Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown

United States California  Archives and Libraries  

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Contact Information
E-mail: E-mail reference service form

Address:


 * 224 Church Street
 * Santa Cruz, California 95060

Telephone: 831-427-7707 ext. 5794

Hours and holidays:
 * Sunday 1p.m.-5:00p.m.
 * Monday-Thursday 10:00a.m.-7:00p.m.
 * Friday-Saturday 10:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
 * Genealogy Soc. volunteer hours

Directions, maps, and public transportation: {Optional}

Internet sites and databases:


 * SCPL
 * Santa Cruz Genealogical Society Library contact info, hours, resources, obtaining obituary copies.
 * Repository catalog online.
 * Repository database.
 * other(s).

Collection Description
Holds the Genealogial Society of Santa Cruz County's library, including the Tina Brayton Collection which is equivalent to the Draper Collection but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia  families.

Tips
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Guides
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Alternate Repositories
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If you cannot visit or find a source at the , a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections


 * Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}
 * such as: NARA I
 * NARA II
 * National Archives at _____
 * State Archives
 * State Library
 * State Library

Similar Collections


 * National Personnel Records Center
 * LC
 * FHL
 * LC
 * FHL

Neighboring Collections


 * State Vital Records Office
 * County Vital Records Office
 * City Vital Records Office
 * County Archives
 * County Orphan's Court
 * County Probate Court
 * County Recorder
 * County Coroner
 * State Historical Society
 * County and local historical societies
 * State Genealogical Society
 * County and local historical societies
 * Public Libraries
 * Museums and heritage societies
 * University Libraries
 * U.S. District Court
 * Church archives
 * Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
 * Repositories in other surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]
 * Repositories in other surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]