Genealogical
Holdings and other Notes:
A comprehensive
listing of non-catalogued items of historical and/or genealogical
value located at the Central Branch of the Santa Barbara Public
Library has been compiled by Cari Thomas 9 Apr 2003, working in conjunction
with the Santa Barbara Public Library staff. The complete listing can
be found at
http://www.cagenweb.com/~sbarbara/SBPLibraryGen-Histlist.htm.
The Santa Barbara
Public Library system also has more than 1700 entries in 600+ topics
under the subject heading of “Genealogy” in its on-line searchable
catalog:
http://www.ci.santa-barbara.ca.us/library/
Among these are
the 70 volume set of the “War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the
official records of the Union and Confederate armies” and its
companion 30 volume set of the “Official records of the Union and
Confederate navies in the War of the Rebellion” (Genealogy); City
Directories of Santa Barbara: 1875; 1895-1896; 1901; 1903-present
(Genealogy, Locked Case, and Telephone Directories); and the “Personal
Name Index To ‘The New York Times Index,’ 1851-1999” (main floor; left
of staircase).
Through
interlibrary loan services, the Santa Barbara Public Library loans a
limited number of microfilm reels of their holdings of local
newspapers. If you wish to request Santa Barbara County newspapers,
refer to the list here, then contact your local public library to
initiate requests
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