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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

Arquivos Históricos Nacionais da República da Guiné-Bissau (National Historical Archives of Guinea-Bissau)
Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa Avenida dos Combatentes da Liberdade da Pátria (Avenue of the Fatherland's Freedom Fighters)
November 14 School Complex Bissau (Guinea-Bissau)
Phone: (+245) 6677588 / 5777588 / 7777588.
Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa Website

"INEP (Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa) is the only public Bissau-Guinean research institution. It was founded in 1984, in order to promote studies and research, mainly in social sciences, economy, anthropology, modern history, environmental studies and applied technologies. The research programs are clearly related to developmental issues. INEP has the mission to preserve and to produce knowledge about Guinea-Bissau. It especially devotes assistance to the development of human resources. The main activity of INEP is basic and applied research and publication of studies relating to Guinea Bissau. The staff consists of permanent researchers and a network of scholars both domestic and foreign. Its academic activities include conferences and seminars aimed at disseminating results of scientific research on Guinea Bissau. Within a relatively short time frame INEP has built up an internationally accepted academic institution for West African studies in general and research on Guinea-Bissau in particular. International academic cooperation plays a key role for scientific knowledge production in and about Guinea-Bissau which is focused at INEP.