Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Inc. Libraries for Genealogical Research Bentley Historical Library, Michigan Historical Collections
Address	1150 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2113
Phone	(734) 764-3482
Fax	(734) 936-1333
Email	bentley.ref@umich.edu
Home Page	http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/ http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/bhl/refhome/genie.htm, Genealogy http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/bhl/refhome/refform.htm, Queries
Online Catalog	MIRLYN http://www.lib.umich.edu/mirlyn/ The online catalog includes the Bentley's manuscript holdings and most books, but no newspapers. Searches can be limited to the Bentley using SET CAT BENT command. (Please contact the library for assistance.)
Hours	8:30am-5pm Monday-Friday (no paging from 11:45am to 1pm) 9am-12:30pm Saturdays from Labor Day in September through April only; closed Saturdays before major holidays and during Christmas break For six weeks in March and April, the library is also open on Wednesday evenings, 6pm-9pm.
Directions	From US-23 to the East, take Exit 41, turning west onto Plymouth Road. Continue past Green Road, turning left onto Huron Parkway. Follow this past Hubbard, turning right onto Glazier Way. Take the next right onto Beal Ave. into the University of Michigan North Campus area. The library will be the second building on the right between Glazier and Bonisteel, next to the Gerald R. Ford Library. See map of North Campus.
Parking	Free parking at the south side of the building.
Holdings	Local history (especially Ann Arbor), family genealogies, Michigan newspapers, city directories. Federal census of Washtenaw County, state census, census indexes. (See city directories, population census, census indexes, Washtenaw County, University of Michigan.) Cemetery, church, land, military, and organizational records. Original papers, manuscripts, diaries, documents relating to Michigan history. Atlases (with plat maps) and county histories for all Michigan counties. Loomis Michigan Biographical Index. Michigan Civil War soldiers and sailors. Official University of Michigan archives and genealogy. Dolph Funeral Home Records for 1930-1950, mainly covering University of Michigan staff members, including biographical information, costs, and many details. Records of the Presbyterian and Protestant Episcopal churches. Quarterly exhibits.(Share your project with the reference librarian who will direct you to needed materials.)
Circulation Area	Non-circulating
Restrictions	Closed stacks. The library has two microfilm readers and one reader/copier. The two readers may not be available for public use if they have been reserved for other purposes. Queries can be sent to the library by mail or email; up to one hour of research will be provided by library staff.
Publications	Guide to Manuscripts in the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of Michigan, Robert M. Warner and Ida C. Brown, Ann Arbor: Bentley Historical Library, 1963, revised 1992. Guide to Manuscripts in the Bentley Historical Library, Thomas Powers and William McNitt, 1976, $5.00. Guide to the Microfilm Edition of Temperance and Prohibition Papers, Ed. Randall C. Jimerson, Francis X. Blouin, and Charles A. Isetts, 1977, $8.00. Sources for the Study of Migration and Ethnicity, Ed. Fran Blouin and Robert Warner, 1979, $6.50. List of state and federal census schedules. Some GSWC research tools based on Bentley handouts: Facts in U.S. Census, 1790-1860 Facts in U.S. Census, 1870-1930 Facts in Michigan Census, 1827-1894 Washtenaw County in 1884-1894 Michigan Census
Copying	Copying is done for you at a cost of $.20 per page. If copies are mailed to you, there is an extra charge for postage plus $1.00 handling fee. If your request is made by mail or phone, there is an additional $5.00 preparation fee. Copies must be prepaid, and requestors must sign the copyright statement on the photocopy order form. Items which may not be copied include fragile and oversize items (larger than legal size), county histories, and Ann Arbor city directories. See http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/bhl/refhome/photocop.htm, Photocopying Policies and Procedures. Photographic slides and prints can be arranged. See http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/bhl/refhome/photodup.htm, Photographic Duplication. A microform reader/copier is also available.
	Copyright © 1997-2007, Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission to print a single copy for personal use is granted. http://www.hvcn.org/info/gswc/library/libbentley.htm Designed by S. Brevoort. Revised 15 October 2007. Send comments or changes to Sharon at wwwgswc@aol.com. Images © GSWC, Corel Corporation; photographs © S. Brevoort.