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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 == | |||
Dept. of Administrative Services<br> | Dept. of Administrative Services<br> | ||
Office of Archives and Records Management<br> | Office of Archives and Records Management<br> | ||
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Fax : 684-633-1841<br> | Fax : 684-633-1841<br> | ||
Email: eliki.afalava@das.as.gov<br> | Email: eliki.afalava@das.as.gov<br> | ||
[https://www.dasoarmasg.net/archives-and-records-center Website]<br> | |||
[https://asamoandigitalarchives.omeka.net/ American Samoan Digital Archives]<br> | [https://asamoandigitalarchives.omeka.net/ American Samoan Digital Archives]<br> | ||
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Leo J. Ryan Federal Building<br>1000 Commodore Drive<br>San Bruno, CA 94066-2350<br><br>Telephone: (650) 238-3501<br>Fax: (650) 238-3510 <br> | Leo J. Ryan Federal Building<br>1000 Commodore Drive<br>San Bruno, CA 94066-2350<br><br>Telephone: (650) 238-3501<br>Fax: (650) 238-3510 <br> | ||
E-mail: [mailto:sanbruno.archives@nara.gov sanbruno.archives@nara.gov]<br> | E-mail: [mailto:sanbruno.archives@nara.gov sanbruno.archives@nara.gov]<br> | ||
[http://www.archives.gov/pacific/san-francisco National Archives at San Francisco Website]<br> | |||
[https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/284.html '''Guide to Records of the Government of American Samoa'''] | |||
:Records of the National Archives at San Francisco are comprised of Federal records from northern and central California, Nevada (except Clark County), Hawaii, American Samoa and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Some of the records included are War Damage Claims of 1953, Naturalization and Immigration Records (1940-1946), Civil and Criminal Case Files (1901-1929), etc. | |||
== Libraries == | |||
== Museums == | |||
== 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[edit | edit source]
Dept. of Administrative Services
Office of Archives and Records Management
A.P. Lutali Executive Office Bldg.
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Telephone : 684-633-4157/58
Fax : 684-633-1841
Email: eliki.afalava@das.as.gov
Website
American Samoan Digital Archives
National Archives at San Francisco
(Serves American Samoa)
Leo J. Ryan Federal Building
1000 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066-2350
Telephone: (650) 238-3501
Fax: (650) 238-3510
E-mail: sanbruno.archives@nara.gov
National Archives at San Francisco Website
Guide to Records of the Government of American Samoa
- Records of the National Archives at San Francisco are comprised of Federal records from northern and central California, Nevada (except Clark County), Hawaii, American Samoa and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Some of the records included are War Damage Claims of 1953, Naturalization and Immigration Records (1940-1946), Civil and Criminal Case Files (1901-1929), etc.