Library, Special Collections, Tucson, materials on Arizona, Southwest American history, and the U.S./Mexico Borderlands, including rare books, manuscripts, and photographs.
 * Northern Arizona University, Cline Library, Flagstaff, includes Arizona history, Arizona photographs, archives, and oral histories.
 * Pima County Public Library, Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Tucson, the Arizona collection, and the Southern Arizona Genealogical Society collection are housed here.

Repositories in other surrounding states (or nations):


 * California State Archives, Sacramento, has county records, such as court records, prison records, wills, deeds, as well as military records, state census records, and school records.
 * Nevada State Library and Archives, Carson City, births, marriages, deaths, censuses, military.
 * New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe, government records since 1621, manuscripts, Catholic church records, census, wills, family histories, letters, diaries, maps, photos.
 * Utah State Archives, Salt Lake City, newspaper, death, land, court, history, naturalization, military, directories, criminals.
 * Archivo General de la Nación, Mexico City, church, civil, census, court, history, military, migration, land.