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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

Archives and Historical Sources for Tanzania "...research in Tanzanian history must consider a notional “grand archive” that consists of material spread across dozens of archival collections in Tanzania and around the world." Background explanation.

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National Archives of Tanzania
Vijibweni Street, Upangais
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The National Archives of Tanzania was established on 1916. The German colonial government was part of the source of keeping records on Tanzania. During its colonial period, the German government ordered all vital records to be collected and kept.

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Endangered Archives

• Records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania in Moshi, Tanzania
• PEACH - preserving East African co-operative heritage Project
• Early Islamic print in the Maalim Muhammad Idris Collection, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Libraries

National Central Library
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Introduction to the Library of Tanzania

Museums

The National Museum of Tanzania is a consortium of five Tanzanian museums whose purpose is to preserve and show exhibits about the history and natural environment of Tanzania.