Burkina Faso Archives and Libraries

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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

National Archives

National Archives Centre
BP 7030, Présidence du Faso
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso


French Colonial Archives

National Overseas Archives, Upper Volta (Haute-Volta)

Libraries

Museums

Record Offices