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Sri Lanka Archives and Libraries

• 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

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
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Libraries

National Library of Sri Lanka
No 14, Independence Avenue
Colombo 07
Sri Lanka

Telephone: +94 11 2698847
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Collections

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• Victor Melder Sri Lanka Library