Liberia Archives and Libraries

Archives
Center for National Documents and Records Agency (CNDRA) National Archives Building 12th Street Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia P.O.Box 9046,1000 Monrovia 10, Liberia Telephone: +234 770824304 Email: [mailto:info@cndra.gov.lr info@cndra.gov.lr]
 * To serve as Central Repository and Manager of Public Records; with the responsibility of making provisions for the economical and efficient management of Government of Liberia's records; by developing standards, procedures, and techniques designed to improve the management of records, and to ensure the maintenance and security of records deemed appropriate for preservation; providing access to government records strengthens equality by allowing Liberians to claim their rights of citizenship, hold their government accountable, and understand their history so they can participate more effectively in their governance process.

--- Liberian Government Archives I, Holsoe Collection Liberian Collections Herman B Wells Library, E660 Indiana University 1320 East Tenth Street Bloomington, IN 47405 Phone: (812) 855-9296 Email: mdjenno@indiana.edu Website: Liberian Government Archives I, 1828-1911 Project
 * Creator: Holsoe, Svend E.
 * The collection consists of correspondence, reports, records, minutes, and other miscellaneous manuscript items. These materials are typically either photocopies of items from the Liberian Archives in Monrovia, Liberia, or are typescript copies/notes created by Dr. Holsoe in the course of his research. The collection also includes material from the research notebooks of Dr. Peter Murdza.

Endangered Archives: Liberia

Museums
Liberian National Museum Broad St Monrovia Telephone: (872) 225-7234/+231 77 232 682 Facebook: Liberian National Museum


 * The museum's collection was depleted during the war years, but renovations (always ongoing) have created space for photo and art exhibitions as well as the ethnic and historical exhibits.

Record Offices
For Births and Deaths

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare P. O. Box 10-9009 1000 Monrovia 10 Liberia West Africa

For Statutory/Western/Faith-based Marriages

The Center for National Documents, Records and Archives (CNDRA) National Archives Building 12th Street Sinkor, Monrovia Liberia West Africa

Telephone: 0770- 824304 Email: [mailto:info@cndra.gov.lr info@cndra.gov.lr]

For Traditional/Customary Marriages

Ministry of Internal Affairs Email: Form to send an email

For Divorces

Divorces are supposed to be done in a court. Records of divorce cases are confidential, and the records should not be shared with anyone.

However for traditional marriages, the divorce could be done in a variety of ways according to customs and traditions.