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''[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia&nbsp;]] &gt; Archives and Libraries''<br>
''[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia&nbsp;]] &gt; Archives and Libraries''<br>  


= '''Archives and Libraries'''&nbsp;  =
= '''Archives and Libraries'''&nbsp;  =
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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. This Wiki page describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for researching German-speaking people from Russia.  
Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. This Wiki page describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for researching German-speaking people from Russia.  


Although, the records you need may be in a foreign archive or library, the [[Family History Library|Family History Library ]]may have a microfilm copy of them. Check the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog ''Family History Library Catalog'' ]before writing to or visiting archives in the Commonwealth of Independent States (hereafter CIS) or Germany.  
Although, the records you need may be in a foreign archive or library, the [[Family History Library|Family History Library may]] have a microfilm copy of them. Check the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog ''Family History Library Catalog'' ]before writing to or visiting archives in the Commonwealth of Independent States (hereafter CIS) or Germany.  


If you plan to visit one of these repositories, check their website, or contact the organization and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, fees, and whether they allow visitors. For further information about the collection try looking in the [https://www.familysearch.org/ ''FamilySearch.org'' Author/Title Search ]under the archive name for inventories and registers. You could also try the[https://www.familysearch.org/ ''FamilySearch.org'' Place Search] under the place where the archive is located and the topic “Archives and Libraries.”  
If you plan to visit one of these repositories, check their website, or contact the organization and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, fees, and whether they allow visitors. For further information about the collection try looking in the [https://www.familysearch.org/ ''FamilySearch.org'' Author/Title Search ]under the archive name for inventories and registers. You could also try the[https://www.familysearch.org/ ''FamilySearch.org'' Place Search] under the place where the archive is located and the topic “Archives and Libraries.”  
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Central Historical Archive of Moscow<br>Profsoyuznaya, 80<br>117393 Moscow, Russia<br>Tel.: 7 (095) 128-67-86  
Central Historical Archive of Moscow<br>Profsoyuznaya, 80<br>117393 Moscow, Russia<br>Tel.: 7 (095) 128-67-86  


Central State Historical Archive of St. Petersburg<br>Pskovskaya, 18<br>190008 St. Petersburg, Russia<br>Tel./fax.: 7 (812) 219-79-61<br>
Central State Historical Archive of St. Petersburg<br>Pskovskaya, 18<br>190008 St. Petersburg, Russia<br>Tel./fax.: 7 (812) 219-79-61<br>  


[http://www.archives.gov.ua/Archives/index.php?ca03 Ukraine Central State Historical Archive]<br>
[http://www.archives.gov.ua/Archives/index.php?ca03 Ukraine Central State Historical Archive]<br>  


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«Please identify which collections or parts of collections from above that we have at the FHL. Please be specific—what years or areas do we have? What years or areas are missing?»  
«Please identify which collections or parts of collections from above that we have at the FHL. Please be specific—what years or areas do we have? What years or areas are missing?»  
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'''''German Foreign Institute''''' [''Deutsches Ausland-Institut (Stuttgart)''] between 1917 and 1945 created a parish register inventory, genealogies, biographies, and a dozen alphabetical index card files listing names of Germans from Russia, their settlements, and showing many of their places of origin. In 1987 this collection became part of the Federal Archive [Bundesarchiv] in Koblenz. The Family History Library has microfilms of these card files. They are described in the Author/Title Search of the ''Family History Library Catalog'' under Deutsches Ausland-Institut (Stuttgart). Many are also cited in the appropriate Germans from Russia Wiki pages. The archival material from this collection is now at:  
'''''German Foreign Institute''''' [''Deutsches Ausland-Institut (Stuttgart)''] between 1917 and 1945 created a parish register inventory, genealogies, biographies, and a dozen alphabetical index card files listing names of Germans from Russia, their settlements, and showing many of their places of origin. In 1987 this collection became part of the Federal Archive [Bundesarchiv] in Koblenz. The Family History Library has microfilms of these card files. They are described in the Author/Title Search of the ''Family History Library Catalog'' under Deutsches Ausland-Institut (Stuttgart). Many are also cited in the appropriate Germans from Russia Wiki pages. The archival material from this collection is now at:  


:Bundesarchiv<br>
:Bundesarchiv<br>  
:Potsdamer Str. 1<br>
:Potsdamer Str. 1<br>  
:D-70173 Koblenz<br>
:D-70173 Koblenz<br>  
:GERMANY
:GERMANY


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Many archives and libraries in the United States have information about Germans from Russia. For more information about these repositories see the Wiki article [[United States Archives and Libraries|United States Archives and Libraries]] and the appropriate state Wiki pages. A significant library of German-Russian material is:  
Many archives and libraries in the United States have information about Germans from Russia. For more information about these repositories see the Wiki article [[United States Archives and Libraries|United States Archives and Libraries]] and the appropriate state Wiki pages. A significant library of German-Russian material is:  


:[[Family History Library|Family History Library]]<br>
:[[Family History Library|Family History Library]]<br>  
:35 North West Temple Street<br>
:35 North West Temple Street<br>  
:Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400<br>
:Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400<br>  
:USA<br>
:USA<br>  
:Telephone: 801-240-3433<br>
:Telephone: 801-240-3433<br>  
:Fax: 801-240-1925<br>
:Fax: 801-240-1925<br>


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