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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 Lesotho'''<br>
Thomas Mofolo Library<br>
University of Lesotho<br>
Roma, Lesotho
:The National Archives are housed in the basement of the library at the University of Lesotho. They contain a wide range of material, including newspapers dated back to the early 20th century and almost a full collection of Basutoland Annual Colonial reports.<ref name="wiki">"Libraries in Lesotho", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libraries_in_Lesotho#:~:text=The%20National%20Archives%20are%20housed,of%20Basutoland%20Annual%20Colonial%20reports., accessed 29 January 2023.</ref>


===Archives===
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'''Morija Museum & Archives'''<br>
:An array of colonial documents and newspapers from Basutoland, including early editions of the Naledi newspaper, and documents of the Proceedings of the Basutoland National Council and annual colonial reports, and Paris Evangelical Mission Society<ref name="wiki"/>
== Libraries ==
'''National Library of Lesotho'''<br>
Maseru, Lesotho
:Collection of around 88,000 volumes in 2007<ref name="wiki"/>
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'''Thomas Mofolo Library'''<br>
University of Lesotho<br>
Roma, Lesotho
:Collection of around 170,000 volumes as of 2007<ref name="wiki"/>
== Museums ==


*[http://eap.bl.uk/database/collections.a4d Endangered Archives]
== Record Offices ==
 
===Libraries===


==References==
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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[edit | edit source]

National Archives of Lesotho
Thomas Mofolo Library
University of Lesotho
Roma, Lesotho

The National Archives are housed in the basement of the library at the University of Lesotho. They contain a wide range of material, including newspapers dated back to the early 20th century and almost a full collection of Basutoland Annual Colonial reports.[1]

Morija Museum & Archives

An array of colonial documents and newspapers from Basutoland, including early editions of the Naledi newspaper, and documents of the Proceedings of the Basutoland National Council and annual colonial reports, and Paris Evangelical Mission Society[1]

Libraries[edit | edit source]

National Library of Lesotho
Maseru, Lesotho

Collection of around 88,000 volumes in 2007[1]

Thomas Mofolo Library
University of Lesotho
Roma, Lesotho

Collection of around 170,000 volumes as of 2007[1]

Museums[edit | edit source]

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]