Tonga 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
Libraries
"Since 1971, the Ministry of Education has operated a joint library service with the University of the South Pacific. Its library in Nuku'alofa has 9,000 volumes covering agriculture, small business management, adult education, and an important collection of Pacificana. The Ministry of Education library has 12,500 volumes."[1]
Kolovai Community Public Library is the first community public library in The Kingdom of Tonga. Development began in May of 2018.
Museums
"Tonga NationalMuseum
Tonga National Cultural Centre
Opposite the Hospital and backing onto the Lagoon)
Tofoa, Tonga
Phone: +676 23022
Fax: +676 23520
Mobile: +676 8868338
Email: tongaculturalcentre@gmail.com
Website
"The Tonga College Museum's collection includes artifacts of Tonga's history. Notable monuments include the great trilithon known as the Ha'amanga and some 45 langis , great rectangular platforms of recessed tiers of coral limestone blocks that were erected as the tombs of medieval kings."[1]
Record Offices
Ministry of Justice
Registrar General's Office
P.O Box 130
Nuku'alofa
Telephone: (+676)7400800 or (+676)7400810 or (676) 25 618
Fax: (676) 23 098
Help Desk Email: helpdesk@justice.gov.to
Email of Registrar General: svunipola@justice.gov.to
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tonga - Libraries and museums", in Nations Encyclopedia, https://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Tonga-LIBRARIES-AND-MUSEUMS.html, accessed 9 January 2023.