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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. | *'''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. | *'''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. | *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. | ||
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'''National Archives of Cameroon'''<br> | '''National Archives of Cameroon'''<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 FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
Archives[edit | edit source]
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
French Colonial Archives[edit | edit source]
1916-1919 - National Overseas Archives, Cameroon
Endangered Archives[edit | edit source]
Libraries[edit | edit source]
National Library of Cameroon
PO Box 1053
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Phone: 237-22237001
E-mail: rboshoff199@gmail.com
Museums[edit | edit source]
Musée National du Cameroun
Ave Marchand
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Phone: +237 6 97 35 94 87
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
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