State of Palestine 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

 * Palestinian archives remain scattered is an article covering the complexity of retrieving archive material from around the world pertaining to the current State of Palestine.

Palestinian Studies
 * Palestinian Studies, Digital Archives and Sources by Brown University, is a list of 10 archives and collections pertinent to Palestinian history, with digital links. Including The 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Digitized Version


 * Endangered Archives: Western Asia (Palestine)

Palestinian Oral History Archives American University of Beirut University Libraries Bliss Street P.O.Box 11-0236 Riyad El-Solh, Beirut 1107 2020 Lebanon Telephone: 961 1 35 00 00 Ext: 2600 Fax: 961 1 74 47 03 Website Search
 * The project’s aim is to digitize, index, catalog, preserve, and provide access to the material through the creation of a state-of-the-art digital platform. It aims to expand and include additional oral history collections documenting varied aspects of the Palestinian experience in Lebanon and the region.

Palestine Remembered Al Nakba Oral History Archive Mission Statement Oral interview listing Contact

Palestinian Museum Digital Archive Website Explore the Archive (Search engines in English and Arabic) Instructions start at 15:36 minutes
 * Supportive documents may include family trees, lists of family names, diaries, marriage contracts, deeds for land sales, newspaper articles, and family photos.

Birzeit University Digital Palestinian Archive Website Browse Family Documents
 * An open archive documenting the history and lives of Palestinians from the Ottoman times to the present through written and audiovisual materials.

Center for Palestine Studies Columbia University Knox Hall Suite 301 606 W 122nd Street New York, NY 10027 E-mail: palestine@columbia.edu Phone: 212-851-2992 Website

Israel State Archives AS Khartum 14 Har Hotzvim Jerusalem 91919, Israel Tel: 02-5680680, 02-5680612 Fax:02-5680670 Website Palestine information found in the Reading Room of the Israel State Archives:
 * The Government of Israel The Office of the Chief Secretariat - 1918-1948
 * The Chief Executive Office of the British Mandatory Government in Palestine . Including personal files of government employees.


 * Ottoman Administration. Books of Nafos 1917-1876
 * The material is arranged according to cities, including ethnic groups and religious affiliation. The records were made for tax purposes and military service.


 * Collection of Documents from the British Consulate in Jerusalem 1838-1948
 * Austrian consulate in Palestine 1903-1938
 * list of passports, visas, applications for passports and visas to Austria
 * List of Austrian war dead buried in military cemeteries in Palestine.

The (British) National Archives Kew, Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU England Telephone: +44 (0) 20 8876 3444 Contact us Website Family history research guides Material relating to Palestine United States Consular Records for Jerusalem, Palestine, 1856–1935

Webinar

 * Tracing Your Ancestry and Connecting with Your Heritage from the Palestinian Diaspora

Libraries
The National Library of Palestine was established in 2017 after President Mahmoud Abbas decided to turn a presidential palace that was being built north of Ramallah into the national library.

Palestinian National Library Sarda, Ramallah West Bank Palestinian National Library to collect Palestine's scattered archives, 2019.

Museums
Google listing of Palestinian museums

Record Offices
General Administration of Civil Status Palestinian Authority Ministry of Interior (MOI) Ramallah Al Masyoun - opposite the Cabinet Palestine

Telephone: +970-22946540 Fax: +970-22946542 Email: [mailto:info@moi.pna.ps info@moi.pna.ps] Website