Vietnam 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.

Online Records
1860-1919 - French Overseas Archives: Vietnam Birth, marriage, and death records created during French colonial period

National Archives
National Archives Center I 18 Vu Phan Ham Phuong Yen Hoa, Cau Giay Ha Noi, Vietnam
 * (Colonial Records)

National Archives II 2 Le Duan, District 1 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
 * (Republic of Vietnam Records)

National Archives III 34 Phan Ke Binh Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi Vietnam
 * (Post-1945 records of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam)

U.S. National Archives
U.S. National Archives--Vietnam War Website

Libraries
National Library of Vietnam 31 - Trang Thi Street Hoan Kiem District Hanoi Capital City, Vietnam Email: info@nlv.gov.vn Telephone: 84-4-38254938 Fax: 84-4-38248051, 84-4-38255357 Website

Museums
Google list of museums in Vietnam

Record Offices
The civil registration system in Vietnam is primarily organized by the Ministry of Justice at national level, which then coordinates with its offices at Provincial, District and Commune level, each time in collaboration with the local People’s Committee. At commune level, this organization relies on the community and Village workers. Each of the levels helps with Civil registration management and production of Vital statistics. The Ministry of Justice collaborates with the Ministry of Public Security.

Ministry of Justice 58 – 60 Tran Phu Ba Dinh Hanoi, Vietnam Telephone: 024.62739718 Fax: 024.62739359 Email: banbientap@moj.gov.vn Website