State of Palestine 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

"The Palestine National Archives is the official national archives of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority. The archives are maintained by the Palestinian Ministry of Culture and are located in Ramallah."

Palestinian archives remain scattered is an article covering the complexity of retrieving archive material from around the world pertaining to the current State of Palestine.

Palestinian Studies, Digital Archives and Sources by Brown University, is a list of 10 archives and collections pertinent to Palestinian history, with digital links. Including The 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Digitized Version

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• The National Archives
  Kew, Richmond
  Surrey TW9 4DU
  England
  
  Telephone: +44 (0) 20 8876 3444
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Material relating to Palestine
United States Consular Records for Jerusalem, Palestine, 1856–1935

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Israel State Archives
AS Khartum 14
Har Hotzvim
Jerusalem 91919, Israel

Tel: 02-5680680, 02-5680612
Fax:02-5680670
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Information found in the Reading Room of the Israel State Archives:

• The Government of Israel The Office of the Chief Secretariat - 1918-1948

The Chief Executive Office of the British Mandatory Government in Palestine . Including personal files of government employees.

• Ottoman Administration. Books of Nafos 1917-1876

The material is arranged according to cities, including ethnic groups and religious affiliation. The records were made for tax purposes and military service.

• Collection of Documents from the British Consulate in Jerusalem 1838-1948
• Austrian consulate in Palestine 1903-1938

list of passports, visas, applications for passports and visas to Austria, List of Austrian war dead buried in military cemeteries in Palestine.

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Center for Palestine Studies
Columbia University
Knox Hall Suite 301
606 W 122nd Street
New York, NY 10027

E-mail: palestine@columbia.edu Phone: 212-851-2992 Website