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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. | ||
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'''Kenya National Archives & Documentation Service'''<br> | '''Kenya National Archives & Documentation Service'''<br> | ||
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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]
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
Kenya National Archives Research Guide Syracuse University
Kenya National Archives at Google Cultural Institute
Libraries[edit | edit source]
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.
Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
Google Listing of museums in Kenya
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
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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