Sharlot Hall Museum Library and Archives to be Closed Feb. 4-Mar. 4, 2008


Prescott, Arizona -- The Sharlot Hall Museum Library and Archives will be closed to
all public patronage, including phone and email requests, Monday February 4, 2008
until March 4, 2008. The closing is due to the move of all archival and library
collections to the new research center at 115 S. McCormick Street, Prescott, AZ.


The state-of-the-art facility completes the first phase the Museum's capital
campaign to enlarge and enhance the visitors' experience.  Generously underwritten
by Western Newspapers Incorporated, parent company of the Daily Courier, the
facility houses Sharlot Hall Museum's extensive archival collections of pioneer,
Native American, military and regional history materials, including rare books,
manuscripts, diaries, personal and organizational papers, maps, photographs, oral
histories, archaeological reports, local and state governmental records, and
genealogical resources. The new research center will accommodate a greater number of
researchers, offer a dedicated Audio-Visual Center, a Seminar Room, a Rare Book
Room, an extended research room, and wireless internet access for our patrons.  The
center is open to knowledge-seekers of every kind:  professional, academic, amateur
or student, both local and out-of-town.


The Sharlot Hall Museum, celebrating 80 years of service, offers visitors an Arizona
history adventure, seven days a week. The three-acre campus features nine buildings,
including the First Territorial Governor's Mansion. The Museum is located two blocks
west of the Courthouse Plaza on the corner of Gurley and McCormick Street in
downtown Prescott.

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Ryan S. Flahive
Director of Research, Archives, & Publications
Sharlot Hall Museum
415 W. Gurley  Street
Prescott, Arizona 86301
928.445.3122 x.15
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