Zimbabwe Archives and Libraries

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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 Zimbabwe
Borrowdale Road, GunHill
Harare, Zimbabwe

Email: archives@archives.gov.zw
Phone: +263 24 2792741/3
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The Research Section of the National Archives processes and manages Public archives and Historical Manuscripts. The collection includes deceased estates, family history, criminal and civil records, census records, marriage and baptism certificates, records of service of uniformed forces.