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National Archives of Suriname (Nationaal Archief van Suriname)
Doekhieweg 18a
Jagernath Lachmonstraat 174
Paramaribo
Telephone: 430035
Fax: 430040
Email: nas@homeaffairs.gov.sr
Website: Nationaal Archief van Suriname
Website #2: National Archive Suriname

By adequately managing and making available government archives as part of our cultural historical heritage, the Ministry makes an essential contribution to promoting historical awareness and the utilization of our heritage. The National Archives is the repository of the transferred archives of both the central and regional government bodies, as well as of the parastatal companies and institutions. Space has also been reserved for archives of private institutions and individuals who play or have played an important role in Suriname's political, social or economic life. All these archives together form an important part of the cultural-historical heritage of Suriname.

The Caribbean Memory Project
Website: The Caribbean Memory Project

The Caribbean Memory Project (CMP) is the Caribbean’s first crowd-sourced cultural heritage research platform. It is designed to activate and engage the memory of cultural heritage among a mixed audience and to aid in counteracting the effects of erasure and forgetting occurring in a growing number of contemporary Caribbean communities. The CMP is motivated by enduring questions of citizenship and its related responsibilities—to a family, a community, a country—which are central to the conceptualization and sustainable enactment of Caribbean identity.

This Month in Moravian History
Website: Arrival of First Moravians in Suriname, 1735

Libraries

Libraries in Paramaribo, Suriname
Website: Libraries in Paramaribo, Suriname

Library Anton de Kom University of Suriname
Leysweg 86 gebouw 1 Paramaribo 9212
Telephone: 597 465-558 Ext 2260/597 464-547
Email: adekbib@uvs.edu
Website: Library Anton de Kom University of Suriname
Website #2: University of Suriname Library
Website #3: IFLA/FAIFE WORLD REPORT 2007