- The UCSB Libraries’ collections contain many resources
of value to family history researchers. Unlike public libraries
and genealogical society collections, we do not keep these
materials in a special room. You will have the most success
if you use the catalog, Pegasus,
to search the collection. Use the Library
Location guide to find the locations of call numbers.
Items noted with ![[UCSB!]](http://www.library.ucsb.edu/gallery/ucsbonlygoldbackground.gif) are available for use on UCSB campus computers. UCSB faculty,
staff, and students may have off-campus access via the proxy
server. This guide offers many tips for your research.
Special
Collections (3rd Floor)
The William
Wyles collection is a major Civil War collection that
also includes books about the development of the West. Consult
the Civil War subject guide for more information. Some other
collections (Pearl Chase, Santa Barbara) may be of interest.
Map and Imagery Collection (1st Floor
North)
Collection of historical US maps (especially for colonial
US) may be useful in identifying historic sites.
Pegasus:
catalog of the UCSB Libraries
MELVYL: catalog of
all UC Libraries
Sample subject and keyword searches (remove dashes before
searching)
By
Location:
California--Biography--Indexes
California--Genealogy
Lancaster County Pa. -- Genealogy
Stephenson County Ill. -- History
United States -- Genealogy -- Bibliography
United States -- Emigration and immigration
Freeport ILL Periodicals |
By
Source:
Military pensions
United States Revolution
Registers of births, etc. -- Pennsylvania
Registers of births, etc -- United States
Ships -- Passenger lists |
By
Name:
Crocker Family
Lewis Family
Kennedy Family
Sullivan Family |
By
Ethnic Group:
African Americans – Genealogy
Asian Americans – Genealogy
Chinese Americans -- Genealogy
Mexican Americans--California—Genealogy |
We use the Library of Congress Classification system. If you
like to browse the shelves, try these areas:
CS
CS68
CS2300
E184
E186-E199
E465-E655
F1-F975
Z1250
Z5311 |
Family
Names
Passenger Lists
Family histories
Immigration groups
Colonial
Civil War
History of the States
Local history bibliographies
Family History bibliographies |
4th
Floor South
4th Floor South
4th Floor South
4th Floor South
4th Floor South
4th Floor South
4th Floor South
2nd Floor North
2nd Floor North |
(To find more titles like these, use the online catalog, Pegasus)
Dictionary of genealogy. Terrick V.H. FitzHugh.
Reference CS6 .F58 1998-
Evidence! : citation & analysis for the family historian.
Elizabeth Shown Mills. Special Collections CS16 .M63 1997
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Genealogical research at the Library of Congress.
Government Information Center, U.S. -- LC 1.2:G 28/2001
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The genealogist's handbook: modern methods for researching
family history. Raymond S. Wright, III. Chicago: American
Library Association, 1995. CS9 .W74 1995 & Special Coll.,
Reading Room CS9 .W74 1995
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Genealogy basics
online: a step-by-step introduction to finding
your ancestors through the Internet. Cherri Melton
Flinn. Cincinnati, Ohio: Muska and Lipman Publishing, 2000.
(keyword search: genealogy)
- Genealogy
online. Elizabeth Powell Crowe. New York: McGraw-Hill
Professional, 2001.(keyword search: genealogy)
- Librarian's
genealogy notebook: a guide to resources. Dahrl
Elizabeth Moore. Chicago: American Library Association,
1998.(keyword search: genealogy)
- Oxford
companion to local and family history. Edited by David
Hey. New York: Oxford University Press. Reference CS9 .O94
1996
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Using
maps in genealogy. U.S. Dept. of the Interior,
U.S. Geological Survey, [2002]
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Where
to write for vital records. U.S. Dept. of Health
and Human Services. Washington, D.C. Government Information
Center, U.S. HE 20.6210/2
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Use Pegasus to search the library’s collection, which
contains current and historical newspapers. Genealogists
may be especially interested in the following titles available
online:
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Access World News: full text access to over 2000 newspapers,
including 880 US titles and 140 California titles
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African
American Newspapers: 1827-1876
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Chicago Defender/Daily Defender: 1910-1975
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Civil
War: A Newspaper Perspective: 1860-1865
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Godey's
Ladys Book:1830-1880
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HarpWeek:
1857 to 1912
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Los
Angeles Times: 1881-present
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New
York Times: 1851-present
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Newslink (This is a collection of links to the websites of newspapers around America and the world. They vary widely in how much content is available, and how much is free versus how much requires a subscription or one-time purchase.)
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Pennsylvania
Newspaper Record: Delaware County:
1819-1870
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Pennsylvania
Genealogical Catalogue: Chester County: 1809-1870
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Times
(London): 1785-1870
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Wall
Street Journal: 1889-present
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Guide to this collection is located in the microfilm area, in the Government Information Center, 1st floor North:
Z 5771.2 .C58 1984
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City directories of the United States through 1860.
Microfiche E 154.5 .C5 & Microfilm E154.5 .A2
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City directories of the United States. Santa Barbara
1886-1960. Microfilm E 154.5 .C48
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The Library has the schedules for California from 1850 –
1930.
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We also own schedules for Georgia, 1850 - 1870, Kentucky,
1870 - 1880; New York, 1810 - 1830; Ohio, 1820 - 1830; Pennsylvania,
1810 - 1830; and Virginia, 1810 – 1830.
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The schedules are on microfilm in the Government Information
Center. To access the appropriate reel, find the county
in the following finding aids (do a geographic search to
find the reel number):
- Federal population censuses, 1790-1890 GS 4.2: P 81/2/
790-890
1900 federal population census GS 4.2: P 81/2/900
1910 federal population census GS 4.2: P 81/2/910
1920 federal population census AE 1.102:P 81/2X/998
1930 federal population census <http://1930census.archives.gov/>
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California Biographical Dictionary: People of All Times
and Places Who Have Been Important to the History and Life
of the State. 2nd ed. New York: Somerset, 1994. Reference
CT225.C35 1994
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California county and regional histories. New Haven,
Conn.: Research Publications, Microfilm Area F856 .C25
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California early records, 1834: Santa Barbara County.
Editor, Ronald Vern Jackson. South Jordan, Utah: Genealogical
Services, 2002. Special Collections F868.S23 C34 2002
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California Pioneer Register and Index, 1542-1848. Including
Inhabitants of California, 1769-1800, and List of Pioneers.
Bancroft, Hubert Howe. Baltimore, Regional Pub. Co., 1964.
F860 .B3, and Special Coll., Wyles Collection F860 .B3,
and Coleccion Tloque Nahuaque F860 .B3
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Spanish-Mexican families of early California, 1769-1850.Northrop,
Marie E. 1st ed. Burbank, Calif.: Southern California Genealogical
Society, 1976-1984. 2 v. Ethnic Gender Studies Reference
F860 .N67
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Index to the Biographies in 19th Century California
County Histories. Parker, J. Carlyle. Detroit: Gale
Research Co., c1979. Z5313.U6 C36
For descriptions of online resources, see: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/eresources/epubs/primary.html
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American
Civil War: Letters and Diaries
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Draper manuscript collection. Microfilm Area E151
.W5. See also:
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Guide to the Draper manuscripts. Josephine
L. Harper. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin,
1983. Microfilm Area Z6616.D72 H37 1983
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Calendar of the Tennessee and King's mountain papers
of the Draper collection of manuscripts. Madison,
The Society, 1929. Microfilm Area E151 .W48
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Calendar of the Kentucky papers of the Draper collection
of manuscripts. Madison, The Society, 1925. Microfilm
Area E151 .W47
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Preston and Virginia papers of the Draper collection
of manuscripts. Madison, The Society, 1915. Microfilm
Area E151 .W495
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Colonial records of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, Printed
by T. Fenn & co., 1851-53. F146 .P39 v.1-16 (use the
guide: Index to Pennsylvania's colonial records series.
compiled by Mary Dunn, Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Pub.
Co., c1992 F146.C622 D86 1992)
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Emigrants to Pennsylvania, 1641-1819. Michael Tepper.
Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1975.
F148 .E5 1975
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Maryland revolutionary records. Compiled by Harry
Wright Newman. Washington, 1938. F185 .N4
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North
American Women's Letters and Diaries .
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Online Archive of California,
California Heritage Collection and Japanese American
Relocation Digital Archive
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Public records of the colony of Connecticut [1636-1776].
Hartford, Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company
[etc.] 1850-90. F97 .C62 v. 1-15
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Tracing your ancestors in the Public Record Office.
Jane Cox and Timothy Padfield. CS410.7 .C68 1984. The library
has a collection of publications from the British Public
Record Office. Includes taxation records and a Calendar
of Inquisitions Post Mortem. This is a large, complex collection
with many series, so start with the guide to the collection.
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Victoria History of the Counties of England series.
Most are found in the DA 670 call number range.
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Virginia colonial abstracts. Beverley Fleet. Baltimore,
Genealogical Pub. Co., 1961. F225 .F5 v.1-34
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