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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

Kenya National Archives & Documentation Service
Moi Avenue, next to Ambassadeur Hotel
Nairobi
Kenya

Telephone: +254 02 228 959
Fax: +254 20 2228020
Email: info@archives.go.ke
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Libraries

The Kenya National Library Service
Head Office
Maktaba Kuu Building
Ngong Road, Upperhill
Nairobi, Kenya

Phone: +254 722 860 567
E-mail: knls@knls.ac.ke
P.O. Box 30573 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya

National Library Services are offered at Maktaba Kuu, Buruburu and Nakuru.
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Record Offices

Director Civil Registration Services
Department of Civil Registration
Hass Plaza 4th Floor, Lower Hill Road
P.O Box 49179- 00100 Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254-02-271498718
Fax: 27144989
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