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Information on Inter-Library Loan of Records on Microfilm
Many of the record series in the State Archives are available in microfilm format and may be requested through Inter-Library Loan. Finding aids are available for frequently requested records available on microfilm through Inter-Library, and are listed below.
Requests for microfilm must be made through a local library (no loans to individuals). Librarians requesting interlibrary loan microfilm from the State Archives may send the request to archill@nysed.gov or by mail to New York State Archives - ILL, 11A36 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230.
The Librarian requesting the ILL must provide the following minimum information:
- Name of requesting Institution (loans are made to libraries only, not to individuals)
- Full mailing address (film is shipped via UPS, which will not deliver to a P.O. box)
- Phone number (if ordering from outside the U.S., include country code)
- Email address
- Name of Librarian making the request
- State Archives record series number and title
- Roll number(s) (We will loan up to 6 reels, for approx. 4-6 weeks)
- Name of the researcher for whom the ILL is requested (optional)
Please note that the Archives is not part of the OCLC or the New York State Library interlibrary loan systems so OCLC forms are not accepted. There is no charge by the State Archives for postage, packaging, or handling.
If you have questions, email archill@nysed.gov or phone the archivist on duty at (518) 474-8955.
Selective List of Microfilm Available through Interlibrary Loan
Adjutant General's Office Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
(Also available to New York State residents for free online at Ancestry.com New York)
Board of Charities Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses
(Also available to New York State residents for free online at Ancestry.com New York)
Comptroller's Office Revolutionary War Accounts and Claims
Comptroller's Office Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates
(Also available to New York State residents for free online at Ancestry.com New York)
Conservation Department Civilian Conservation Corps Camp and Personnel Files
Education Dept. Division of Archives and History World War I Veterans' Service Data and Photographs
(Also available to New York State residents for free online at Ancestry.com New York)
