Arkansas Archives and Libraries

United States Arkansas  Archives and Libraries

The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services that are helpful for genealogical research:

Arkansas History Commission One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: (501) 682-6900 E-mail: [mailto:state.archives@arkansas.gov state.archives@arkansas.gov]

National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth) 501 West Felix Street, Building 1 Fort Worth, TX 76115-3405 Phone: (817) 831-5620 Fax: (817) 551-2034 Internet: http://www.archives.gov/southwest/

Arkansas Genealogical Society P.O. Box 17653 Little Rock, AR 72222 E-mail: [mailto:ASKAGS@agsgenealogy.org ASKAGS@agsgenealogy.org]

Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives Old Washington Historic State Park 201 Highway 195 S PO Box 134 Washington, AR 71862 Phone: (870) 983-2633 Fax: (870) 983-2636 E-mail: [mailto:online@southwestarchives.com online@southwestarchives.com]

Little Rock Public Library 100 Rock Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: (501) 918-3000 E-mail: [mailto:calsinfo@cals.lib.ar.us calsinfo@cals.lib.ar.us]

University of Arkansas Special Collections Library Fayetteville, AR 72701 Phone: (479) 575-2000

To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Arkansas counties, use the 17 inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Copies of 16 inventories are available at the Family History Library.

Web Sites
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Arkansas in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.

Addresses on the Internet change frequently. Tthe following sites are important gateways:

The USGenWeb Project

A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.

Cyndi's List - United States - Arkansas

Roots-L

A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.