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== Archivo General de la Nación (AGN)<br> ==
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The General Archive of Colombia is located in Bogotá. &nbsp; It is responsible for preserving and disseminating the documentary heritage of Colombia. [http://www.archivogeneral.gov.co/ To visit their website, click here.]&nbsp; (It has a link to view the webpage in English.)<br>
==Archives==
'''General Archive of the Nation''' (Archivo General de la Nación)<br>Carrera 6 No. 6 - 91 Bogotá DC, Colombia<br>
Telephone: 57 1 328 2888<br>Fax: 57 1 337 2019<br>Email: [mailto:contacto@archivogeneral.gov.co contacto@archivogeneral.gov.co]<br>
[https://www.archivogeneral.gov.co/ Website]<br>
::The General Archive of the Nation is a public establishment of the national order in charge of  coordinating the National Archives System and the National Archives Network, and ensuring the rights of the citizens and access to information.<br>
[http://consulta.archivogeneral.gov.co/ConsultaWeb/elemento-del-cuadro.jsp?id=6270408&total=22&ini=1&fin=20 Website for Parish Records]
::The Archivo General has microfilms for most of the Catholic Parishes in Boyacá.  Some of them are found online through their Archidoc system.  You can also pay to have digital copies made.
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[https://eap.bl.uk/search?f%5B0%5D=country%3AColombia '''Endangered Archives: Colombia''']
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'''Bogotá Archive''' (Archivo de Bogotá)<br>Calle 6 B # 5-75<br>Bogotá, Colombia<br>Telephone: 57 1 381 3000 ext. 4113/4117<br>
Email: contactoarchivodebogota@alcaldiabogota.gov.co<br>
[http://archivobogota.secretariageneral.gov.co/ Website]<br>
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'''Central Historical Archive''' (Archivo Central Histórico)<br>
Universidad Nacional de Colombia<br>Dirección Avenida El Dorado No. 42- 42 Edificio 500B<br>Bogotá D.C., Colombia<br>
Telephone: 57 1 316 5000 Ext. 19233<br>Email: digedoc_bog@unal.edu.co<br>
[http://www.archivo.bogota.unal.edu.co/ Website]<br>
[https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Campus-Building/Archivo-Central-Hist%C3%B3rico-Universidad-Nacional-de-Colombia-107692340819377/ Facebook]
:The Documentary Management Division presents a historical journey, as a result of the construction work and institutional histories that are required for the elaboration of the Documentary Valuation Tables, which are also necessary for the organization of the historical archive. This tour is accompanied by the construction of the Nation, here are the historical periods that were transforming higher education in the country, its evolution and the representative changes within our Institution, given over time until the consolidation of the National University from Colombia.
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'''Collective Archive''' (Archivo Colectivo)


Here you will find digitized images from the Neogranadina time period.  There are over '''2.572 published documents''', for a total of '''78.223''' images.These images come from the:<br>
:'''Centro de Investigaciones Históricas "José María Arboleda Llorente"'''<br>Universidad del Cauca<br>Calle 3 No 5 - 38<br>Tunja, Popayán<br>Bogota<br>Telephone: 8209800 Ext. 1421<br>E-mail:  Archivoh@unicauca.edu.co<br>[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067578400059&paipv=0&eav=AfYErnkpebw6fya5ZVp6-4XarkWGeMzYZ5BbgkdhMCsF99ZZWZiCjfOHJSRoPR0FsRA&_rdr Facebook]<br>[https://www.unicauca.edu.co/versionP/servicios/archivo-historico Website]<br>
:::The Universidad del Cauca has the “José María Arboleda Llorente” Historical Research Center, the most important archive at the regional level and second at the national level, not only because of the age of its documents, but because of the volume, continuity of information and the degree of cataloging of the same, in whose collection the community in general can consult historical information on Popayán, Cauca and other municipalities and departments of the country.
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:'''Archivo Histórico Regional'''<br>Calle 20 No. 9 - 90 Tower House<br>Boyacá, Bolivia<br>Telephone:(57 8) 7420222<br>Email:contactenos@boyaca.gov.co
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'''Historical Archive of the Universidad del Rosario''' (El Archivo Histórico de la Universidad del Rosario)<br>Calle 12C #6-25<br>Bogotá 110911, Colombia<br>
Telephone: 57 1 297 0200 Ext. 2443 - 2444<br>Email: [mailto:archivo.historico@urosario.edu.co archivo.historico@urosario.edu.co]<br>
[https://www.urosario.edu.co/Archivo-Historico/inicio/ Website]<br>
[https://www.facebook.com/archivo.historico.ur/ Facebook]
:The Archive, in addition to preserving, preserving, technically treating and disseminating the historical and heritage documents of the university, preserves the books of the library old of the Colegio Mayor del Rosario, making it a resource center for social science research related to: education, colonial period, Church, city, literature, art, among others.


== Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia<br> ==
==Libraries==


Opened on January 9, 1777, the National Library of Colombia is the oldest library of its kind in America.&nbsp; It also includes a link to read it in English and contains a digital library.&nbsp; [http://www.bibliotecanacional.gov.co/ To visit the website, click here.]<br>
'''National Library of Colombia''' (Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia)<br>Calle 24 # 5-60<br>Bogotá, Colombia<br>
Telephone: 57 1 381 6464<br>Email: serviciosbnc@bibliotecanacional.gov.co<br>
[https://bibliotecanacional.gov.co/es-co Website]<br>
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'''Biblioteca Fundadores''' (Biblioteca Fundadores - Universidad CES)<br>Universidad CES Calle 10 A No. 22 - 04<br>Medellín, Colombia<br>
Telephone: 57 4 444 0555<br>Email: bibliotecaces@ces.edu.co<br>
[https://www.ces.edu.co/bibliotecafundadores/ Website]<br>
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'''Universidad de los Andes Columbia Sistema de Bibliotecas'''<br>Cra 1ra Este N 19A - 40<br>Bogotá, Colombia<br>
Telephone: 57 1 332 4473 Fax: 57 1 332 4472<br>
[https://biblioteca.uniandes.edu.co/index.php?lang=es Website]<br>


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==Museums==
'''Colombian National Museum''' (Museo Nacional de Colombia)<br>N, Carrera 7 #28-66<br>Bogotá, Colombia<br>
Telephone: 57 1 381 6470/334 8366<br>Email: info_museonacional@mincultura.gov.co<br>
[http://www.museonacional.gov.co/Paginas/default.aspx Website]<br>
:The National Museum of Colombia was created in 1823, and is one of the oldest in America. It offers its visitors seventeen permanent exhibition rooms, in which around 2,500 works and objects are exhibited, symbols of history and national heritage. In its calendar of temporary exhibitions, the Museum presents samples of national and international history, art and archeology. Additionally, it offers a varied academic and cultural program that includes conferences, concerts, theater and dance presentations, and audiovisual screenings, among others.


== Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango (BLAA)<br> ==
==Record Offices==


Luis Angel Arango Library (BLAA), headquartered in Bogotá with branches in 17 places in the country, can be seen by clicking [http://www.banrepcultural.org/blaa here]. It has a section called BLAA Digital, where you can read books online.<br>
Under the municipality level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. Some small towns may not be their own municipality and therefore their records will not be kept in the town. You will need to determine the correct municipality or municipio in order to locate the civil registration records. Municipality records will be located in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch catalog] under the name of the municipio.


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== Other Major Libraries<br> ==
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[[Category:Colombia Archives and Libraries]]
*[http://www.comunidadandina.org/bda/default.aspx Biblioteca Digital Andina]: A digital library containing records from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, and Venezuela. <br>
*[http://biblioteca.uniandes.edu.co/ Universidad de los Andes]: Library system of one of the largest universities in Colombia.<br>
*[http://www.eafit.edu.co/biblioteca/Paginas/inicio.aspx Universidad EAFIT]:&nbsp; Library of EAFIT University in Medellín, Colombia.<br>
*[http://www.bibliotecapiloto.gov.co/ Biblioteca Pública Piloto de Medellín para América Latina]: Public Library of Medellín.<br>
 
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Archives

General Archive of the Nation (Archivo General de la Nación)
Carrera 6 No. 6 - 91 Bogotá DC, Colombia
Telephone: 57 1 328 2888
Fax: 57 1 337 2019
Email: contacto@archivogeneral.gov.co
Website

The General Archive of the Nation is a public establishment of the national order in charge of coordinating the National Archives System and the National Archives Network, and ensuring the rights of the citizens and access to information.

Website for Parish Records

The Archivo General has microfilms for most of the Catholic Parishes in Boyacá. Some of them are found online through their Archidoc system. You can also pay to have digital copies made.

Endangered Archives: Colombia


Bogotá Archive (Archivo de Bogotá)
Calle 6 B # 5-75
Bogotá, Colombia
Telephone: 57 1 381 3000 ext. 4113/4117
Email: contactoarchivodebogota@alcaldiabogota.gov.co
Website


Central Historical Archive (Archivo Central Histórico)
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Dirección Avenida El Dorado No. 42- 42 Edificio 500B
Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Telephone: 57 1 316 5000 Ext. 19233
Email: digedoc_bog@unal.edu.co
Website
Facebook

The Documentary Management Division presents a historical journey, as a result of the construction work and institutional histories that are required for the elaboration of the Documentary Valuation Tables, which are also necessary for the organization of the historical archive. This tour is accompanied by the construction of the Nation, here are the historical periods that were transforming higher education in the country, its evolution and the representative changes within our Institution, given over time until the consolidation of the National University from Colombia.

Collective Archive (Archivo Colectivo)

Here you will find digitized images from the Neogranadina time period. There are over 2.572 published documents, for a total of 78.223 images.These images come from the:

Centro de Investigaciones Históricas "José María Arboleda Llorente"
Universidad del Cauca
Calle 3 No 5 - 38
Tunja, Popayán
Bogota
Telephone: 8209800 Ext. 1421
E-mail: Archivoh@unicauca.edu.co
Facebook
Website
The Universidad del Cauca has the “José María Arboleda Llorente” Historical Research Center, the most important archive at the regional level and second at the national level, not only because of the age of its documents, but because of the volume, continuity of information and the degree of cataloging of the same, in whose collection the community in general can consult historical information on Popayán, Cauca and other municipalities and departments of the country.


Archivo Histórico Regional
Calle 20 No. 9 - 90 Tower House
Boyacá, Bolivia
Telephone:(57 8) 7420222
Email:contactenos@boyaca.gov.co

Historical Archive of the Universidad del Rosario (El Archivo Histórico de la Universidad del Rosario)
Calle 12C #6-25
Bogotá 110911, Colombia
Telephone: 57 1 297 0200 Ext. 2443 - 2444
Email: archivo.historico@urosario.edu.co
Website
Facebook

The Archive, in addition to preserving, preserving, technically treating and disseminating the historical and heritage documents of the university, preserves the books of the library old of the Colegio Mayor del Rosario, making it a resource center for social science research related to: education, colonial period, Church, city, literature, art, among others.

Libraries

National Library of Colombia (Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia)
Calle 24 # 5-60
Bogotá, Colombia
Telephone: 57 1 381 6464
Email: serviciosbnc@bibliotecanacional.gov.co
Website


Biblioteca Fundadores (Biblioteca Fundadores - Universidad CES)
Universidad CES Calle 10 A No. 22 - 04
Medellín, Colombia
Telephone: 57 4 444 0555
Email: bibliotecaces@ces.edu.co
Website


Universidad de los Andes Columbia Sistema de Bibliotecas
Cra 1ra Este N 19A - 40
Bogotá, Colombia
Telephone: 57 1 332 4473 Fax: 57 1 332 4472
Website

Museums

Colombian National Museum (Museo Nacional de Colombia)
N, Carrera 7 #28-66
Bogotá, Colombia
Telephone: 57 1 381 6470/334 8366
Email: info_museonacional@mincultura.gov.co
Website

The National Museum of Colombia was created in 1823, and is one of the oldest in America. It offers its visitors seventeen permanent exhibition rooms, in which around 2,500 works and objects are exhibited, symbols of history and national heritage. In its calendar of temporary exhibitions, the Museum presents samples of national and international history, art and archeology. Additionally, it offers a varied academic and cultural program that includes conferences, concerts, theater and dance presentations, and audiovisual screenings, among others.

Record Offices

Under the municipality level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. Some small towns may not be their own municipality and therefore their records will not be kept in the town. You will need to determine the correct municipality or municipio in order to locate the civil registration records. Municipality records will be located in the FamilySearch catalog under the name of the municipio.