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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.  

==Archives==

There are different types of archives in Argentina: national, provincial, municipal or local, and church. Detailed information about archives and libraries in Argentina can be found: [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Argentina.pdf Argentina Research Outline] (starting on page 4).

*Copies of materials in the National Archive are also available at '''other major libraries and archives, including the FamilySearch Library'''. Some of these archives and libraries allow request for photocopies of materials they hold.

*'''Helpful guides''' to the collections of the National Archives and the provincial archives are:  

:*Indice del Archivo del Gobierno de Buenos Aires. Corespondiente al año de 1810. (Index to the holdings of the Government Archives of Buenos Aires for the year 1810). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Impreta de La Tribuna, 1860. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/291731-redirection FamilySearch Library book.]

Records of genealogical value at provincial archives include: '''notarial records, colonial records, land records, administrative records, military, census, historical records, church records, and more.''' For example, the provincial archive of Cordoba has one of the largest collections of the colonial period.

*[https://www.argentina.gob.ar/interior/archivo-general-de-la-nacion/tabla-de-archivos-estatales-argentinos '''Table of Argentine State (Provincial)Archives'''] with clickable map.

==Libraries==

There are many public, private, and specialized libraries in Argentina. Some of the sources you will want to use are also available in these libraries in Argentina as well as in libraries in the United States and other countries. Contact these libraries and ask about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Always remember that there are many libraries that cover Latin American History and it would be wise to check your local university or public library first to see what their collection has.<br><br>  

==Museums==

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'''National Historical Museum''' (Museo Histórico Nacional)<br>Lezama Park<br>Defensa 1600<br>Buenos Aires<br>Telephone: (54 11) 4300 7540<br>

:This museum offers a journey through the worlds of Argentina’s indigenous peoples, the era of Spanish conquest and the establishment of colonial control, the May Revolution and 19th century Porteño society at the time of Argentina’s independence, the liberator San Martín’s crossing of the Andes and other episodes from Argentine history.

'''National Museum of the Cabildo of Buenos Aires and the May Revolution''' (Museo Histórico Nacional del Cabildo y la Revolución de Mayo)<br>Bolívar 65<br>Buenos Aires<br>

Telephone: (54 11) 4342 6729/4334-1782<br>Email: [mailto:consultas@cabildonacional.gob.ar consultas@cabildonacional.gob.ar]<br>

:The National Museum of the Cabildo and the May Revolution tells the story of the Spanish colonial rule in Argentina and the May revolution that ended Spanish supremacy in the country. It is a repository of government and revolutionary exhibits from the 18th century.

==Record Offices==