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* http://www.dibam.cl/archivo_nacional/index.asp | * http://www.dibam.cl/archivo_nacional/index.asp | ||
The National Archive (Archivo Nacional) holds all the documentation of the colonial and republican periods of the country relative to the governmental collection (colección ministerial) of the 19th century. It holds documentation from local administrative government offices (gobernaciones, intendencias y municipalidades), <br | The National Archive (Archivo Nacional) holds all the documentation of the colonial and republican periods of the country relative to the governmental collection (colección ministerial) of the 19th century. It holds documentation from local administrative government offices (gobernaciones, intendencias y municipalidades), <br>and judicial districts of the 19th and 20th centuries. It also holds documentation of private collections donated to the archive. | ||
It is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 6:50 P.M. Access is offered to university students, academics, and researchers. Photocopying is available. | It is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 6:50 P.M. Access is offered to university students, academics, and researchers. Photocopying is available. | ||
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The administration of the National Archive is housed in this building. It is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Access is offered to university students, academics, and researchers. Photocopying is available. | The administration of the National Archive is housed in this building. It is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Access is offered to university students, academics, and researchers. Photocopying is available. | ||
Microfilm copies of many of the records at the National Archive and other archives and libraries are available at the Family History Library. For more information about the National Archive of Chile, visit the Internet address:<br | Microfilm copies of many of the records at the National Archive and other archives and libraries are available at the Family History Library. For more information about the National Archive of Chile, visit the Internet address:<br>http://www.dibam.cl/archivo_nacional/index.asp | ||
Helpful guides to the collection are: | Helpful guides to the collection are: | ||
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''Archivo Nacional de Chile. Catálogo de fondos varios'' (Catalog of Various Collections). Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984. (FHL film 1410452 items 5–6.) | ''Archivo Nacional de Chile. Catálogo de fondos varios'' (Catalog of Various Collections). Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984. (FHL film 1410452 items 5–6.) | ||
Gómez Canedo, Lino. ''Los archivos de la historia de América: período colonial español ''(The Archives of the History of America: Colonial Spanish Period). México, D.F.: Instituto Panamericano de Geografía y Historia, 1961. (FHL book 980 A3.) | Gómez Canedo, Lino. ''Los archivos de la historia de América: período colonial español''(The Archives of the History of America: Colonial Spanish Period). México, D.F.: Instituto Panamericano de Geografía y Historia, 1961. (FHL book 980 A3.) | ||
=== Branches of the National Archive of Chile === | === Branches of the National Archive of Chile === | ||
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Branches of the National Archive collect records for the area they serve. These branches, including universities, are located in or near a major city. For addresses of these archives, contact: | Branches of the National Archive collect records for the area they serve. These branches, including universities, are located in or near a major city. For addresses of these archives, contact: | ||
* Biblioteca Nacional Av. Bernardo O’Higgins 651 Santiago, Chile Tel: (56-2) 224-3782 Fax: (56-2) 632-4803 <br | * Biblioteca Nacional Av. Bernardo O’Higgins 651 Santiago, Chile Tel: (56-2) 224-3782 Fax: (56-2) 632-4803 <br> | ||
* The National Library has a helpful collection of published genealogies, manuscripts, histories, directories, maps, and newspapers. The National Library may have published catalogs of its collections. It is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., and Saturday from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. | * The National Library has a helpful collection of published genealogies, manuscripts, histories, directories, maps, and newspapers. The National Library may have published catalogs of its collections. It is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., and Saturday from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. | ||
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=== <br>Provincial Archives === | |||
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Each province in Chile has its own archive separate from those of the national government. Most of the records of genealogical value are kept by these archives. They serve as repositories for records pertaining to their particular area. Write or call each office for information about the services they offer to the public. Records of genealogical value at provincial archives include: | Each province in Chile has its own archive separate from those of the national government. Most of the records of genealogical value are kept by these archives. They serve as repositories for records pertaining to their particular area. Write or call each office for information about the services they offer to the public. Records of genealogical value at provincial archives include: | ||
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* Court records | * Court records | ||
=== <br | === <br>Local Civil Offices === | ||
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Records created by the local government less than 80 years ago, including birth, death, and marriage records, are kept in local offices. These records are not available to the public. For more information about these offices and their records, see [[Chile Civil Registration]]. (These offices are comparable to county courthouses and town halls in the United States.) | Records created by the local government less than 80 years ago, including birth, death, and marriage records, are kept in local offices. These records are not available to the public. For more information about these offices and their records, see [[Chile Civil Registration]]. (These offices are comparable to county courthouses and town halls in the United States.) | ||
You might be able to get information or copies of the records kept at local civil offices by writing. See the Spanish Letter-Writing Guide (36245) for information on corresponding with people in Spanish-speaking countries. | You might be able to get information or copies of the records kept at local civil offices by writing. See the Spanish Letter-Writing Guide (36245) for information on corresponding with people in Spanish-speaking countries. | ||
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=== Church Archives === | === Church Archives === | ||
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The dominant religion in Chile is the Roman Catholic Church, but there are many Protestant churches due to European immigration. | The dominant religion in Chile is the Roman Catholic Church, but there are many Protestant churches due to European immigration. | ||
Church records are usually kept by the local parish. They hold recent records and may also have some older records. All dioceses of the Catholic Church have gathered duplicates of their older church records into a diocesan archive. You might be able to get some information by writing to these archives and requesting brief searches of their records. | Church records are usually kept by the local parish. They hold recent records and may also have some older records. All dioceses of the Catholic Church have gathered duplicates of their older church records into a diocesan archive. You might be able to get some information by writing to these archives and requesting brief searches of their records. | ||
Addresses and information about archives in Chile can be found on the Internet at:<br | Addresses and information about archives in Chile can be found on the Internet at:<br>http://lanic.utexas.edu/project/tavera/chile/arzobispado.html<br> | ||
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=== Libraries === | === Libraries === | ||
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Some of the sources you will want to use are also available in other libraries in Chile. Contact these libraries and ask about their collection, hours, services, and fees. | Some of the sources you will want to use are also available in other libraries in Chile. Contact these libraries and ask about their collection, hours, services, and fees. | ||
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* Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional Huérfanos 1117 Santiago, Chile PH: (56-2) 675331 - 6725696 | * Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional Huérfanos 1117 Santiago, Chile PH: (56-2) 675331 - 6725696 | ||
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=== <br>Inventories, Registers, and Catalogs === | |||
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Some archives have catalogs, inventories, guides, or periodicals that describe their records and how to use them. If possible, study these guides before you visit or use the records of an archive so that you can use your time more effectively. A catalog of the National Archive in Chile is: | Some archives have catalogs, inventories, guides, or periodicals that describe their records and how to use them. If possible, study these guides before you visit or use the records of an archive so that you can use your time more effectively. A catalog of the National Archive in Chile is: | ||
Archivo Nacional de Chile (National Archive of Chile).'' Catálogo de fondos varios ''(Catalog of Various Collections). Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984. (FHL film 1410452 items 5–6.) | Archivo Nacional de Chile (National Archive of Chile).''Catálogo de fondos varios''(Catalog of Various Collections). Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984. (FHL film 1410452 items 5–6.) | ||
Other published inventories, guides, catalogs, and directories acquired by the Family History Library are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under: | Other published inventories, guides, catalogs, and directories acquired by the Family History Library are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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CHILE, SANTIAGO - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOG | CHILE, SANTIAGO - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOG | ||
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