Pima County Public Library, Joel D. Valdez Main Library

United States Arizona  Archives and Libraries  Pima County Public Library, Joel D. Valdez Main Library

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Contact Information
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Address:


 * 201 N. Stone Ave
 * Tucson, AZ 85701

Telephone: 520-594-5500

Hours: Holiday closures


 * Mon-Wed: 9am-8pm
 * Thu: 9am-6pm
 * Fri: 9am-5pm
 * Sat: 10am-5pm
 * Sun: 1pm-5pm

Directions, maps, and public transportation:


 * Map: Google map: Joel D. Valdez Main Library.


 * Directions
 * from the Northwest via I-10 E toward Tucson:  Merge onto I-10 E toward Tucson. Take EXIT 257 toward Speedway Blvd/St Marys Rd, 0.3 mi. Merge onto N Freeway Rd, 0.1 mi. Stay straight to go onto N Freeway, 0.5 mi. Turn left onto W Saint Marys Rd, 0.4 mi. W Saint Marys Rd becomes W 6th St, 0.3 mi. Turn right onto N Stone Ave, 0.3 mi. The Joel Valdez Main Library at 101 N STONE AVE is on the right.
 * from the North via AZ-77 S / N Oracle Rd toward Tucson:  Turn onto AZ-77 S / N Oracle Rd toward Tucson. Turn left onto W River Rd, 1.0 mi. Turn right onto N 1st Ave, 3.1 mi. N 1st Ave becomes N Euclid Ave, 1.2 mi. Turn left onto E 2nd St, 0.1 mi. AZ Hist Soc at 949 E 2ND ST is on the left.


 * from the Southeast via I-10 W toward Tucson:  Merge onto I-10 W/Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway toward Tucson. Take the Park Ave exit, EXIT 262, 0.4 mi. Turn right onto S Park Ave, 2.1 mi. S Park Ave becomes S Euclid Ave, 1.3 mi. Turn right onto E 2nd St, 0.1 mi. AZ Hist Soc at 949 E 2ND ST is on the left.
 * from the South via I-19 N toward Tucson: Merge onto I-19 N toward Tucson.I-19 N becomes I-10 W/Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway, 2.0 mi. Take EXIT 257 toward Speedway Blvd, 0.3 mi. Merge onto N Freeway, 0.04 mi. Turn slight right toward University of Arizona, 0.03 mi. Turn slight right onto W Speedway Blvd, 1.4 mi. Turn right onto N Euclid Ave, 0.2 mi. Take the 2nd left onto E 2nd St, 0.1 mi. AZ Hist Soc at 949 E 2ND ST is on the left.
 * from the West via AZ-86 E toward Tucson:  Go east on W Tucson Ajo Hwy / AZ-86 toward Tucson. Merge onto I-19 N toward I-10/Phoenix/El Paso, 2.0 mi. I-19 N becomes I-10 W / Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway, 2.0 mi. Take EXIT 257 toward Speedway Blvd, 0.3 mi. Merge onto N Freeway, 0.04 mi. Turn slight right toward University of Arizona, 0.03 mi. Turn slight right onto W Speedway Blvd, 1.4 mi. Turn right onto N Euclid Ave, 0.2 mi. Take the 2nd left onto E 2nd St, 0.1 mi. AZ Hist Soc at 949 E 2ND ST is on the left.


 * Public transportation: Sun Tran Bus Routes: 1-10, 16, 19, 21-23, 81-83, 102, 103, 105, 106, and 391 stop near the Valdez Main Library.

Internet sites and databases:


 * Joel Valdez Main Library hours, location, news, blog, events, facilities, new titles, news, upcoming closures and events, and services.
 * Pima County Public Library Catalog online search by keyword, author, title, subject, series, award, ISBN, geographic region, genre, publisher, and call number.

Collection Description
The Arizona collection, and the Southern Arizona Genealogical Society collection are housed here. Genealogy related resources include Academic OneFile biographies, Ancestry Library Edition, Biography in Context, Biography Reference Center, Chronicling America newspapers, Encyclopedia Judaica, Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, Encyclopedia of American Religions, Genealogy Connect, Heritage Quest Online, Military History Magazine, National Archives genealogy, obituaries, and history, Newsbank newspapers, obituaries, and death notices, and Public Records.

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.
 * State Library, Phoenix, has a large book/periodical collection including immigration, vital records, courts, wills, county histories, and Internet sites. The  starting place for AZ family history research.
 * State Archives, Phoenix, marriages, wills and probates, civil and criminal records, brands, taxes, coroner records, voting registers, prisoners, state agencies, maps, newspapers, photos.
 * 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.
 * Family History Library, Salt Lake City, has many Arizona cemeteries, census, church, court, histories, immigration, land, military, and naturalization records on microfilm.

Similar Collections


 * Phoenix Public Library, Burton Barr Central Library The Arizona history collection is a good place for genealogy research.

Neighboring Collections


 * University of Arizona Special Collections, Tucson, materials on Arizona, Southwest American history, and the U.S./Mexico Borderlands, including rare books, manuscripts, and photographs.
 * Pima County Vital Records births 1950-present; and deaths.
 * Pima County Superior Court marriages, criminal, civil, divorces, probate and tax court cases.
 * Pima County Recorder's Office land and mortgage records.
 * U.S. District Court Tucson Division civil, criminal, appellate, and bankruptcy cases.
 * Pima County Genealogical Society, Tucson, membership, organization, research tool box, meetings and seminars.
 * Repositories in surrounding counties: Coschise, Graham, Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Yuma, and in Mexico:  Sonora.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * Arizona Jewish Historical Society, Phoenix, exhibits and genealogical classes.
 * Arizona State University Library, Tempe, a good place to look for early Arizona families.
 * Northern Arizona University Cline Library, Flagstaff, includes Arizona history, Arizona photographs, archives, and oral histories.
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or nations): California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah; in Mexico: Baja California, Sonora, and Mexico.
 * California State Archives, Sacramento, has county records of the state, 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.