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Archives and Libraries

• 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

National Archives of Cameroon
B.P.: 1053 Rue 317
Lac district, Yaoundé III
Cameroon

E-mail: archivesnationales.cmr@gmail.com
Phone: (+237) 222 226 791
Website

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French Colonial Archives

1916-1919 - National Overseas Archives, Cameroon

Libraries

National Library of Cameroon
PO Box 1053
Yaoundé, Cameroon

Phone: 237-22237001
E-mail: rboshoff199@gmail.com

Museums

Musée National du Cameroun
Ave Marchand
Yaoundé, Cameroon

Phone: +237 6 97 35 94 87

Record Offices

Archives Nationales du Cameroun
BP 1053, rue 317, Quartier du Lac,
Yaoundé III
Yaoundé, Cameroon 00237

Telephone: +237 2 22 22 67 90
​Email: ICAYaounde2018@ica.org