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*'''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 == | ||
Due to the misplacement of their archives during military operations, Kuwait's archives are currently inaccessible.<br> | Due to the misplacement of their archives during military operations, Kuwait's archives are currently inaccessible.<br> | ||
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Phone: (965) 2292 9803<br> | Phone: (965) 2292 9803<br> | ||
[https://www.nlk.gov.kw/ Website] | [https://www.nlk.gov.kw/ Website] | ||
:The National Library of Kuwait is the national library and legal deposit and copyright library for Kuwait. It was founded in 1923 through the efforts of several Kuwaiti writers, and received its collection from the library of the Kuwaiti Charitable Society, which was founded in 1913. In 1994, Amiri Decree No. 52/1994 officially ordered the creation of the National Library of Kuwait, and entrusted it with the responsibility of collecting, organizing, preserving, and documenting the national heritage and the state of Kuwait's intellectual and cultural output.< | :The National Library of Kuwait is the national library and legal deposit and copyright library for Kuwait. It was founded in 1923 through the efforts of several Kuwaiti writers, and received its collection from the library of the Kuwaiti Charitable Society, which was founded in 1913. In 1994, Amiri Decree No. 52/1994 officially ordered the creation of the National Library of Kuwait, and entrusted it with the responsibility of collecting, organizing, preserving, and documenting the national heritage and the state of Kuwait's intellectual and cultural output.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> | ||
== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
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'''Central Record for Birth and Death Department of the Ministry of Health'''<br> | '''Central Record for Birth and Death Department of the Ministry of Health'''<br> | ||
Telephone: 24810932<br> | Telephone: 24810932<br> | ||
Fax: 24865414< | Fax: 24865414<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span><br> | ||
For Marriages:<br> | For Marriages:<br> | ||
Authentication Office at Ahmadi Court Complex<br> | Authentication Office at Ahmadi Court Complex<br> | ||
5428+GV5, Fahad Al Ahmad, Kuwait< | 5428+GV5, Fahad Al Ahmad, Kuwait<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span><br> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Kuwait]] | [[Category:Kuwait]] | ||
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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]
Due to the misplacement of their archives during military operations, Kuwait's archives are currently inaccessible.
Finding Kuwait's Missing National Archives
Kuwait receives eight tons of national archives from Iraq
Libraries[edit | edit source]
National Library of Kuwait
Al Ma'arri Street
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Phone: (965) 2292 9803
Website
- The National Library of Kuwait is the national library and legal deposit and copyright library for Kuwait. It was founded in 1923 through the efforts of several Kuwaiti writers, and received its collection from the library of the Kuwaiti Charitable Society, which was founded in 1913. In 1994, Amiri Decree No. 52/1994 officially ordered the creation of the National Library of Kuwait, and entrusted it with the responsibility of collecting, organizing, preserving, and documenting the national heritage and the state of Kuwait's intellectual and cultural output.Expansion depth limit exceeded
Museums[edit | edit source]
Google listing of museums in Kuwait
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
Central Record for Birth and Death Department of the Ministry of Health
Telephone: 24810932
Fax: 24865414Expansion depth limit exceeded
For Marriages:
Authentication Office at Ahmadi Court Complex
5428+GV5, Fahad Al Ahmad, KuwaitExpansion depth limit exceeded
References[edit | edit source]
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