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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[edit | edit source]

National Archives of Zimbabwe
Ruth Taylor, Borrowdale Road, GunHill
Harare, Zimbabwe

Email: archives@archives.gov.zw
Phone: +263 24 2792741/3
Contact Form
Website

The Research Section of the National Archives processes and manages Public archives and Historical Manuscripts. The collection includes deceased estates, family history, criminal and civil records, census records, marriage and baptism certificates, records of service of uniformed forces.

Endangered Archives: Zimbabwe

Libraries[edit | edit source]

National Library of Zimbabwe
12th Avenue
South Park, Bulawayo
Zimbabwe

Post Office box: 1773, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Phone number: 0923 9827, 096 2359

National Library and Documentation Service (NLDS)
Harare, Zimbabwe

Phone: +263 4 336 095
Website

Libraries in Zimbabwe: Introduction to public libraries

Explains history, locations, and services of various public libraries

Museums[edit | edit source]

Google listing of museums in Zimbabwe

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Zimbabwe National Archives
Ruth Taylor, Borrowdale Road, GunHill
Harare, Zimbabwe
Email: archives@archives.gov.zw
Phone: +263 24 2792741/3
Contact Form

All records are kept at the National Archives in the capital city of Harare, formerly known as Salisbury. Records can be found at national, provincial, and district archives.^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Zimbabwe, accessed 30 May 2020. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."

[Unicef_Zimbabwe-1] UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Zimbabwe, accessed 30 May 2020. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."

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