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== Archives == | == Archives == | ||
'''Center for National Documents and Records Agency (CNDRA)'''<br>National Archives Building 12th Street<br>Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia<br>P.O.Box 9046,1000 Monrovia 10 Liberia<br> | '''Center for National Documents and Records Agency (CNDRA)'''<br>National Archives Building 12th Street<br>Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia<br><br>P.O.Box 9046,1000 Monrovia 10, Liberia<br> | ||
Telephone: +234 770824304<br>Email: [mailto:info@cndra.gov.lr info@cndra.gov.lr]<br> | Telephone: +234 770824304<br>Email: [mailto:info@cndra.gov.lr info@cndra.gov.lr]<br> | ||
:To serve as Central Repository and Manager of Public Records; with the responsibility of making provisions for the economical and efficient management of Government of Liberia's records; by developing standards, procedures, and techniques designed to improve the management of records, and to ensure the maintenance and security of records deemed appropriate for preservation; providing access to government records strengthens equality by allowing Liberians to claim their rights of citizenship, hold their government accountable, and understand their history so they can participate more effectively in their governance process. | :To serve as Central Repository and Manager of Public Records; with the responsibility of making provisions for the economical and efficient management of Government of Liberia's records; by developing standards, procedures, and techniques designed to improve the management of records, and to ensure the maintenance and security of records deemed appropriate for preservation; providing access to government records strengthens equality by allowing Liberians to claim their rights of citizenship, hold their government accountable, and understand their history so they can participate more effectively in their governance process. | ||
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'''Liberian Government Archives I, Holsoe Collection'''<br> | |||
'''Liberian Collections'''<br> | |||
'''Herman B Wells Library, E660'''<br> | |||
Indiana University<br> | |||
1320 East Tenth Street<br> | |||
Bloomington, IN 47405<br> | |||
Phone: (812) 855-9296<br> | |||
Email: mdjenno@indiana.edu<br> | |||
Website: [https://libraries.indiana.edu/african-studies '''Liberian Government Archives I, 1828-1911 Project''']<br> | |||
::Creator: Holsoe, Svend E. | |||
::The collection consists of correspondence, reports, records, minutes, and other miscellaneous manuscript items. These materials are typically either photocopies of items from the Liberian Archives in Monrovia, Liberia, or are typescript copies/notes created by Dr. Holsoe in the course of his research. The collection also includes material from the research notebooks of Dr. Peter Murdza. | |||
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[https://eap.bl.uk/search?f%5B0%5D=country%3ALiberia '''Endangered Archives: Liberia'''] | |||
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== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
'''Liberian National Museum'''<br>Broad St<br>Monrovia<br>Telephone: (872) 225-7234/+231 77 232 682<br> | '''Liberian National Museum'''<br>Broad St<br>Monrovia<br>Telephone: (872) 225-7234/+231 77 232 682<br> | ||
Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Liberian-National-Museum/140766105949326 Liberian National Museum] | |||
:The museum's collection was depleted during the war years, but renovations (always ongoing) have created space for photo and art exhibitions as well as the ethnic and historical exhibits. | :The museum's collection was depleted during the war years, but renovations (always ongoing) have created space for photo and art exhibitions as well as the ethnic and historical exhibits. | ||
==Record Offices== | ==Record Offices== | ||
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Archives[edit | edit source]
Center for National Documents and Records Agency (CNDRA)
National Archives Building 12th Street
Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia
P.O.Box 9046,1000 Monrovia 10, Liberia
Telephone: +234 770824304
Email: info@cndra.gov.lr
- To serve as Central Repository and Manager of Public Records; with the responsibility of making provisions for the economical and efficient management of Government of Liberia's records; by developing standards, procedures, and techniques designed to improve the management of records, and to ensure the maintenance and security of records deemed appropriate for preservation; providing access to government records strengthens equality by allowing Liberians to claim their rights of citizenship, hold their government accountable, and understand their history so they can participate more effectively in their governance process.
Liberian Government Archives I, Holsoe Collection
Liberian Collections
Herman B Wells Library, E660
Indiana University
1320 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: (812) 855-9296
Email: mdjenno@indiana.edu
Website: Liberian Government Archives I, 1828-1911 Project
- Creator: Holsoe, Svend E.
- The collection consists of correspondence, reports, records, minutes, and other miscellaneous manuscript items. These materials are typically either photocopies of items from the Liberian Archives in Monrovia, Liberia, or are typescript copies/notes created by Dr. Holsoe in the course of his research. The collection also includes material from the research notebooks of Dr. Peter Murdza.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Liberian National Museum
Broad St
Monrovia
Telephone: (872) 225-7234/+231 77 232 682
Facebook: Liberian National Museum
- The museum's collection was depleted during the war years, but renovations (always ongoing) have created space for photo and art exhibitions as well as the ethnic and historical exhibits.
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
For Births and Deaths
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
P. O. Box 10-9009
1000 Monrovia 10
Liberia
West Africa
For Statutory/Western/Faith-based Marriages
The Center for National Documents, Records and Archives (CNDRA)
National Archives Building 12th Street
Sinkor, Monrovia
Liberia
West Africa
Telephone: 0770- 824304
Email: info@cndra.gov.lr
For Traditional/Customary Marriages
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Email: Form to send an email
For Divorces
Divorces are supposed to be done in a court. Records of divorce cases are confidential, and the records should not be shared with anyone.
However for traditional marriages, the divorce could be done in a variety of ways according to customs and traditions.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ corpusjurisliberia, Divorce: An Overview of the Law, accessed 17 December 2019.