List of State Archives
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This article originally appeared in "Appendix H: State Archives" compiled by Linda S. McCleary, MLS in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
For additional information regarding the full holdings and unique collections within each archive division, contact the state you are researching.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
624 Washington Ave. Montgomery, AL 36130-0100 Phone: (334) 242-4435 Fax: (205) 240-3433 http://www.archives.state.al.us/index.html
Alaska State Archives and Records Management Services
141 Willoughby Ave. Juneau, AK 99801 Phone: (907) 465-2270 Fax: (907) 465-2465 http://www.archives.state.ak.us
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
1700 W. Washington St. Suite 342 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: (602) 542-4159 Fax: (602) 542-4402 http://www.lib.az.us/archives
Arkansas History Commission
One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: (501) 682-6900 http://www.ark-ives.com
C
California State Archives
1020 “O” Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 773-3000 Fax: (916) 773-8249 www.sos.ca.gov/archives/
Colorado Department of Administration
Division of State Archives and Public Records 1313 Sherman St., 1-B20 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: (303) 866-2358 Fax: (303) 866-2257 http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives
Connecticut State Archives
Connecticut State Library 231 Capitol Ave. Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: (860) 757-6595 Fax: (860) 757-6542 http://www.cslib.org/archives.htm
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Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management
Delaware Public Archives 121 Duke of York St. Dover, DE 19901 Phone: (302) 744-5000 http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa
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Florida State Archives
500 S. Bronough St. Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 Phone: (850) 245-6700 http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html
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Georgia Department of Archives and History
5800 Jonesboro Rd. Morrow, GA 30260-1101 Phone: (678) 364-3700 http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives
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Hawaii State Archives
Kekauluohi Building Iolani Palace Grounds Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 586-0329 Fax: (808) 586-0330 http://statearchives.lib.hawaii.edu
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Idaho State Historical Society Library and Archives
2205 Old Penitentiary Road Boise, ID 83702 Phone: (208) 334-3356 Fax: (208) 334-3198
Illinois State Archives
Norton Building Capitol Complex Springfield, IL 62756 Phone: (217) 782-4682 Fax: (217) 524-3930 http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/archives.html
Indiana State Archives
Commission on Public Records 6440 E. 30th St. Indianapolis, IN 46219 Phone: (317) 591-5222 Fax: (317) 591-5324 http://www.in.gov/icpr/archives
State Archives of Iowa
State Historical Society of Iowa Capitol Complex 600 E. Locust Des Moines, IA 50319-0290 Phone: (515) 281-5111 Fax: (515) 282-0502 http://www.iowahistory.org/about/index.html
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Kansas State Historical Society
6425 SW Sixth Ave. Topeka, KS 66615 Phone: (785) 272-8681 Fax: (785) 272-8682 http://www.kshs.org
Kentucky Dept. for Libraries and Archives
300 Coffee Tree Rd. Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: (502) 564-8300 http://www.kdla.ky.gov
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State of Louisiana
Secretary of State 3851 Essen Lane Baton Rouge, LA 70809-2137 Phone: (225) 922-1000 http://www.sec.state.la.us/archives/archives/archives-index.htm
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Maine State Archives
84 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0084 Phone: (207) 287-5788 Fax: (207) 287-5739 http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc
Maryland State Archives
350 Rowe Blvd. Annapolis, MD 21401 Phone: (410) 260-6400 http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/homepage/html/homepage.html
Massachusetts Archives
Secretary of the Commonwealth 220 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125 Phone: (617) 727-2816 Fax: (617) 288-8429 http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcidx.htm
Michigan State Archives
702 W Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48913 Phone: (517) 373-1408 Fax: (517) 373-0851 http://www.michigan.gov/hal
Minnesota Historical Society
345 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 Phone: (651) 296-6126 Fax: (612) 296-9961 http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
200 North St. Jackson, MS 39205-0571 Phone: (601) 576-6876 Fax: (601) 576-6964 http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/
Missouri State Archives
600 W. Main St. Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-3280 Fax: (753) 526-7333 http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
Montana Historical Society
Division of Library and Archives 225 N. Roberts St. Helena, MT 59620-1201 Phone: (406) 444-2681 Fax: (406) 444-2696 http://www.his.state.mt.us
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Nebraska State Historical Soc.
1500 R St. Box 82554 Lincoln, NE 68501 Phone: (402) 471-3270 Fax: (402) 471-3100 http://www.nebraskahistory.org
Nevada State Library and Archives
100 Stewart Street Carson City, NV 89701-4285 Phone: (775) 684-3310 http://www.dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/NSLA
New Hampshire State Archives
71 S. Fruit St. Concord, NH 03301-2410 Phone: (603) 271-2236 Fax: (603) 271-2272 http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives
New Jersey State Archives
225 West State St. P.O. Box 307 Trenton, NJ 08625-0307 Phone: (609) 292-6260 Fax: (609) 292-9105 http://www.state.nj.us/state/darm/
New Mexico Commission of Public Records
New Mexico Records and Archives 1205 Camino Carlos Rey Santa Fe, NM 87507 Phone: (505) 476-7908 Fax: (505) 476-7909 http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us
New York State Archives
State Education Department Cultural Education Center Albany, NY 12230 Phone: (518) 474-8955 http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml
North Carolina State Archives
Department of Cultural Resource 109 E. Jones St. Raleigh, NC 27601 Phone: (919) 807-7310 Fax: (919) 733-1354 http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us
North Dakota State Archives and Historical Research Library
612 E. Blvd. Ave. Bismarck, ND 58505-0830 Phone: (701) 328-2666 Fax: (701) 328-3710 http://www.state.nd.us/hist/sal.htm
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Ohio Historical Society
Archives/Library Division 1982 Velma Ave. Columbus, OH 43211-2497 Phone: (614) 297-2300 Fax: (614) 297-2411 http://www.ohiohistory.org
Oklahoma Department of Libraries
200 North East Eighteenth St. Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3298 Phone: (405) 521-2502 WATS 1-800-522-8116 Fax: (405) 525-7804 http://www.odl.state.ok.us/index.html
Oregon Secretary of State
Archives Division 800 Summer St. N.E. Salem, OR 97310 Phone: (503) 373-0701 Fax: (503) 373-0953 http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/
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Pennsylvania State Archives
350 North St. Harrisburg, PA 17120-0090 Phone: (717) 783-3281 http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/overview.htm
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Rhode Island State Archives
337 Westminister St. Providence, RI 02903-3302 Phone: (401) 222-2353 Fax: (401) 222-3199 http://www.sec.state.ri.us/archives/
S
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
8301 Parklane Rd. Columbia, SC 29223 Phone: (803) 896-6100 Fax: (803) 896-6198 http://www.state.sc.us/scdah
South Dakota Historical Society/State Archives
900 Governors Dr. Pierre, SD 57501-2217 Phone: (605) 773-3458 Fax: (605) 773-6041 http://www.sdhistory.org
T
Tennessee State Library and Archives
403 Seventh Ave. N. Nashville, TN 37243 Phone: (615) 741-2764 Fax: (615) 532-2472 http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla
Texas State Archives Division
Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building Capitol Complex 1201 Brazos Street Austin, TX 78711-2927 Phone: (512) 463-5480 Fax: (512) 463-5436 http://www.tsl.state.tx.us
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Utah State Archives and Records Service
346 S. Rio Grande Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1106 Phone: (801) 531-3848 Fax: (801) 531-3854 http://www.archives.state.ut.us
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State of Vermont Archives
Secretary of State’s Office 26 Terrace Street Montpelier, VT 05609-1101 Phone: (802) 828-2308 Fax: (802) 828-2496 http://vermont-archives.org
Commonwealth of Virginia
Library of Virginia 800 E. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23219-8000 Phone: (804) 692-3888 http://www.lva.lib.va.us
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Washington Secretary of State Office
Division of Archives and Records Management 1129 Washington St. S.E. P.O. Box 40238 Olympia, WA 98504-0238 Phone: (360) 586-1492 Fax: (360) 586-9137 http://www.secstate.wa.gov/archives
West Virginia Archives
Division on Culture and History 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E. Charleston, WV 25305-0300 Phone: (304) 558-0230 Fax: (304) 558-2779 http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvsamenu.html
The State Historical Society of Wisconsin
816 State St. Madison, WI 53706-1488 Phone: (608) 264-6460 Fax: (608) 264-6472 http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/
Wyoming Archives, Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources Division
Barrett Building 2301 Central Ave. Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7826 Fax: (307) 777-7044 http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/
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