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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.  
== Archives ==
== Archives ==
'''Archives Nationales de Mauritanie (National Archives of Mauritania)'''<br>
Avenue de l'Indépendance<br>
Nouakchott, Mauritania<br>
===French Colonial Archives===
[https://recherche-anom.culture.gouv.fr/archives/egf '''National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)''']<br>
29 chemin du moulin de Testas - CS50062<br>
13182 Aix-en-Provence<br>
CEDEX 5 France<br>
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Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50<br>
E-mail: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr <br>
*'''1895 to 1919''' - [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=MAURITANIE '''Overseas National Archives, Mauritania''']


== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
'''National Library of Mauritania (Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie)'''<br>
Nouakchott, Mauritania<br>


== Museums ==
== Museums ==
'''National Museum of Mauritania'''<br>
Nouakchott, Mauritania<br>


== Record Offices ==
== Record Offices ==

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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

Archives Nationales de Mauritanie (National Archives of Mauritania)
Avenue de l'Indépendance
Nouakchott, Mauritania

French Colonial Archives

National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)
29 chemin du moulin de Testas - CS50062
13182 Aix-en-Provence
CEDEX 5 France

Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50
E-mail: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr

Libraries

National Library of Mauritania (Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie)
Nouakchott, Mauritania

Museums

National Museum of Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania

Record Offices

  • The Centre d'accueil des citoyens (CAC) (Citizens’ Reception Centre or Enrollment Center) of the commune where the birth, marriage, divorce, or death was registered.[1]

References

  1. U.S. Department of State — Bureau of Consular Affairs, Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, (accessed 22 March 2022).