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This page lists the most commonly requested records with the appropriate contact information and links.
The archives for the city of Los Angeles holds city planning records, city departmental records, and historical records. The historical records are available by appointment to the general public.
The San Diego City Clerk Archive encompasses municipal records on the legal and historical operations of the City of San Diego and its commitment to serving all residents.
The Daniel E. Koshland San Francisco History Center (at the San Francisco Main Library) contains archives for the city and county of SCian Francisco, as well as books, newspapers and magazines, photographs, maps, posters, ephemera, and archives and manuscript collections, covering all aspects of San Francisco governance, life, and history.
San Jose’s Research Library & Archives holds research materials documenting the Santa Clara Valley (and beyond), including family papers, personal papers, corporate records, organizational records, maps, architectural drawings, ephemera, postcards, photographs, municipal records, oral histories, newspapers and films.
Denver Public library houses special collections and history and genealogy archives.
The Jacksonville History Center houses an archival repository with thousands of items, including rare photographs, diaries, maps, manuscripts, and films relating to city history. The archives maintain a Research Program that provides public use of the materials with help from staff, volunteers and interns dedicated to assisting individuals, the media, government leaders, and researchers.
The records of Chicago city government are held in several area archives like University of Illinois at Chicago Special Collections, the Harold Washington Library Center’s Municipal Reference desk, The Chicago History Museum, and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository at Northeastern Illinois University. This link can help determine which archives to visit.
The digital archives contain items related to the culture and history of Indianapolis.
The North Carolina History and Culture Collection contains materials about Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and North Carolina history and culture. Highlights of the collection include government documents, local newspapers in print and on microfilm, and books about North Carolina history, biography, environment, foodways, geology, geography, and music
Founded in 1950, the Municipal Archives preserves and makes available historical New York City municipa l government records dating from the early 17th centruy to the present. The Archives hold records depicting city government daily work including paper records, digital collections, web archives, still and moving images, ledgers and docket books, vital records, cartographic materials, blueprints, and sound recordings.
This collection consists of documents, photographs, and bound volumes of records concerning the city of Columbus, published by government entities and departments within city government.
The Philadelphia City Archives, established in 1952, preserves historical city records for public access.
The Austin History Center collects and preserves historical records of all types documenting Austin's history from before its founding in 1839 to the present.
The Digital Archives is part of the Fort Worth Public Library's Fort Worth History Center. The collections focus on regional history, with emphasis on Fort Worth. The Fort Worth History Center is the official municipal archives for the City of Fort Worth.
The Dallas Municipal Archives, established in 1985, preserves, protects, and facilitates access to the City of Dallas governmental records. The Archives contains city departmental records such as ledgers, meeting minutes, speeches, maps, photographs, microforms, and printed materials.
Houston History Archives Collections cover resources that support exploration of Houston as an international energy center. Environmental collections reveal alternative narratives to Houston’s unmitigated pro-growth reputation and offer documentation of urban planning, flood management, and green space preservation. Collections also reflect Houston’s ethnic diversity with materials on the desegregation of downtown and evolution of Houston’s ethnic communities. A growing collection of oral histories supports these key areas and varieties of other topics.
The archives document the history, organization, policies, function, decisions, and activities of the city and the city council. Records may be in digital format or paper, microfiche/film, photographs, drawings, maps, film, audio and visual material. The Office of the City Clerk also holds artifacts and official gifts presented to the City.
Seattle city municipal archives records are available for research purposes during business hours. The archival records detail governmental actions and activities.
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