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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.

Libraries

Nepal National Library
Harihar Bhawan
Pulchowk Lalitpur
Kathmandu, Nepal

Telephone: +977 (1) 521 132
Fax: +977 (1) 536 461
E-mail: nnl@nnl.wlink.com.np
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Kathmandu University Library
POB 6250
Kathmandu, Nepal

Telephone: +977 (11) 61 399
Fax: +977 (11) 61 443
E-mail: rudra@ku.edu.np

Royal Nepal Academy, Library
Kamaladi
Kathmandu, Nepal

Telephone: +977 (1) 221 242
Fax:+977 (1) 221 175

Museums

Google listing of museums in Nepal

Record Offices

Department of National ID and Civil Registration (DoNIDCR)
Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal

Telephone: 977-01-4200016
Toll Free No: 16600196666
E-mail: info@donidcr.gov.np
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Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics
Thapathali
Kathmandu, Nepal

Telephone: 4229406
Fax: (977-1) 4227720
E-mail: Contact us