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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. | *'''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. | *'''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. | *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 == | == Archives == | ||
National Archives of the Congo (Archives Nationales du Congo)<br> | |||
Rue Eugène Etienne<br> | Rue Eugène Etienne<br> | ||
BP 114, Brazzaville<br> | BP 114, Brazzaville<br> | ||
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As a colony of France, civil records were kept in the Overseas National Archives, where you will find these records.<br> | As a colony of France, civil records were kept in the Overseas National Archives, where you will find these records.<br> | ||
*'''1888 to 1918''' - [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=CONGO '''National Overseas Archives, Congo'''] | *'''1888 to 1918''' - [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=CONGO '''National Overseas Archives, Congo'''] | ||
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Endangered Archives:<br> | |||
[https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP844 '''Endangered Archives: Middle Congo archives at Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo: new steps towards the social history of the Congo'''] | |||
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'''Archives of French Equatorial Africa (Brazzaville)'''<br> | '''Archives of French Equatorial Africa (Brazzaville)'''<br> | ||
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:[https://archivescolonialesbrazzaville.wordpress.com/ Website] | |||
::This site presents the archives of the general government of the AEF | :[https://imperialglobalexeter.com/2015/03/11/colonial-archives-of-brazzaville-a-new-digital-resource/ Colonial Archives of Brazzaville – A New Digital Resource] | ||
::This site presents the archives of the general government of the AEF kept in Brazzaville. These archives constitute a heritage shared between Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Chad and France. | |||
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== Libraries == | == Libraries == | ||
== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
== Record Offices == | == Record Offices == | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Republic of the Congo]] | [[Category:Republic of the Congo]] | ||
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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]
National Archives of the Congo (Archives Nationales du Congo)
Rue Eugène Etienne
BP 114, Brazzaville
Republic of the Congo
As a colony of France, civil records were kept in the Overseas National Archives, where you will find these records.
- 1888 to 1918 - National Overseas Archives, Congo
Endangered Archives:
Endangered Archives: Middle Congo archives at Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo: new steps towards the social history of the Congo
Archives of French Equatorial Africa (Brazzaville)
- Website
- Colonial Archives of Brazzaville – A New Digital Resource
- This site presents the archives of the general government of the AEF kept in Brazzaville. These archives constitute a heritage shared between Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Chad and France.