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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 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.