Mauritania 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
Archives Nationales de Mauritanie (National Archives of Mauritania) Avenue de l'Indépendance Nouakchott, Mauritania

French Colonial Archives
National Archives of Overseas (ANOM) 29 chemin du moulin de Testas - CS50062 13182 Aix-en-Provence CEDEX 5 France Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50 E-mail: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr
 * 1895 to 1919 - Overseas National Archives, Mauritania

Libraries
National Library of Mauritania (Bibliothèque Nationale de Mauritanie) Nouakchott, Mauritania

Museums
National Museum of Mauritania Nouakchott, Mauritania

Record Offices

 * The Centre d'accueil des citoyens (CAC) (Citizens’ Reception Centre or Enrollment Center) of the commune where the birth, marriage, divorce, or death was registered.