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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
50°49′33″N 4°22′32″E / 50.825953°N 4.375628°E / 50.825953; 4.375628 (Christopher Okigbo Foundation )
2007
[5]
Arquivos dos Dembos / Ndembu Archives
Angola ,
Portugal
Arquivo Nacional de Angola ,
Luanda
8°49′04″S 13°13′52″E / 8.817705°S 13.231108°E / -8.817705; 13.231108 (Arquivo Nacional de Angola )
2011
[6]
Colonial archives
Benin
National Archives ,
Porto-Novo
6°30′39″N 2°36′25″E / 6.510954°N 2.606833°E / 6.510954; 2.606833 (National Archives, Porto-Novo )
1997
[7]
Treasures from National Archives and Library Organizations
Ethiopia
National Archives and Library ,
Addis Ababa
9°01′04″N 38°44′58″E / 9.017869°N 38.749318°E / 9.017869; 38.749318 (National Archives and Library of Ethiopia )
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
5°33′40″N 0°12′29″W / 5.561230°N 0.207952°W / 5.561230; -0.207952 (National Archives of Ghana )
2011
[9]
Royal Archives (1824–1897)
Madagascar
Department of National Archives ,
Antananarivo
18°54′24″S 47°31′09″E / 18.906557°S 47.519057°E / -18.906557; 47.519057 (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
16°46′20″N 3°00′31″W / 16.77227°N 3.00855°W / 16.77227; -3.00855 (Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library )
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
16°46′36″N 3°00′21″W / 16.77663°N 3.00575°W / 16.77663; -3.00575 (Ahmed Baba Institute )
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 / 17.0345431; -1.4087605 (Ahmed Baba Institute )
16°15′51″N 0°03′04″W / 16.2642627°N 0.0512146°W / 16.2642627; -0.0512146 (Ahmed Baba Institute )
16°52′45″N 1°55′46″W / 16.8791262°N 1.9293344°W / 16.8791262; -1.9293344 (Ahmed Baba Institute )
16°50′24″N 2°31′48″W / 16.8399082°N 2.5301112°W / 16.8399082; -2.5301112 (Ahmed Baba Institute )
16°46′20″N 3°00′31″W / 16.77227°N 3.00855°W / 16.77227; -3.00855 (Ahmed Baba Institute )
2017
[13]
Records of the
French Occupation of Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius Archives ,
Port Louis
20°11′18″S 57°28′05″E / 20.188388°S 57.468040°E / -20.188388; 57.468040 (Mauritius Archives )
1997
[14]
The Records of Indentured Immigration
Mauritius
20°11′18″S 57°27′57″E / 20.1883723°S 57.465845°E / -20.1883723; 57.465845 (National Archives Department )
20°09′52″S 57°29′53″E / 20.1644551°S 57.4981759°E / -20.1644551; 57.4981759 (National Library )
20°13′38″S 57°30′02″E / 20.2271633°S 57.500497°E / -20.2271633; 57.500497 (Mahatma Gandhi Institute )
2015
[15]
Letter Journals of
Hendrik Witbooi
Namibia
22°33′26″S 17°05′11″E / 22.557201°S 17.086442°E / -22.557201; 17.086442 (National Archives of Namibia )
48°08′10″N 11°33′44″E / 48.1360011°N 11.5623301°E / 48.1360011; 11.5623301 (Personal Archives of Dr. Klaus Goebel )
2005
[16]
Fonds of the "
Afrique occidentale française " (AOF)
Senegal
National Archives ,
Dakar
16°46′36″N 3°00′21″W / 16.77663°N 3.00575°W / 16.77663; -3.00575 (Ahmed Baba Institute )
1997
[17]
Collection of old postcards from French West Africa
Senegal
National Archives of Senegal ,
Dakar
16°46′36″N 3°00′21″W / 16.77663°N 3.00575°W / 16.77663; -3.00575 (Ahmed Baba Institute )
2015
[18]
William Ponty School Collection of Papers
Senegal
Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire Cheikh Anta Diop ,
Dakar
16°46′36″N 3°00′21″W / 16.77663°N 3.00575°W / 16.77663; -3.00575 (Ahmed Baba Institute )
2015
[19]
The
Bleek collection
South Africa
University of Cape Town /
South African Library ,
Cape Town
33°57′29″S 18°27′39″E / 33.958056°S 18.460833°E / -33.958056; 18.460833 (Ahmed Baba Institute )
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 / -33.931495; 18.423812 (Cape Town Archives Repository )
13°04′35″N 80°15′38″E / 13.076368°N 80.260424°E / 13.076368; 80.260424 (Tamil Nadu Archives )
6°54′24″N 79°51′53″E / 6.906759°N 79.864734°E / 6.906759; 79.864734 (Department of National Archives of Sri Lanka )
6°16′43″S 106°49′08″E / 6.278623°S 106.818899°E / -6.278623; 106.818899 (Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia )
52°04′52″N 4°19′35″E / 52.081037°N 4.3262802°E / 52.081037; 4.3262802 (Nationaal Archief )
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
33°57′29″S 18°27′39″E / 33.958070°S 18.460832°E / -33.958070; 18.460832 (The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa )
2007
[22]
Liberation Struggle Living Archive Collection
South Africa
Doxa Productions,
Hout Bay
34°01′00″S 18°23′21″E / 34.016636°S 18.389210°E / -34.016636; 18.389210 (Doxa Productions )
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
25°44′11″S 28°12′21″E / 25.736375°S 28.205835°E / -25.736375; 28.205835 (National Archives and Records Service of South Africa )
2013
[24]
German Records of the National Archives
Tanzania
National Archives ,
Dar es Salaam
6°48′35″S 39°17′08″E / 6.809694°S 39.285492°E / -6.809694; 39.285492 (National Archives, Dar es Salaam )
1997
[25]
Collection of Arabic Manuscripts and Books
Tanzania
Zanzibar National Archives,
Zanzibar
6°10′35″S 39°12′06″E / 6.1764393°S 39.2016237°E / -6.1764393; 39.2016237 (Zanzibar National Archives )
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
17°47′40″S 31°03′50″E / 17.794351°S 31.063766°E / -17.794351; 31.063766 (National Archives of Zimbabwe )
2015
[27]
See also
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 .
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