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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 ==
'''National Archives of Tanzania'''<br>
Vijibweni Street, Upangais <br>
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<br>
:The National Archives of Tanzania was established on 1916. The German colonial government was part of the source of keeping records on Tanzania. During its colonial period, the German government ordered all vital records to be collected and kept.
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'''Endangered Archives'''
*[https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP099 Records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania in Moshi, Tanzania]
*[https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP402 PEACH - preserving East African co-operative heritage Project]
*[https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP1114 Early Islamic print in the Maalim Muhammad Idris Collection, Zanzibar, Tanzania]
== Libraries ==
'''National Central Library'''<br>
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<br>
[https://sites.google.com/site/nationallibraryandarchives/4-introduction-of-library-of-tanzania '''Introduction to the Library of Tanzania'''


===Archives===
== Museums ==
The National Museum of Tanzania is a consortium of five Tanzanian museums whose purpose is to preserve and show exhibits about the history and natural environment of Tanzania.<ref>"National Museum of Tanzania, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Tanzania, accessed 2 February 2023.</ref>


*[http://eap.bl.uk/database/collections.a4d Endangered Archives]
== Record Offices ==


===Libraries===
==References==
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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 Tanzania
Vijibweni Street, Upangais
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The National Archives of Tanzania was established on 1916. The German colonial government was part of the source of keeping records on Tanzania. During its colonial period, the German government ordered all vital records to be collected and kept.

Endangered Archives

Libraries[edit | edit source]

National Central Library
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
[https://sites.google.com/site/nationallibraryandarchives/4-introduction-of-library-of-tanzania Introduction to the Library of Tanzania

Museums[edit | edit source]

The National Museum of Tanzania is a consortium of five Tanzanian museums whose purpose is to preserve and show exhibits about the history and natural environment of Tanzania.[1]

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "National Museum of Tanzania, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Tanzania, accessed 2 February 2023.