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*'''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 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | |||
== Archives == | |||
'''Department of National Archives'''<br> | |||
P.O. Box 1414<br> | |||
No.7, Philip Gunawardena Mawatha (Reid Avenue)<br> | |||
Colombo 7, Sri Lanka<br> | |||
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Telephone: +94-112671042; +94-718605638<br> | |||
Fax:+94-112694419<br> | |||
E-mail: dgna@archives.gov.lk<br> | |||
[https://www.archives.gov.lk/web/index.php?lang=en Website] <br> | |||
[https://www.archives.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_archivesholding&Itemid=196&lang=en Holdings]<br> | |||
[https://www.archives.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=225&Itemid=155&lang=en Research Room]<br> | |||
== Libraries == | |||
*[http://www.vmsl-library.com/ Victor Melder Sri Lanka Library] | *[http://www.vmsl-library.com/ Victor Melder Sri Lanka Library] | ||
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- 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[edit | edit source]
Department of National Archives
P.O. Box 1414
No.7, Philip Gunawardena Mawatha (Reid Avenue)
Colombo 7, Sri Lanka
Telephone: +94-112671042; +94-718605638
Fax:+94-112694419
E-mail: dgna@archives.gov.lk
Website
Holdings
Research Room