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In other languages: العربية- Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
- If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
- Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
Archives
- Palestinian archives remain scattered is an article covering the complexity of retrieving archive material from around the world pertaining to the current Palestine.
Palestinian Studies
- Palestinian Studies, Digital Archives and Sources by Brown University, is a list of 10 archives and collections pertinent to Palestinian history, with digital links. Including The 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Digitized Version
- Endangered Archives: Western Asia (Palestine)
Hazine
Website
Online collection of archives and libraries and their digitized materials in the Islamic world, including the Middle East and North Africa
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Latin Patriarchate Road
P.O.B 14152
Jerusalem 9114101
Telephone: +972 (2) 6282323
Mobile: +972 52 6233137
Website
Archives
Online Inquiries
- Approximately 3,000 folders and boxes containing numerous documents in four languages (French, Arabic, Italian, and English) as old as 1847, including books, photographs, and periodicals
Palestinian Oral History Archives
American University of Beirut
University Libraries
Bliss Street
P.O.Box 11-0236
Riyad El-Solh, Beirut 1107 2020
Lebanon
Telephone: 961 1 35 00 00 Ext: 2600
Fax: 961 1 74 47 03
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- The project’s aim is to digitize, index, catalog, preserve, and provide access to the material through the creation of a state-of-the-art digital platform. It aims to expand and include additional oral history collections documenting varied aspects of the Palestinian experience in Lebanon and the region.
Palestinian Museum Digital Archive
Website
Explore the Archive (Search engines in English and Arabic)
Instructions start at 15:36 minutes
- Supportive documents may include family trees, lists of family names, diaries, marriage contracts, deeds for land sales, newspaper articles, and family photos.
Birzeit University Digital Palestinian Archive
Website
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Family Documents
- An open archive documenting the history and lives of Palestinians from the Ottoman times to the present through written and audiovisual materials.
- An open archive documenting the history and lives of Palestinians from the Ottoman times to the present through written and audiovisual materials.
Center for Palestine Studies
Columbia University
Knox Hall Suite 301
606 W 122nd Street
New York, NY 10027
Email: palestine@columbia.edu
Phone: 212-851-2992
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Israel State Archives
AS Khartum 14
Har Hotzvim
Jerusalem 91919, Israel
Tel: 02-5680680, 02-5680612
Fax:02-5680670
Website
Palestine information found in the Reading Room of the Israel State Archives:
- The Government of Israel The Office of the Chief Secretariat - 1918-1948
- The Chief Executive Office of the British Mandatory Government in Palestine . Including personal files of government employees.
- The Chief Executive Office of the British Mandatory Government in Palestine . Including personal files of government employees.
- Ottoman Administration. Books of Nafos 1917-1876
- The material is arranged according to cities, including ethnic groups and religious affiliation. The records were made for tax purposes and military service.
- The material is arranged according to cities, including ethnic groups and religious affiliation. The records were made for tax purposes and military service.
- Collection of Documents from the British Consulate in Jerusalem 1838-1948
- Austrian consulate in Palestine 1903-1938
- list of passports, visas, applications for passports and visas to Austria
- List of Austrian war dead buried in military cemeteries in Palestine.
- list of passports, visas, applications for passports and visas to Austria
The (British) National Archives
Kew, Richmond
Surrey TW9 4DU
England
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 8876 3444
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Family history research guides
Material relating to Palestine
United States Consular Records for Jerusalem, Palestine, 1856–1935
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Libraries
Arab Genealogy Books Online
Website
Open access collection of Arabic genealogy books that have been digitized and can be browsed by country/region. Books contain valuable information about tribal histories and family lineages.
Palestinian National Library
Sarda, Ramallah
West Bank
Palestinian National Library to collect Palestine's scattered archives, 2019.
Khalidi Library
129 Bab al-Silsilah Street Old City-East Jerusalem
Telephone: 02-354-3537
Email:librarian@khalidilibrary.org
Website
Archive of Family Papers; contains scans of original documents related to al-Khalidi family
The Khalidi Library, established in 1900, was the first Arab public library established by a private institution. Today it houses many books and manuscripts, including genealogical information on the founding al-Khalidi family and other prominent Jerusalemite families.
Museums
Google listing of Palestinian museums
Record Offices
General Administration of Civil Status
Palestinian Authority Ministry of Interior (MOI)
Ramallah
Al Masyoun - opposite the Cabinet
Palestine
Telephone: +970-22946540
Fax: +970-22946542
Email: info@moi.pna.ps
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