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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 Singapore=== | |||
[https://corporate.nas.gov.sg/ '''National Archives of Singapore''']<br> | |||
1 Canning Rise<br> | |||
Singapore 179868<br> | |||
Email: nas@nlb.gov.sg<br> | |||
[https://corporate.nas.gov.sg/ Website]<br> | |||
[https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/ NAS online]<br> | |||
:It should be noted that most records relating to Singapore were damaged or lost during the Japanese occupation, but the country has done a marvelous job of preserving what records could be recovered.<ref>National Archives of Singapore, "History", http://www.nas.gov.sg/About-Us/History, accessed 2 August 2019.</ref> | |||
=== | ==Libraries== | ||
===National Library of Singapore=== | |||
[https://www.nlb.gov.sg/'''National Library of Singapore''']<br> | |||
100 Victoria Street<br> | |||
Singapore 188064<br> | |||
[https://www.nlb.gov.sg/# '''Website'''] | |||
*The National Library of Singapore houses a wide variety of different books and records. Some of these are available digitally on their [https://www.nlb.gov.sg/ '''Digital sources''']. | |||
*[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/ '''NewspaperSG'''] is an online resource of current and historic Singapore and Malaya newspapers. Search digital archive of newspapers published between 1831-2009, or find information on over 200 newspaper titles in the National Library’s microfilm collection. Full-text is only available for issues up to 1989. t | |||
*The term "National Library" could be said to apply to the '''original institution and all its affiliates.''' | |||
*[[National Library of Singapore|'''Wiki page''']] listing available resources | |||
''' | === National University of Singapore Library === | ||
*[ | [https://nus.edu.sg/nuslibraries '''National University of Singapore Central Library''']<br> | ||
12 Kent Ridge Crescent<br> | |||
Singapore 119275<br> | |||
*The [https://nus.edu.sg/nuslibraries National University of Singapore (NUS)] is one of the three largest public and autonomous universities in Singapore. | |||
'''National | ==Museums== | ||
'''National Museum of Singapore'''<br> | |||
93, Stamford Road<br> | |||
Singapore 178897<br> | |||
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Tel: (+65) 6332 3659 / (+65) 6332 5642<br> | |||
[https://www.nhb.gov.sg/nationalmuseum/ Website] | |||
==Records Offices== | |||
[https://eservices.ica.gov.sg/esvclandingpage/extracts Apply for an Extract of a Birth or Death Record] Birth and Death Extracts Application System (eXtracts) | |||
[[Category:Singapore]] | |||
==References== | |||
[[Category:Singapore]] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Singapore_Archives_and_Libraries]] | ||
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