Arkansas Archives and Libraries

United States Arkansas  Archives and Libraries

Many archives and libraries have resources such as maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids to help you locate information about Arkansas. They may have collections of previous research, such as family and local histories and biographies. Many have record-finding aids such as guides to their own collections or inventories of records housed elsewhere in the state.

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

Archives
Arkansas History Commission (State Archives) One Capitol Mall Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Phone: (501) 682-6900

National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth) 501 West Felix Street, Building 1 Fort Worth, Texas 76115-3405 Phone: (817) 831-5620 Fax: (817) 551-2034 The National Archives—Southwest Region (Ft. Worth) has records created by federal agencies and courts in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. The archives has microfilms of all available federal census records, many naturalization records, passenger arrival lists, military records, and other historical resources.Learn more.

Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives 201 Highway 195 S PO Box 134 Washington, Arkansas 71862 Phone: (870) 983-2633 Fax: (870) 983-2636

Libraries
The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Arkansas Studies Institute 401 President Clinton Ave. Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Phone: (501) 320-5700 The Arkansas Studies Institute is a joint project of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

University of Arkansas Special Collections Mullins Library 365 N. MIlroy Ave. Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 Phone: (479) 575-5577 The library houses the university archives and a manuscript collection and offers research assistance.

Societies
Arkansas Genealogical Society P.O. Box 26374 Little Rock, Arkansas 72221

Reference Guides
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.