Iran Archives and Libraries

Archives
Finding Your Way Around Tehran's Public Archives By Navid Zarrinnal

National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran P.O. Box 19395-69573 Haqani Expressway Tehran 1537614111 Iran Tel:+98 21 8864 4080 Fax:+98 21 8864 4082 Wikipedia article gives much detail on holdings.
 * Key Genealogical holdings:
 * Censuses
 * Manuscripts
 * Books on Minority Groups and their Families
 * Dhimi Tax Documents
 * Troop Levy Documents

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Iranian Institute for Contemporary Historical Studies 15, Shahid Fayyazi Avenue (Fereshteh), Elahieh Tehran 19649, IRAN P.O.Box 19395-1975 Telephone: (021) 22604037-8 Fax: (021) 22602096 Website Oral history Statesmen
 * Holds documents dating back to the 19th century. The institute also has a good photographic archive, and runs an oral history project.

Islamic Revolution Document Center Tehran, Iran Contact Us Website Facebook

Libraries
Islamic Consultative Assembly Library, Museum and Documentation Centre Ketabkhaneh Majles-e Shora-ye Eslami 1 Baharestan Square 1157613411 Tehran, Iran P.O. Box 11365-866 Tel:+98 21 33137810-11 Fax:+98 21 33137813

Malek National Library and Museum Melal Mottahed (Bagh Melli) Street Imam Khomeini Street Janbe Vezarate Kharejeh Tehran, Iran Post box 111555/547 Phone:66726613 and 53 Fax:66705974 Website
 * The library contains over 70,000 books and many catalogs and periodicals, some of which may be of genealogical value. The library also includes catalogs for Iranian libraries in other institutions and archives in Europe and Turkey. There is also a catalog for Arabic and Ottoman materials.

Museums
Google listing of museums in Iran

National Museum of Iran No.1, Henri Rolin St., Siy-e Tir Street Emam Khomeini Avenue Tehran, Iran Telephone: +98 21 66702061-6 Fax: +98 21 66746164 Post Box: 4364-116945 Website

Record Offices
Governmental Civil Registration Office District 6 Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran Telephone: +98 21 8871 2662

National Organization for Civil Registration District 11 Tehran, Iran Telephone: +98 21 6674 2876 Wikipedia: National Organization for Civil Registration