State Archives
Contact information for state archives and historical societies as of August, 2008
Alabama
Department of Archives & History
624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36130
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 300100, Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone, Reference: (334) 242-4435
Phone, Records Center: (334) 242-4306
Fax: (334) 240-3433
TDD: (334) 242-3433
E-mail: Mark.Palmer@archives.alabama.gov
Alaska
State Archives
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 110525, 141 Willoughby Avenue, Juneau, AK 99811-0525
Phone: (907) 465-2270
Fax: (907) 465-2465
E-mail: archives@eed.state.ak.us
Arizona
State Library, Archives and Public Records
Arizona History and Archives Division
Mailing Address: State Capitol, Suite 342, 1700 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 926-3720
Fax: (602) 256-7982
E-mail: See contact form at http://www.lib.az.us/archives/email.cfm
Arkansas
History Commission
Mailing Address: One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 77201
Phone: (501) 682-6900
E-mail: state.archives@arkansas.gov
California
State Archives
Mailing Address: 1020 "O" Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone, Reference Desk: (916) 653-2246
Phone, General Information: (916) 653-7715
Fax: (916) 653-7363
E-mail: ArchivesWeb@ss.ca.gov
Colorado
State
Archives
Mailing Address: 1313 Sherman Street, Room 1B-20, Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-2358
Fax: (303) 866-2257
E-mail: archives@state.co.us or see form at http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/forms/doit/archives/request.htm
Connecticut
State Archives
Mailing Address: Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
Phone, General Information: (860) 757-6595
Phone, History and Genealogy Unit: (860) 757-6580
Fax: (860) 757-6542
Delaware
Public Archives
Mailing Address: 121 Duke of York Street, Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 744-5000
Fax: (302) 739-2578
E-mail: See form at http://smu.archives.delaware.gov/cgi-bin/mail.php?contact_form
Florida
State Archives
Mailing Address: R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 245-6700
TDD: (850) 245-6096
Reference Fax: (850) 488-4894
E-mail: info@dos.state.fl.us
Georgia
Archives
Mailing Address: 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260
Phone: (678) 364-3700
Fax: (678) 364-3856
E-mail: See contact page at http://sos.georgia.gov/archives/how_may_we_help_you/ask_an_archivist/default.htm
Hawaii
Historic Records Branch, Hawaii State Archives
Mailing Address: Kekauluohi Building, Iolani Palace Grounds, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-0329
Fax: (808) 586-0330
E-mail: archives@hawaii.gov
Idaho
State Historical Society Library & Archives
Mailing Address: Public Archives and Research Library, 2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID 83712
Phone, History & Genealogy: (208) 334-3356
Phone, Oral History: (208) 334-3863
Phone, Archives: (208) 334-2620
Fax, History, Genealogy and Oral History: (208) 334-3198
Fax, Public Archives: 208-334-2626
Email, Research Questions: research@ishs.idaho.gov
Illinois
State Archives
Mailing Address: Norton Building, Capitol Complex, Springfield, IL 62756
Phone: (217) 782-4682
Fax: (217) 524-3930
E-mail: See form at https://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/refform.html
Indiana
State Archives
Mailing Address: 6440 East 30th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46219
Phone: (317) 591-5222
Fax: (317) 591-5324
E-mail: arc@icpr.in.gov or see form at http://www.in.gov/icpr/2373.htm
Iowa
State Historical Society of Iowa, Archives and Records Program
Mailing Address: State of Iowa Historical Building, 600 East Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319-0290
Phone: (515) 281-5111
E-mail: dm.library@iowa.gov
Kansas
State Historical Society
Mailing Address: 6425 Southwest Sixth Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615
Phone: (785) 272-8681
Fax: (785) 272-8682
TTY: (785) 272-8683
E-mail: See form at http://www.kshs.org/contact/emailref.php
Kentucky
Department for Libraries & Archives
Mailing Address: 300 Coffee Tree Road, Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-8300
Toll free: (800) 928-7000
Fax: (502) 564-5773
E-mail: See request forms at http://www.kdla.ky.gov/research.htm
Louisiana
State Archives
Mailing Address: 3851 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone: (225) 922-1000
Fax: (225) 922-0433
E-mail: library@sos.louisiana.gov
Maine
State Archives
Mailing Address: 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084
Phone: (207) 287-5790
Fax: (207) 287-5739
E-mail: anthony.douin@maine.gov
Maryland
State Archives
Mailing Address: 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 260-6400
Toll free, in state only: (800) 235-4045
Fax: (410) 974-2525
TTY: (800) 735-2258
E-mail, Reference and Research: ref@mdsa.net
Massachusetts
Archives
Mailing Address: Secretary of Commonwealth, Massachusetts Archives, 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125
Phone: (617) 727-2816
Fax: (617)288-8429
E-mail: archives@sec.state.ma.us
Michigan
Department of History, Arts and Libraries
Michigan Historical Society
Mailing Address: Archives of Michigan, P.O. Box 30740, Lansing, Michigan 48909-8240
Phone: (517) 373-1408
Fax: (517) 241-1658
E-mail: See the request form at https://www.sos.state.mi.us/forms/request_frm.html
Minnesota
State Archives
Mailing Address: Minnesota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55102
Phone: 651-259-3260
Fax: (651) 296-9961
E-mail: reference@mnhs.org
Mississippi
Department of Archives & History
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205-0571
Phone, Archives and Records Services: 601-576-6876
Phone, Historic Preservation Division: 601-576-6940
Fax: (601) 576-6964
E-mail: refdesk@mdah.state.ms.us, for Mississippi residents ONLY. Please read the guidelines before sending reference requests.
Missouri
State Archives
Mailing Address: 600 W. Main, P.O. Box 1747, Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-3280
Fax: (573) 526-7333
E-mail: archref@sos.mo.gov or see form at http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/email.asp
Montana
Historical Society
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 201201, 225 North Roberts Street, Helena, MT 59620
Phone: (406) 444-2694
Fax, Main: (406) 444-2696
Fax, Library: (406) 444-5297
E-mail: mhslibrary@mt.gov
Nebraska
Library/Archives Division
Mailing Address:Nebraska State Historical Society, P.O. Box 82554, 1500 R Street, Lincoln, NE 68501
Phone: (402) 471-4751
Fax: (402) 471-3100
E-mail: lanshs@nebraskahistory.org
Nevada
State Library & Archives
Mailing Address: 100 North Stewart Street, Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 684-3310
Toll free, in state only: (800) 922-2880
TDD: (775) 687-8338
Fax: (775) 684-3311
E-mail: nslref@nevadaculture.org or see form at http://nevadaculture.org/docs/email/nslaform.htm
New Hampshire
Archives & Records Management
Mailing Address: 71 South Fruit Street, Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-2236
Fax: (603) 271-2272
New Jersey
Public Records and Archives
Mailing Address, State Archives: 225 West State Street-Level 2, P.O. Box 307, Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Mailing Address, State Records Center: 2300 Stuyvesant Avenue, P.O. Box 307, Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Phone, State Archives: (609) 292-6260
Phone, State Records Center: (609) 530-3200
Fax, State Archives: (609) 396-2454
Fax, State Records Center: (609) 530-6121
E-mail, State Archives: archives.reference@sos.state.nj.us
E-mail, State Records Center: records.management@sos.state.nj.us
New Mexico
State Records Center & Archives
Mailing Address: 1205 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone, Archives and Historical Services Division: (505) 476-7908
Phone, Records Management Division: (505) 476-7903
Fax, Archives and Historical Services Division: (505) 476-7909
Fax, Records Management Division: (505) 476-7910
E-mail:archives@state.nm.us
New York
State Archives
Mailing Address: New York State Education Department, Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230
Phone, Research Assistance: (518) 474-8955
Phone, General Information: (518) 474-6926
E-mail, Research Assistance: archref@mail.nysed.gov
North Carolina
State Archives
Mailing Address: 4614 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4614
Phone: (919) 807-7310
Fax: (919) 733-1354
E-mail: archives@ncmail.net
North Dakota
State Archives & Historical Research Library
Mailing Address: 612 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505-0830
Phone: (701) 328-2091
Fax: (701) 328-2650
E-mail: archives@state.nd.us
Ohio
Historical Society, Archives/Library
Mailing Address: 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211
Phone: 614-297-2300
Toll free: 800-686-6124
E-mail: See contact form at http://www.ohiohistory.org/contact.html
Oklahoma
State Archives and Records Management
Mailing Address: 200 Northeast Eighteenth Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3298
Phone, Archives: (405) 522-3579
Phone, Records Management: (405) 524-4416
Fax, Archives (405) 522-3583
Fax, Records Management: (405) 524-7567
Email: See staff listing at http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/contacts/index.html
Oregon
State Archives
Mailing Address: 800 Summer Street NE, Salem, OR 97310
Phone: (503) 373-0701
Fax: (503) 373-0953
E-mail: reference.archives@state.or.us
Pennsylvania
State Archives
Mailing Address: 350 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0090.
Phone: (717) 783-3281
E-mail: ra-statearchives@state.pa.us
Rhode Island
State Archives
Mailing Address: 337 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 222-2353
Fax: (401) 222-3199
E-mail: reference@sec.state.ri.us
South Carolina
State
Archives & History Center
Mailing Address: 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223
Phone, General Information: (803) 896-6100
Phone, Reference Room: (803) 896-6104
Fax, Reference Room: (803) 896-6198
E-mail: See contact forms at http://archives.sc.gov/contactus.htm
South Dakota
State Archives
Mailing Address: 900 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3804
Fax: (605) 773-6041
E-mail: archref@state.sd.us
Tennessee
State Library & Archives
Mailing Address: 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-2764
Fax: (615) 532-2472
E-mail: reference.tsla@state.tn.us
Texas
State Library & Archives Commission
Mailing Address: 1201 Brazos, P.O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711-2927
Phone, State Archives: (512) 463-5480
Phone, Reference: (512) 463-5455
E-mail, State Archives: archinfo@tsl.state.tx.us
Email, Reference: reference.desk@tsl.state.tx.us
Utah
State Archives
Mailing Address: Utah State Archives and Records Service,
346 S. Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1106
Phone, Main Office: (801) 531-3848
Phone, Research Center: (801) 533-3535
Fax, Main Office: (801) 531-3854
Fax, Research Center: (801) 533-3504
E-mail: See contact form at http://historyresearch.utah.gov/question.htm
Vermont
State Archives and Records Administration
Mailing Address: Office of the Secretary of State, 26 Terrace Street, Montpelier, VT 05609-1101
Phone: (802) 828-2308
Fax: (802) 828-1135
E-mail: archives@sec.state.vt.us
Virginia
Archives Research Services
Mailing Address: Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219-8000
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Fax: (804) 692-3556
E-mail: See contact form at http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwedo/archemailform.asp
Washington
State Archives
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 40238, Olympia, WA 98504-0238
Phone: (360) 586-1492
E-mail, State Archivist: archives@secstate.wa.gov
E-mail, Research Requests and Information on Public Records: research@secstate.wa.gov
West Virginia
State Archives
Mailing Address: Archives & History Library, The Cultural Center, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305-0300
Phone: (304) 558-0230
The West Virginia Archives will not answer e-mail research requests. All research requests must be submitted in writing.
Wisconsin
State Historical Society Library and Archives
Mailing Address: Archives Reference, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 264-6460
Fax: (608) 264-6472
E-mail: See contact form at http://wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/reference_form.asp?program=ar
Wyoming
State Archives
Mailing Address: Barrett Building, 2301 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7826
Fax: (307) 777-7044
E-mail: wyarchive@state.wy.us
