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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 '''Family History Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
== Archives ==
*[http://www.eternalegypt.org/EternalEgyptWebsiteWeb/HomeServlet?ee_website_action_key=action.display.site.details&language_id=1&element_id=1034 National Library and Archives]
*[http://www.eternalegypt.org/EternalEgyptWebsiteWeb/HomeServlet?ee_website_action_key=action.display.site.details&language_id=1&element_id=1034 National Library and Archives]
*[https://hazine.info/tag/egypt-en/ Egypt Archives]
*[https://hazine.info/tag/egypt-en/ Egypt Archives]
== Libraries ==
== Museums ==
== Record Offices ==
Department of Civil Status (under the Ministry of Interior)<br>
Magles El Shaab Street<br>
Kasr El Aini St<br>
Cairo, Egypt<br>
Telephone: +20 7958014<br>
Fax: +20 7958048<br>


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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 Family History Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives[edit | edit source]

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Department of Civil Status (under the Ministry of Interior)
Magles El Shaab Street
Kasr El Aini St
Cairo, Egypt

Telephone: +20 7958014
Fax: +20 7958048