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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

Namibia National Archives
1-3 Eugene Morais Street
c/o Robert Mugabe Avenue
Windhoek
Namibia

Tel: +264 61 293 5211/ +264 61 293 5221
Fax: +264 61 293 5217
E-mail: National.Archives@nlas.gov.na
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Libraries

National Library of Namibia
1-7 Eugene Marais Street
Private Bag 13349
Windhoek
Namibia

Tel.: +264 (61) 2935301/16
Fax: +264 (61) 2935308
Website