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In November 2001,
the National Genealogical Society (NGS) moved most of their
ninety-eight-year-old lending library holdings from the NGS headquarters at
Glebe House in Arlington, Virginia, to the Special Collections Department of
St. Louis County Library (SLCL) in St. Louis, Missouri. The collection
consists of approximately 20,000+ books. Previously loaned only to NGS members,
this collection is now available to the general public through Interlibrary Loan
(ILL) via their local library.
Finding an Item of Interest
in the NGS Book Loan Collection
Always begin by searching the
SLCL catalog.
Do a subject, title, author, or keyword search. There may be separate records
for reference and circulating copies of a title. Keep the following in mind:
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Books that have call numbers
starting with "R" (R929.3) are reference items and do not
circulate. When a book is reference, a request can be
placed for photocopies of specific pages.
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Books that have call numbers
that start without "R" (i.e. 929.3 or Q929.3) do circulate.
Researchers wanting to ILL a copy of a specific book
should print the catalog record for the book they want and take it to the ILL
Department of their local library.
Interlibrary Loan Requests
The web page,
Interlibrary
Loan Procedures for the National Genealogical Society Book Loan
Collection, provides helpful information for both
librarians and patrons. Remember, an Interlibrary Loan is between
libraries, so you must contact your home library to initiate an ILL request.
Highlights of the NGS Book Loan
Collection
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6000+ Family Histories
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State, County, and Local
Histories
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Published abstracts of
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Strong holdings for states along
the East Coast and New England
Few libraries lend family
histories via ILL so the availability of this extensive, continually growing
collection of circulating family histories is significant for genealogists.
Using the Collection
in Person
Many patrons
decide to visit SLCL to use the NGS Book Loan Collection in person. We welcome
visitors from across the U.S. and from foreign countries. In addition to the NGS
Book Loan Collection, Special Collections includes the library holdings of the
St. Louis Genealogical Society and the genealogical and local history materials
of SLCL. The Julius K. Hunter & Friends African American Research
Collection, the Mary F. Berthold Collection, and extensive holdings for Jewish
research including Yizkor books are included in the SLCL-owned materials.
Before
visiting, we encourage researchers to visit the Special Collections
Web
site
which includes
Frequently
Asked Questions
and
Hours & Location,
and
Security Procedures
pages to help researchers prepare for a visit.
The site also includes a
site
map.
There are a
number of restaurants within two blocks of the Headquarters building where
Special Collections is located and there are a number of hotels/motels available within a five-mile radius of the library.
Donating Books to the Collection
Authors, compilers,
or translators wanting to place their
genealogical publication(s) in a
circulating collection might want to
consider this collection as a repository
for their work. Also, libraries with
duplicate copies of genealogical books
that need a good home may donate them to
this collection. Send donations to the following address:
NGS Collection
St. Louis County Library
1640 South Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63131-3598
Please remember to include a note giving your
address so an acknowledgement for the donation can be sent.
For More
Information
If you have further questions,
please contact us at
scollections@slcl.org.
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