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Scottish Catholic Archives

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From the Diocese of Pittsburgh's Archives and Records Center.

Seattle Archdiocesan Archives

Washington. The archives collect, organize, preserve and make available for research records of enduring value which reflect the life and work of the Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland

The Archdiocese of Chicago's Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Archives & Records Center

The Archdiocese of Chicago's Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Archives & Records Center, with more than 8,000 cubic feet of archival materials, constitutes one of the world's largest repositories of Archdiocesan Archives.

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston - Archives

Texas.

The Archives of the Diocese of Shreveport

Louisiana. Holds the baptisms, marriages, and death records of its constituent parishes.

The Catholic Diocese of Fargo, North Dakota - Archives & Records

The Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York - Diocesan Archives

Maintains archival collections of information and materials of historical value for the diocese and parishes.

The Diocese of La Crosse - Chancery Office/Archives

Wisconsin.

UK Parliament - Parliamentary Archives

The archive service for both Houses of Parliament and facilitates public access to several million records which are preserved in the Victoria Tower repository. The records include original Acts of Parliament from 1497, Journals from 1510, papers laid before Parliament from 1531, Peerage papers from 1597, Judicial papers from 1621, and plans of canals, roads, railways and other public works deposited in connection with private bills from 1794. Amongst the comparatively few records of genealogical interest are the Protestation returns of 1642 and certain Papist returns.

Vatican Library / Biblioteca Vaticana