Libraries, Archives & Museums - "U"

• UBA - Library: Church History: Mennonite 
  From the Universiteitsbibliotheek Amsterdam. Holds the collection of the Verenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente Amsterdam (the United Mennonite Congregation of Amsterdam). It also houses the Mennonite Documention Centre from 1800 to the present.
• UBC Library Special Collections and University Archives  ~ British Columbia, Canada
• UCLA Oral History Program 
  • Introduction to Oral History 
  • Planning and Conducting an Oral History Interview 
    Includes sample legal agreements.
• The Ulster American Folk Park - Omagh - Northern Ireland 
  An outdoor museum which tells the story of emigration from Ulster to America in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Includes a Centre for Migration Studies.
• Ulster County Clerk Records Management  ~ New York
• Ulverstone Local History Museum  ~ Tasmania, Australia
• Ulysses Philomathic Library  ~ Trumansburg, New York
• Ulysses Public Library  ~ Ulysses, Pennsylvania
• Umberhine Public Library  ~ Richmond, Maine
• Umeå Stadsarkiv / City Archives of Umeå  ~ Sweden
• Unadilla Public Library  ~ New York
• Union County Public Library  ~ Florida
• Union County Public Libary  ~ Morganfield, Kentucky
• Union County Public Library  ~ Monroe, North Carolina
  • Genealogy & Local History 
    • Heroic Sons of Gold Star Mothers 
• Uniondale Public Library  ~ New York
• Union Public Library  ~ Iowa
• Union Free Public Library  ~ New Jersey
• Union Theological College -The Gamble Library  ~ Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Uniontown Public Library  ~ Uniontown, Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania Room 
• Union Township Public Library  ~ Ripley, Ohio
• Unitätsarchiv der Evangelischen Brüder-Unität Herrnhut  ~ Germany
  Moravian Church archives.
  • Holdings 
  • Library 
• United Brethren Historical Center 
  Huntington University, Indiana.
  • Genealogical Information 
• United Church of Canada Archives Network 
• United Church of Canada / Victoria University Archives 
  Located in Ontario, The holdings in the archives include records for The Presbyterian Church in Canada; The Methodist Church (Canada); The Congregational Union of Canada; Local Union Churches; and the Evangelical United Brethren Church. There are also personal papers, biographical files and photographs.
• United Methodist Archives - Central Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church 
  Archives for Central Pennsylvania for United Methodist Churches and former Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Protestant, Methodist, United Methodist, Evangelical Association, Evangelical, United Evangelical, United Brethren and Evangelical United Brethren Churches.
• United States Air Force Museum 
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum  ~ Washington, DC
  • Registry Of Jewish Holocaust Survivors 
  • Voyage of the "St. Louis" 
    Documents the attempts of Jewish refugees to flee pre-war Germany.
    • Passenger List 
    • The Search 
      Provides scanned images of documents relating to four of the passengers on the "St. Louis". Interactive learning site which allows a visitor to use the scanned original records to learn the ultimate fate of the four passengers
• University at Albany Libraries  ~ New York
  • M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives 
    • Historical Collections 
    • Introduction to Collections 
• University Archives and Area Research Center  ~ Menomonie, Wisconsin
  From the University of Wisconsin - Stout.
  • Genealogy Records - Barron County 
  • Genealogy Records - Dunn County 
  • Genealogy Records - Pepin County 
• University City Public Library   ~ Missouri
• University College Dublin Library  ~ Dublin, Ireland
• University of Akron Archives  ~ Akron, Ohio
  • Regional History Collection 
    Serving Ashland, Coshocton, Holmes, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne counties.
• University of Alaska Anchorage - Consortium Library 
  • Special Collections 
    • Archives and Manuscripts Department 
• University of Arizona Library 
  • Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives 
  • Southwest Electronic Text Center 
• University of Arkansas Libraries 
  • Special Collections Division 
    • Short Guide: Biographical and Family History Research 
• University of Bristol Theatre Collection 
  Research centre dedicated to the study of British Theatre history and people.
• University of Delaware Library 
  • http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/ 
• University of Dundee Archive Services  ~ Scotland
  • The Principle Collections 
    • Brechin Diocesan Library Manuscripts 
    • Manuscript Collection 
      Contain business, organisational, church, legal and private records, including substantial business collections relating to the jute industry in Dundee and India. Ecclesiastical collections include the Brechin Diocesan Library Manuscripts, the Glasite Church & the Arbroath Methodist Church.
• University of Essex - The Data Archive 
• University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries  ~ Gainesville, Florida
  • Department of Special and Area Studies Collections 
    • P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History 
• University of Georgia Libraries  ~ Athens, Georgia
  • University of Georgia Hargrett Library 
    Rare books, manuscripts, archives, Georgia Room
• University of Hawai'i at Manoa Library 
  • Special Collections 
    • Hawaii War Records Depository 
    • University of Hawaii Archives 
• University of Hull Academic Services Library  ~ Yorkshire, England
  • Archives 
    • Collections: Alphabetical List 
• University of Iowa Libraries 
  • Iowa Women's Archives 
    The University of Iowa's collection, much of which has active links which give precise details of the document and its location. Includes letters, diaries, magazine and newspaper articles, government papers, scrapbooks and much more. Includes material on African-American women and rural farm women.
  • Special Collections 
    • Rare Books and Manuscripts at Iowa 
• University of Limerick Library  ~ Limerick, Ireland
• University of Liverpool Library 
  • Special Collections and Archives 
• University of London Library  ~ England
• University of Manitoba Libraries Catalogue 
• University of Maryland - Marylandia and Rare Books Department  ~ College Park
• University of Minnesota Libraries 
  • Genealogy Resources Available at the University of Minnesota Libraries 
    • Beginning to Research Your Family's History  
    • Finding Norwegian Bygdebøker Held at the University of Minnesota Libraries 
    • Libraries and Resource Centers for Norwegian Historical and Genealogical Research in the Upper Midwest 
    • Locating Military Records 
    • Norwegian Bygdebøker or Local Histories Held at the University of Minnesota Libraries  
    • Norwegian Geographical and Administrative Divisions  
• University of Mississippi Libraries 
  • Department of Archives and Special Collections 
• The University of Missouri - Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Columbia 
  • WHMC-Columbia / Collections 
    • Ethnic Groups 
    • Family and Personal Papers 
    • Frontier and Pioneer Life 
    • Genealogy 
    • Local History 
    • Military 
    • Social and Fraternal Organizations 
• The University of Missouri - Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Kansas City 
  • WHMC-KC Collections: Ethnic Communities 
  • WHMC-KC Collections: Military 
  • WHMC-KC Collections: Populations 
    Includes Genealogy (family histories or records created for genealogists); Immigration/migrations/emigration; Community histories.
• The University of Missouri - Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Rolla 
  • WHMC-Rolla - Family & Personal Papers 
  • WHMC-Rolla - Genealogy 
  • WHMC-Rolla - Local History 
  • WHMC-Rolla - Social & Fraternal Organizations 
• The University of Missouri - Western Historical Manuscript Collection - St. Louis 
  • WHMC Collection Guides 
    • Genealogy and Family History Collections 
    • Immigrant Collections 
    • Military History Collections 
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Libraries and Collections 
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries 
  • Special Collections 
    Houses unique, rare, and specialized research material that documents the history, culture and physical environment of the city of Las Vegas, the southern Nevada region, the gaming industry, and the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
• University of Nevada, Reno Libraries 
  • Special Collections Department 
  • University Archives 
• University of New Brunswick Libraries  ~ Canada
  • Archives and Special Collections 
  • Genealogy, Harriet Irving Library 
  • Loyalist Collection - Harriet Irving Library 
  • Reference Department 
• The University of New England and Regional Archives  ~ Armidale, NSW, Australia
• University of New Hampshire Library 
  • Digital Collections 
  • Milne Special Collections and Archives 
    • Genealogy 
    • History 
• University of New Mexico Archives  ~ New Mexico
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Libraries  ~ North Carolina
  • Documenting the American South 
  • History Collections 
  • The Southern Oral History Project 
    • "How To" Interview Tips 
    • Interview Guidelines 
  • Special Collections and Formats 
• University of North Carolina Wilmington - Randall Library 
  • Special Collections 
• University of Oklahoma Libraries 
  • Western History Collection 
• University of Oregon Library System 
  • Microforms 
    • Census Resources in Microform 
    • History Resources in Microform 
    • Newspapers and Genealogical Resources on Microform 
• Universitetsbiblioteket i Oslo - UBO / University of Oslo Library (UBO)  ~ Norway
• University of Pennsylvania Library 
• The University of Queensland Library  ~ Australia
• University of Rhode Island Libraries 
  • Special Collections 
• University of South Alabama Archives 
• University of South Carolina Libraries 
  • Rare Books and Special Collections 
  • South Caroliniana Library 
    • Finding Aids 
• University of South Florida Tampa Campus Library 
  • Special Collections Department 
• University of Southampton Libraries Special Collections - Guide to Archive and Manuscript Collections of the Hartley Library  ~ England
• University of St. Thomas  ~ Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Special Collections - Bach-Dunn Collection of Luxembourgiana 
    • Luxembourg Genealogical Research 
• University of Swansea Archives  ~ Wales
• University of Tennessee Libraries  ~ Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Library Guides to History 
    You will need to have a copy of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader Software program in order to view the following library guides. (File extensions are .pdf)
    • Library Guide to General History Resources 
    • Library Guide to U.S. History Resources 
    • Library Guide to U.S. Civil War Resources 
  • Manuscript Collections 
    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Hoskins Library: Herbert E. Copeland Railroadiana Collection 
    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Hoskins Library: Knoxville Railway and Light Company 
    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Hoskins Library: Railroad Records Collection 
    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Hoskins Library: Smoky Mountain Railroad Collection 
    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Hoskins Library: Tennessee Central Railroad Company Collection 
• University of Texas Libraries Online 
  • Center for American History 
  • Mexican Archives at the Benson Latin American Collection 
  • Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection 
• The University of Texas-Pan American Library 
  • Lower Rio Grande Valley Collection 
    Specializes in materials for southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.
• University of Tulsa - McFarlin Library  ~ Oklahoma
  • Department of Special Collections 
• University of Ulster Library  ~ Ulster, Northern Ireland
• University of Vermont Libraries 
  • UVM Special Collections 
• University of Virginia Library 
  • Special Collections 
  • Special Collections Digital Center 
• University of Virginia Library Geospatial and Statistical Data Center 
  • Geostat Data Collections and Catalogs 
  • Maps Collection 
  • Virginia Digital Map Library 
• University of Wales Swansea 
  • Library and Information Services 
    • Historical Collections 
      • Archives 
      • South Wales Coalfield Collection (SWCC) 
• University of Washington Libraries Information Gateway 
  • Special Collections and Preservation Division 
  • Suzzallo and Allen Libraries 
  • University of Washington Library Telnet 
    Must have Telnet software to access. Make note of logon and password when you begin. Read more about Telnet on the "Libraries, Archives & Museums - General" category page on Cyndi's List
• The University of Waterloo Electronic Library  ~ Ontario
• University of Winnipeg Catalogue 
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Electronic Library 
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Golda Meir Library 
  • Milwaukee Urban Archives 
    • Genealogical Collections 
    • Naturalization Records 
    • Pioneers of Southeastern Wisconsin Collections, A-I , J-R , S-Z 
    • Railroad Collections 
  • Special Collections and Rare Books 
• University of Wyoming Libraries 
  • American Heritage Center (AHC) 
• The University of York, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research  ~ Yorkshire, England
  • Archives Guides, Lists and Finding Aids 
  • Postal Services 
• University of York Library - LibWeb Library and Information Services on the Web 
• Upper Arlington Public Library  ~ Upper Arlington, Ohio
• Upper Sandusky Community Library  ~ Upper Sandusky, Ohio
  • Heritage Room Collection 
• Uppsala Stadsarkivet  ~ Sweden
• Upton Town Library  ~ Upton, Massachusetts
• The Urbana Free Library  ~ Urbana, Illinois
  • The Urbana Free Library Archives 
• U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum  ~ Fort Lee, Virginia
  History and heritage of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, the Army's oldest logistic branch.
• U.S. Army Women's Museum  ~ Fort Lee, Virginia
  Collect, preserve, research, exhibit and interpret historically significant properties related to service of women across all branches and organizations of the United States Army.
• U.S. Catholic Documentary Heritage Project 
  From the U.S. Catholic Historical Society, an online guide to repositories and collections of primary sources documenting the history of Catholicism in the United States.
• USC Libraries  ~ California
• USGS Library 
  Established in 1879 to build and organize a collection of scientific materials in the earth sciences, the U.S. Geological Survey Library is now the largest library for earth sciences in the world. The library system includes four libraries and is part of the Geographic Information Office of the USGS.
• Utah State Archives and Records Service 
  • Frequently Asked Questions  
  • Genealogical Research 
    • Birth Records at the Utah State Archives 
      Microfilm copies of birth registers 1898 to 1905.
    • Brand Registers, 1849-1921 
    • Death Records at the Utah State Archives 
      Microfilm copies of death registers 1898 to 1905 and death certificates 1904 to 1949.
    • Motor Vehicle Registers, 1909–1919 
    • Utah Military Service Records 
    • Utah Naturalization and Citizenship Records 
  • Weber County (Utah) County Clerk Index to Birth Register 1898-1905 
    Online searchable index.