Dominican Republic 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
National Archives of the Dominican Republic C/Modesto Diaz No. 2 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2870 Phone: (809) 362-1111 Fax: (809) 362-1119 E-mail: oaip@agn.gob.do Website

Libraries
Pedro Henríquez Ureña National Library C/ César Nicolás Pénson #91 National District, Dominican Republic, 10204 Phone: 829-946-2674 E-mail: info@bnphu.gob.do Website

Museums
Google listing of museums in the Dominican Republicc

Record Offices
Junta Central Electoral (JCE) Headquarters Garantía de Identidad Democracia Av. 27 de Febrero corner Av. Luperón Industrial Zone of Herrera Santo Domingo, DN

Telephone for civil registration: 809-537-0188	637/633/638 Toll Free: 1 (809) 200-1959 Fax: (809) 518-1143 Email: [mailto:rai@jce.do rai@jce.do]

Each civil registrar (Oficial del Estado Civil) is required to keep a duplicate registry of the original records of birth, marriage, divorce, and death. At the end of each year, the original registry, together with its corresponding index book, is sent to the Central Office of the Civil State.