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The first inscriptions on the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register were made in 1997. [1] By creating a compendium of the world’s documentary heritage – manuscripts, oral traditions, audio-visual materials, library and archive holdings [2] – the program aims to tap on its networks of experts to exchange information and raise resources for the preservation, digitization, and dissemination of documentary materials. [3] As of 2018, 432 [4] documentary heritages have been included in the Register, among them recordings of folk music, ancient languages and phonetics, aged remnants of religious and secular manuscripts, collective lifetime works of renowned giants of literature, science and music, copies of landmark motion pictures and short films, and accounts documenting changes in the world’s political, economic and social stage. Of these, 24 properties were nominated by countries from the region of Africa.
List by country/territory
| Documentary heritage [A] | Country/Territory | Custodian(s), Location(s) | Year inscribed |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Okigbo Collection | Africa | Christopher Okigbo Foundation, Brussels | 2007 | [5] |
| Arquivos dos Dembos / Ndembu Archives |
Angola, Portugal |
Arquivo Nacional de Angola, Luanda | 2011 | [6] |
| Colonial archives | Benin | National Archives, Porto-Novo | 1997 | [7] |
| Treasures from National Archives and Library Organizations | Ethiopia | National Archives and Library, Addis Ababa | 1997 | [8] |
| Dutch West India Company (Westindische Compagnie) archives |
Ghana, Netherlands, Brazil, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Suriname, United Kingdom, United States |
National Archives of Ghana, Accra | 2011 | [9] |
| Royal Archives (1824–1897) | Madagascar | Department of National Archives, Antananarivo | 2009 | [10] |
| Kitāb Shifā al-Asqām al-Āriḍat min al-Ẓahir wa al-Bāṭin min al-Ajsām/the Book of Healing from internal and external diseases affecting the body | Mali | Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library, Timbuktu | 2017 | [11] |
| Tadkirat al gāfilin ‘anqubhihtilāf al- mu’minin/ Reminder to those who do not pay attention to the harms caused by the divergence between believers | Mali | Ahmed Baba Institute, Timbuktu | 2017 | [12] |
| Maṣāliḥ al-Insān al-Mutaʿalliqat bi al-Adyānwa al-Abdān, The human being interests linked to the religions and the body |
Mali, Nigeria |
17°02′04″N 1°24′32″W / 17.0345431°N 1.4087605°W
16°15′51″N 0°03′04″W / 16.2642627°N 0.0512146°W
16°52′45″N 1°55′46″W / 16.8791262°N 1.9293344°W
|
2017 | [13] |
| Records of the French Occupation of Mauritius | Mauritius | Mauritius Archives, Port Louis | 1997 | [14] |
| The Records of Indentured Immigration | Mauritius |
20°11′18″S 57°27′57″E / 20.1883723°S 57.465845°E |
2015 | [15] |
| Letter Journals of Hendrik Witbooi | Namibia |
22°33′26″S 17°05′11″E / 22.557201°S 17.086442°E
|
2005 | [16] |
| Fonds of the " Afrique occidentale française" (AOF) | Senegal | National Archives, Dakar | 1997 | [17] |
| Collection of old postcards from French West Africa | Senegal | National Archives of Senegal, Dakar | 2015 | [18] |
| William Ponty School Collection of Papers | Senegal | Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar | 2015 | [19] |
| The Bleek collection | South Africa | University of Cape Town/ South African Library, Cape Town | 1997 | [20] |
| Archives of the Dutch East India Company |
South Africa, Netherlands, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka |
33°55′53″S 18°25′26″E / 33.931495°S 18.423812°E 13°04′35″N 80°15′38″E / 13.076368°N 80.260424°E
6°54′24″N 79°51′53″E / 6.906759°N 79.864734°E
6°16′43″S 106°49′08″E / 6.278623°S 106.818899°E
|
2003 | [21] |
| Criminal Court Case No. 253/1963 ( State Versus N. Mandela and Others) | South Africa | The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria | 2007 | [22] |
| Liberation Struggle Living Archive Collection | South Africa | Doxa Productions, Hout Bay | 2007 | [23] |
| Archives of the CODESA (Convention For A Democratic South Africa) 1991 - 1992 and Archives of the Multi-Party Negotiating Process 1993 | South Africa | National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria | 2013 | [24] |
| German Records of the National Archives | Tanzania | National Archives, Dar es Salaam | 1997 | [25] |
| Collection of Arabic Manuscripts and Books | Tanzania | Zanzibar National Archives, Zanzibar | 2003 | [26] |
| Nehanda and Kaguvi mediums’ judgement dockets (April 1897). Case between State versus Nehanda and Kaguvi spirit mediums leading to their execution. | Zimbabwe | National Archives of Zimbabwe, Harare | 2015 | [27] |
See also
- UNESCO Memory of the World Register – Arab States (includes North Africa)
Notes
^ A. Names and spellings provided are based on the official list released by the Memory of the World Programme.
References
- ^ "Third Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "UNESCO MEMORY OF THE WORLD PROGRAMME: The Asia-Pacific Strategy". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. 1999-04-17. Archived from the original on 2005-02-28. Retrieved 2004-10-21.
- ^ "Twenty-three new inscriptions on Memory of the World Register of Documentary Collections". UNESCO Press. 2003-09-01. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "Statistics of Memory of the World (as of December 2018)" (PDF).
- ^ "Christopher Okigbo Collection | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Arquivos dos Dembos / Ndembu Archives | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Colonial Archives | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Treasures from National Archives and Library Organizations | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Dutch West India Company (Westindische Compagnie) Archives | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Royal Archives (1824-1897) | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Kitāb Shifā al-Asqām al-Āriḍat min al-Ẓahir wa al-Bāṭin min al-Ajsām/the Book of Healing from internal and external diseases affecting the body". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Tadkirat al gāfilin 'anqubhihtilāf al- mu'minin/ Reminder to those who do not pay attention to the harms caused by the divergence between believers". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Maṣāliḥ al-Insān al-Mutaʿalliqat bi al-Adyānwa al-Abdān, The human being interests linked to the religions and the body". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Records of the French Occupation of Mauritius | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "The Records of Indentured Immigration". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Letter Journals of Hendrik Witbooi". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ^ "Fonds of the "Afrique occidentale française" (AOF) | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Collection of old postcards from French West Africa". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "William Ponty School Collection of Papers". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "The Bleek Collection | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Archives of the Dutch East India Company". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Criminal Court Case No. 253/1963 (State Versus N. Mandela and Others)". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ "Liberation Struggle Living Archive Collection | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Archives of the CODESA (Convention For A Democratic South Africa) 1991 - 1992 and Archives of the Multi-Party Negotiating Process 1993". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "German Records of the National Archives | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Collection of Arabic Manuscripts and Books | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Nehanda and Kaguvi mediums' judgement dockets (April 1897). Case between State versus Nehanda and Kaguvi spirit mediums leading to their execution". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
External links
The first inscriptions on the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register were made in 1997. [1] By creating a compendium of the world’s documentary heritage – manuscripts, oral traditions, audio-visual materials, library and archive holdings [2] – the program aims to tap on its networks of experts to exchange information and raise resources for the preservation, digitization, and dissemination of documentary materials. [3] As of 2018, 432 [4] documentary heritages have been included in the Register, among them recordings of folk music, ancient languages and phonetics, aged remnants of religious and secular manuscripts, collective lifetime works of renowned giants of literature, science and music, copies of landmark motion pictures and short films, and accounts documenting changes in the world’s political, economic and social stage. Of these, 24 properties were nominated by countries from the region of Africa.
List by country/territory
| Documentary heritage [A] | Country/Territory | Custodian(s), Location(s) | Year inscribed |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Okigbo Collection | Africa | Christopher Okigbo Foundation, Brussels | 2007 | [5] |
| Arquivos dos Dembos / Ndembu Archives |
Angola, Portugal |
Arquivo Nacional de Angola, Luanda | 2011 | [6] |
| Colonial archives | Benin | National Archives, Porto-Novo | 1997 | [7] |
| Treasures from National Archives and Library Organizations | Ethiopia | National Archives and Library, Addis Ababa | 1997 | [8] |
| Dutch West India Company (Westindische Compagnie) archives |
Ghana, Netherlands, Brazil, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Suriname, United Kingdom, United States |
National Archives of Ghana, Accra | 2011 | [9] |
| Royal Archives (1824–1897) | Madagascar | Department of National Archives, Antananarivo | 2009 | [10] |
| Kitāb Shifā al-Asqām al-Āriḍat min al-Ẓahir wa al-Bāṭin min al-Ajsām/the Book of Healing from internal and external diseases affecting the body | Mali | Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library, Timbuktu | 2017 | [11] |
| Tadkirat al gāfilin ‘anqubhihtilāf al- mu’minin/ Reminder to those who do not pay attention to the harms caused by the divergence between believers | Mali | Ahmed Baba Institute, Timbuktu | 2017 | [12] |
| Maṣāliḥ al-Insān al-Mutaʿalliqat bi al-Adyānwa al-Abdān, The human being interests linked to the religions and the body |
Mali, Nigeria |
17°02′04″N 1°24′32″W / 17.0345431°N 1.4087605°W
16°15′51″N 0°03′04″W / 16.2642627°N 0.0512146°W
16°52′45″N 1°55′46″W / 16.8791262°N 1.9293344°W
|
2017 | [13] |
| Records of the French Occupation of Mauritius | Mauritius | Mauritius Archives, Port Louis | 1997 | [14] |
| The Records of Indentured Immigration | Mauritius |
20°11′18″S 57°27′57″E / 20.1883723°S 57.465845°E |
2015 | [15] |
| Letter Journals of Hendrik Witbooi | Namibia |
22°33′26″S 17°05′11″E / 22.557201°S 17.086442°E
|
2005 | [16] |
| Fonds of the " Afrique occidentale française" (AOF) | Senegal | National Archives, Dakar | 1997 | [17] |
| Collection of old postcards from French West Africa | Senegal | National Archives of Senegal, Dakar | 2015 | [18] |
| William Ponty School Collection of Papers | Senegal | Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar | 2015 | [19] |
| The Bleek collection | South Africa | University of Cape Town/ South African Library, Cape Town | 1997 | [20] |
| Archives of the Dutch East India Company |
South Africa, Netherlands, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka |
33°55′53″S 18°25′26″E / 33.931495°S 18.423812°E 13°04′35″N 80°15′38″E / 13.076368°N 80.260424°E
6°54′24″N 79°51′53″E / 6.906759°N 79.864734°E
6°16′43″S 106°49′08″E / 6.278623°S 106.818899°E
|
2003 | [21] |
| Criminal Court Case No. 253/1963 ( State Versus N. Mandela and Others) | South Africa | The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria | 2007 | [22] |
| Liberation Struggle Living Archive Collection | South Africa | Doxa Productions, Hout Bay | 2007 | [23] |
| Archives of the CODESA (Convention For A Democratic South Africa) 1991 - 1992 and Archives of the Multi-Party Negotiating Process 1993 | South Africa | National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria | 2013 | [24] |
| German Records of the National Archives | Tanzania | National Archives, Dar es Salaam | 1997 | [25] |
| Collection of Arabic Manuscripts and Books | Tanzania | Zanzibar National Archives, Zanzibar | 2003 | [26] |
| Nehanda and Kaguvi mediums’ judgement dockets (April 1897). Case between State versus Nehanda and Kaguvi spirit mediums leading to their execution. | Zimbabwe | National Archives of Zimbabwe, Harare | 2015 | [27] |
See also
- UNESCO Memory of the World Register – Arab States (includes North Africa)
Notes
^ A. Names and spellings provided are based on the official list released by the Memory of the World Programme.
References
- ^ "Third Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "UNESCO MEMORY OF THE WORLD PROGRAMME: The Asia-Pacific Strategy". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. 1999-04-17. Archived from the original on 2005-02-28. Retrieved 2004-10-21.
- ^ "Twenty-three new inscriptions on Memory of the World Register of Documentary Collections". UNESCO Press. 2003-09-01. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "Statistics of Memory of the World (as of December 2018)" (PDF).
- ^ "Christopher Okigbo Collection | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Arquivos dos Dembos / Ndembu Archives | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Colonial Archives | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Treasures from National Archives and Library Organizations | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Dutch West India Company (Westindische Compagnie) Archives | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Royal Archives (1824-1897) | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Kitāb Shifā al-Asqām al-Āriḍat min al-Ẓahir wa al-Bāṭin min al-Ajsām/the Book of Healing from internal and external diseases affecting the body". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Tadkirat al gāfilin 'anqubhihtilāf al- mu'minin/ Reminder to those who do not pay attention to the harms caused by the divergence between believers". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Maṣāliḥ al-Insān al-Mutaʿalliqat bi al-Adyānwa al-Abdān, The human being interests linked to the religions and the body". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Records of the French Occupation of Mauritius | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "The Records of Indentured Immigration". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Letter Journals of Hendrik Witbooi". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ^ "Fonds of the "Afrique occidentale française" (AOF) | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Collection of old postcards from French West Africa". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "William Ponty School Collection of Papers". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "The Bleek Collection | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Archives of the Dutch East India Company". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Criminal Court Case No. 253/1963 (State Versus N. Mandela and Others)". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ "Liberation Struggle Living Archive Collection | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Archives of the CODESA (Convention For A Democratic South Africa) 1991 - 1992 and Archives of the Multi-Party Negotiating Process 1993". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "German Records of the National Archives | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Collection of Arabic Manuscripts and Books | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Nehanda and Kaguvi mediums' judgement dockets (April 1897). Case between State versus Nehanda and Kaguvi spirit mediums leading to their execution". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.