Archival Research in Antananarivo, Madagascar: The National Archives

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 413-429
Author(s):  
Jeffrey C. Kaufmann
Keyword(s):  
Background Information ◽  
Colonial Administration ◽  
Archival Research ◽  
National Library ◽  
National Archives ◽  
History Of ◽  
Finding Aids ◽  
Head Of Government ◽  
The University ◽  
Research Facilities

The Malagasy proverb “You can't catch a locust if your armpit is not close to the ground” (Ny valala tsy azo raha tsy andrian'elika) perhaps characterizes archival research in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. There are at least eight research facilities with archival materials in town: the National Archives (Foiben'ny Arisivam-Pirenena Malagasy); the Academie Malgache; CIDST (Centre d'Information et de Documentation Scientifique et Technique); the National Library (Tranomboky-Pirenena); the University Library; and three church archives (American Lutheran, Norwegian Lutheran, and Catholic). In this paper I give some background information on the collections in the National Archives, outline how to use the facilities, provide an annotated bibliography of the finding aids there, and give some tips for one's stay in Antananarivo.Madagascar's National Archives inherited many documents from the monarchical period. At the beginning of the colonial administration, the French deposited royal documents at the Queen's Palace (Rova) in Antananarivo. During their occupation they added documents from the territorial and central administrations. The whole collection was transferred to French headquarters before the Malagasy direction of Civil Affairs was created. On 1 March 1958 the Service des Archives de Madagascar was instituted. From then on, the archives have been under the jurisdiction of the head of government.The National Archives are remarkable for their materials on the following topics: the history of the Malagasy people; their customs and practices; and their way of thinking that distinguishes them from the majority of other people. Moreover, the National Archives have collections that do not exist in other libraries, such as the Academie Malagasy and CIDST.

The German Maps at the East Africana Collection, University Library of Dar Es Salaam

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 495-498
Author(s):  
Karin Pallaver
Keyword(s):  
East Africa ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
General Information ◽  
Reading Room ◽  
Colonial Administration ◽  
Central Administration ◽  
University Library ◽  
National Archives ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

The documents originated by the German colonial administration in German East Africa are located in two main archives: the Tanzania National Archives in Dar es Salaam, where they are identified under the name “German Records,” and the Bundesarchiv in Berlin, where they are collected under the classification R 1001. This note aims to provide some general information regarding a part of the German Records, referred to as “German Maps,” which is collected at the University Library of Dar es Salaam.The German Records are a part of the holdings of the Tanzania National Archives, which also include the records of the British administration and various documents of the post-independence period. The German Records are a very well-known source for the history of the German presence in East Africa and they can be divided in two main categories: the documents of the Central Administration, cataloged with the numbers G 1-G 65, and the Private Archives, with the classification G 66-G 86. These records are very well cataloged and easily accessible thanks to the work of archival reorganization done by Peter Geissler between 1967 and 1969. His work was published in 1973 in a two-volume guide with the title Das Deutsch-Ostafrika-Archiv: Inventar der Abteilung “German Records” in Nationalarchiv der vereinigten Republik Tansania, Dar es Salaam. This guide offers a very useful overview of the records of the German colonial administration and is available for consultation in the Reading Room of the Tanzania National Archives. Also available in the Reading Room is a manual catalog which, in some cases, could be helpful in finding some documents that, owing to print errors in the edited catalog, have become difficult to find.

scholarly journals Uppsala Latvian Library and Its Donation to Latvia in 1989

Knygotyra ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 209-228
Author(s):  
Jana Dreimane
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
National Library ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Swedish Society ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Library ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The University

In the USSR-reoccupied Latvia (1944−1990), almost all the Latvian literature, published abroad after World War II, was forbidden to the general public. There were only two incomplete and restricted collections of emigration literature, available to prominent scientists and highest Soviet officials. As the Soviet censorship weakened in the late 1980s, libraries could begin start a systematic acquisition of exile books and some periodicals. The donation of the whole library of the Uppsala Latvian society to the State Library of Latvia (now the National Library of Latvia) in 1989, before the renewal of Latvia’s independence, started the flow of emigration books, documents, and artefacts to the memory institutions of Latvia, where the most important cultural heritage from the Latvian exile has found its home. Using the documents of the Uppsala Latvian Society kept at the National Archives of Latvia, the National Library of Latvia, and the Academic Library of the University of Latvia, the history of the library and the importance of its donation in the accumulation of exile cultural heritage in Latvia has been characterized. The study shows that despite the library manager’s efforts to provide readers with the best emigrant Latvian literature, the library collection in exile was not properly valued − its readership gradually decreased as Latvians became more and more integrated into Swedish society. After the transfer to Latvia, the library became the basis of the of the unified collection of Latvian literature, in which exile publications are constantly utilised as an important part of the national cultural heritage.

scholarly journals Bibliography of the History of Australian Science, No. 29, 2008

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Helen M. Cohn
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
National Library ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
History Of ◽  
Royal Botanic Gardens ◽  
The University ◽  
Number Of Citations

This bibliography, in geographic terms, covers principally Australia, but also New Zealand, New Guinea and other islands of the Pacific Ocean near Australia, and Antarctica. It includes material on the history of the natural sciences (mathematics, physical sciences, earth sciences and biological sciences), some of the applied sciences (including medical and health sciences, agriculture, manufacturing and engineering), and human sciences (psychology, anthropology and sociology). Biographical material on practitioners in these sciences is also of interest. The sources used in compiling this bibliography include those that have proved useful in the past in finding relevant citations. The library catalogues of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, the National Library of Australia and the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga O Aotearoa were particularly useful sources of information. Journals that have yielded articles for previous bibliographies were checked, as were some titles that have not previously been scanned. Hence a number of citations are included that were published earlier than 2008. Assistance has been received from a number of people who sent items or information about items published in 2008 for inclusion in the bibliography. In particular, Professor Rod Home has been most helpful in forwarding relevant citations. Staff of the eScholarship Research Centre at the University of Melbourne, especially Helen Morgan, were of great assistance in the preparation of this bibliography. Readers may have access to information about relevant books, journal articles, conference papers, reports, Master's and PhD theses and reviews published in 2009. They are encouraged to send such information to the compiler at the above email address for inclusion in future bibliographies.

Utah Valley University: A Continuing Culture of Transformation

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Snow Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Student Success ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Engaged Learning ◽  
Carnegie Classification ◽  
Trade School ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pedagogical Innovations ◽  
The University ◽  
Changing Demographics

Utah Valley University is a large, regional, open-admission institution with growing enrollments and changing demographics. It has a history of transformation and change, beginning as a trade school in 1941 and evolving to a university in 2008. This article illustrates how the university has engaged in on-going strategic planning to anticipate and effectively manage threats and opportunities. The article begins with background information and statistics about the university and the Woodbury School of Business, explains how the university has leveraged its elective Carnegie classification as a community engaged institution, and shares examples of transformations in teaching and learning to enable student success. It then illustrates how the university’s Woodbury School of Business has paralleled the directions of the university to build capacity among its faculty for engaged learning and pedagogical innovations. The article ends with a summary of key outcomes and thoughts on the sustainability of transformation.

scholarly journals Heritage and Repatriation in the History of Habsburg and Hungarian Archives

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 136-143
Author(s):  
James P. Niessen
Keyword(s):  
Host Country ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
National Library ◽  
Archival Practice ◽  
National Archives ◽  
History Of

Hungary’s National Library and National Archives seek to collect, as exhaustively as possible, information sources defined as Hungarica: created by, or about, Hungary or Hungarians. Modern archival practice privileges the principle of provenance (the identity of the author or records creator) in determining what an archive should acquire. The Hungarian government’s Mikes Kelemen Program, founded in 2013, builds on earlier efforts for the acquisition of foreign Hungarica publications and manuscripts, defined by the Hungarian identity of the author. But because Hungarians living in the diaspora are not only Hungarian, sensitivity to the heritage and collecting interests of the diaspora host country is recommended.

scholarly journals Formation of museums of higher educational institutions of the BSSR in 1920–30s (on the example of training collections of the Belarusian State University)

2020 ◽  
pp. 78-84
Author(s):  
Darya I. Pryhodzich
Keyword(s):  
State University ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Scientific Institutions ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Systematic Character ◽  
History Of ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Scientific Collections ◽  
The University

The article discusses the process of acquiring the funds of the museums of the higher school of the BSSR in the 1920–30s on the example of the formation of scientific collections of the museums of the Belarusian State University. To study the problems of the stock activities of the museum, general scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, description, classification based on the principle of historicism were used. The source base is belt on materials from the fund 205 of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus that reflects the history of the BSU. The study of the sources and methods of receipt of museum items in the funds of university museums made it possible to consider the features of educational museums, identify priority areas for acquisition, reveal the specifics of the financial activities of museums, find organizations that contribute to fund activities, and characterize the ways in which museum items are received. The main forms of acquiring the funds of the BSU museums were donation (from scientists, major museums, educational and scientific institutions, organizations), collection of museum items during various scientific expeditions, business trips, production of exhibits in training workshops by scientists and university students, exchange and official acquisition of museum items. The combination of various forms and directions of forming the funds of the BSU museums provided the university with systematized, scientifically organized educational collections. Qualitative and quantitative characteristics, completeness and systematic character of the collections determined the high scientific level of development of educational museums of the BSU.

‘African Curiosities’ from the voyage of HMS Avon, 1845–1846: historiographical notes on a forgotten collection

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-237
Author(s):  
Jeremy Coote
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
West Africa ◽  
British Museum ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
National Archives ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Detailed Nature

Abstract Thanks to the detailed nature of the sketches accompanying an article published in the Illustrated London News in 1846, it has proved possible recently to trace the history of some objects in the University of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum to the voyage of HMS Avon (Commander Henry Mangles Denham) to the coast of West Africa in 1845–6. Drawing on archival materials that survive at the Pitt Rivers Museum, the British Museum, the National Archives, and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, historiographical notes are provided on the nature and content of the collection, along with an account of its post-voyage history, including its recent ‘rediscovery’.

The role of archives in documenting African National Congress Women’s League records that impacted the development of their records

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nkholedzeni Sidney Netshakhuma
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
African National Congress ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Community Archives ◽  
National Archives ◽  
History Of ◽  
National Congress ◽  
Liberation Struggle ◽  
The University

Purpose This paper aims to assess the role of archives in documenting African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) records on the liberation struggle of South Africa from 1960 to 1990 with a view to recommending the best method of collection and preservation of archival materials. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative data were collected through interviews with purposively selected employees of the African National Congress (ANC), the Nelson Mandela Foundation centre of memory, the national heritage and cultural studies at the University of Fort Hare, the National Archives of South Africa and provincial archives of South Africa. Interview data were augmented through content analysis of ANC documents such as policies, websites and annual reports. Findings The study found a gap of documentation of the role of archives in documenting ANCWL’s contribution to the liberation of South Africa. The National Archives of South Africa did not play a meaningful role to document the history of African National Women’s League in the liberation struggle of South Africa. There was also a lack of coordination of community archives that keep ANCWL archives materials. There is a need to embark on oral history and bilateral relations with overseas archival institutions to repatriate ANCWL archives to South Africa. Furthermore, contemporary history records about the ANCWL records need to be listed, arranged and described and made available to the public. Research limitations/implications The research is limited to the role played by the National Archives of South Africa and community archives such as the ANC archives, the Mayibuye Centre archives based at the University of Western Cape in documenting ANC and ANCWL and contemporary issues that impact the development of ANCWL records created from 1960 to 1990. Practical implications The findings are expected to be instrumental to document the history of women’s struggle for democracy in South Africa. The ANCWL collection may contribute to social cohesion to enable society to understand the role of ANCWL during the struggle for democracy in South Africa. While the literature on women’s archives is limited, there is still much research that needs to be conducted. Increasing the body of research will strengthen understanding of the role of the National Archives of South Africa and community archives on documenting women’s liberation struggle in South Africa. Social implications The document of women’s history would enrich the archival collection. This means that records with historical, cultural and social significance will be permanently preserved by archives. Originality/value The research appears to be the first of its kind to assess the documentation on the role of archives on documenting ANCWL. The archival heritage of women’s struggle for democracy forms part of the national archival heritage of South Africa as they bridge the gap of undocumented history of South Africa.

scholarly journals KNYGOS ISTORIJOS KOMISIJOS (1966–1990) VAIDMUO SKATINANT KNYGOS MOKSLĄ LATVIJOJE (ANGLŲ K.)

Knygotyra ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 222-234
Author(s):  
JANA DREIMANE
Keyword(s):  
Book History ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Book Publishing ◽  
National Library ◽  
Science History ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

The National Library of Latvia14 K. Barona Street, Riga LV-1423, LatviaE-mail: [email protected]Šeštojo dešimtmečio pabaigoje Latvijoje, kaip ir kitose sovietinėse respublikose bei Europoje, vyravo tendencija atskirti knygos mokslą ir jo unikalųtyrimų objektą – knygą – nuo visų kitų humanitarinių mokslų. Kuriant ir plėtojant Latvijos knygų mokslą svarbus vaidmuo teko Latvijos SSR valstybinei Bibliotekai (šiuo metu – Latvijos nacionalinė biblioteka, toliau ją vadinsime Valstybine biblioteka) bei LSSR mokslų akademijos fundamentinei bibliotekai (šiuo metu – Latvijos universiteto akademinė biblioteka, toliau ją vadinsime Fundamentine biblioteka); jose buvo atliekami vertingi ir išsamūs Latvijos knygos istorijos tyrimai. Ketvirtį amžiaus trukusi santykinai atvira ir stabili akademinėms diskusijoms aplinka leido įsteigti Knygos istorijos komisiją.1965 metų gruodžio 14 dieną keturi šios tyrimų srities entuziastai (Aleksejs Apīnis, Konstantīns Karulis, Kārlis Egle ir Eiženija Peile) pasiūlė įkurti Knygos istorijos komisiją (toliau – Komisija). Iš pradžių Komisija buvo sudedamoji dalis Jungtinės bibliotekų tarybos, kuri veikė Latvijoje nuo 1955 metų. 1967 metų pabaigoje likvidavus Jungtinę bibliotekų tarybą, Komisija buvo perduota Mokslų akademijos žiniai. Nuo to laiko bendradarbiavimas su aukštesnėmis instancijomis turėjo vykti per Fundamentinės bibliotekos direktorių, o ataskaitos apie veiklą pateikiamos jam. Faktiškai dėl susirinkimų dienotvarkės spręsdavo Valstybinės bibliotekos Retų knygų ir rankraščių skyrius, dažniausiai A. Apīnis, kuris parengdavo pranešėjams prasmingų klausimų. Dauguma susirinkimų vykdavo Valstybinės bibliotekos patalpose, išskyrus vasarą – bent kartą per mėnesį.Pagrindinės Komisijos veiklos kryptys: 1) identifikuoti ir vienyti tyrimo institucijas bei pavienius tyrėjus, 2) vertinti tyrimų pasiekimus ir rengiamas publikacijas, 3) skatinti straipsnių rinkinių ir kitos medžiagos, susijusios su Latvijos knygos istorija, publikavimą, 4) organizuoti savo srities mokslines konferencijas.Komisijos susirinkimų protokolai (išsaugoti Latvijos nacionalinės bibliotekos Retų knygų ir rankraščių skyriuje) rodo, kad nuo 1966 iki 1990 metų įvyko daugiau kaip 180 susirinkimų. Viešųjų susirinkimų dalyviams nebuvo keliama jokių formalių reikalavimų. Susirinkimuose buvo pateikiamos ataskaitos apie Lietuvos, Estijos, Rusijos ir sąjungines knygos mokslo konferencijas, knygų muges bei parodas, buvo aptariamos knygų leidybos ir spausdinimo problemos Sovietų Sąjungoje ir užsienyje, taip pat šiuolaikinės knygos meno tendencijos. Labai dažnai susirinkimai prasidėdavo nuo rengiamų spaudai publikacijų vertinimo. Reikėtų pažymėti, kad dauguma pranešimų (jų iš viso buvo perskaityta 330) buvo skirti knygų leidybai ir spausdinimui (daugiau kaip 100) ir visi jie buvo aukštos kokybės. Aktualios nūdienės problemos buvo aptariamos daug rečiau (apie 50 pranešimų). Pasitaikė po keletą pranešimų knygos mokslo teorijos, knygos meno istorijos, knygos istorijos kitose šalyse, bibliografijos istorijos, santykių su kitomis šalimis knygos leidybos srityje, knygų prekybos istorijos, bibliotekininkystės, skaitymo sociologijos, rankraštinių knygų istorijos, cenzūros ir skaitymo psichologijos temomis. Dauguma susirinkimuose aptartų tyrimų vėliau buvo publikuota mokslinėje, populiariojoje spaudoje, taip pat kaip straipsniai laikraščiuose ir žurnaluose.Devintajame dešimtmetyje moksliniai pristatymai ir diskusijos vyko vis rečiau. Dešimtmečio pabaigoje Valstybinė biblioteka atsisakė organizuoti susirinkimus ir perleido šią teisę Fundamentinei bibliotekai, kuri jau organizavo seriją panašių renginių, pavadintų „Misiņš klubs“. 1989 metų gruodžio mėnesio susirinkime buvo paskelbta, kad Komisija išgyvena krizę ir kad reikia grįžti prie istorinių tyrinėjimų. Paskutinis Komisijos susirinkimo protokolas datuotas 1990 metų gegužės 30 diena. Komisija įtvirtino aukštus Latvijos knygos mokslo tyrimų standartus. Tyrimo darbų ir rengiamų publikacijų aptarimą būtų galima palyginti su pirminiu redagavimu. Tai leido tyrėjams patikslinti tyrimų metodologiją, publikacijų struktūrą, ištaisyti klaidas ir trūkumus. Komisijosveikla suteikė galimybę susipažinti su jau užbaigtų, bet dar nepublikuotų tyrimų rezultatais. Tai buvo ypač svarbu iš pradžių, kol periodinių leidinių sistema šioje srityje nebuvo išplėtota.THE COMMISSION OF BOOK HISTORY (1966−1990) AS THE LATVIAN BOOK SCIENCE PROMOTERJANA DREIMANE AbstractIn the article, the role of the Commission of Book History in the establishment and sustainable developmentof the Latvian book science is considered. The minutes of meetings and other materials of the Commission (they have been preserved in the National Library of Latvia) give evidence about the establishmentof the Commission in 1965, its tasks, chairmen and most active participants, its principles and trends of work, initiated academic activities, discussed research works and upcoming publications, as well as about the abolishment of the Commission in 1990. The article gives information on particular decisions of the Commission, which had a significant impact on the further research of Latvian book history.Key words: Latvian book science, history of Latvian book, Latvian book publishing, National Library of Latvia, Academic Library of the University of Latvia

scholarly journals HISTORY OF TELUK ANSON TOWN IN THE STATE OF PERAK, MALAYSIA, 1882 - 1957

2021 ◽  
pp. 349-353
Author(s):  
Dr.Khairi Ariffin ◽  
Dr.Ganesan Shanmugavelu ◽  
Dr.Mohd.Hairy Ibrahim ◽  
Dr.Ishak Saat ◽  
Mohd.Kamal Kamaruddin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Colonial Administration ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
National Archives ◽  
History Of ◽  
British Colonial ◽  
Economic Boom ◽  
Port Infrastructure ◽  
The City

The writing of this study is about the town of Teluk Anson in the state of Perak, Malaysia, during the British colonial era. The opening of the Teluk Anson town has been a factor in the development of economic activities in Teluk Anson especially with the existence of the Teluk Anson port which is the focus of merchant ships from within and outside Perak. The availability of road and rail links has made Teluk Anson the focus of the arrival of various communities to contribute to the economic boom in Teluk Anson. This study uses a qualitative method that emphasizes on the analysis of primary and secondary documents obtained from the National Archives of Malaysia and public universities in Malaysia. The findings of the study indicate that the rapid progress and development of the Teluk Anson town under the British colonial administration has driven the Teluk Anson urbanization process by providing various infrastructure facilities for the Teluk Anson community. The construction of a medium of communication through roads, railways, and the opening of a port made Teluk Anson an important economic destination for European investors and local traders. In conclusion, the city of Teluk Anson is a very important city in developing economic activities and one of the centers of British colonial administration in the state of Perak. KEYWORDS : Teluk Anson, Municipilaty, British Colonial, Port, Infrastructure

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document