Direction Nationale des Archives du Mali

The Direction Nationale des Archives du Mali is a governmental entity responsible for safeguarding archival heritage of Mali, including the collection and preservation of its national archives.[1] The National Assembly approved its creation in 2002 (decree n°02-262/P-RM du 24 mai 2002). Previously the Minister of Culture directed archives-related efforts.[2]

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Archives Nationales du Mali

The Malian national archives is headquartered in Bamako on the Avenue de l’Union Africaine. Prior to 2006 it was in the Kuluba area of the city.[2] As of 1979 the governmental Institut des Sciences Humaines oversaw the archives.

The materials kept in the archives are grouped as "old" (pre-1915), "recent" (1915-1958), and "new" (since 1958) (fonds anciens, recents, nouveaux) and organized by topic, as follows:[3][2]

  • A. Official Acts
  • B. General Correspondence
  • D. Ethnological, Geographical and Historical Studies; Administrative Organization; Deliberations of the Administrative Council; Etats Civils; Census; Taxes; Conseil Superieur; Cartography and Topography
  • E. Politics; Religions; Islamic Affairs; Exterior Relations
  • F. Police; Prisons
  • G. Education
  • H. Health; Public Assistance
  • J: Postal Service
  • K: Railroads
  • L: Navigation; Meteorology; Aviation
  • M: Justice
  • N. Military
  • O: Property and Land Grants
  • P. Customs
  • Q: Economic Affairs; Industry; Mines
  • R: Agriculture; Zoological; Forests; Fish
  • S: Labor
  • T: Budget; Treasury; Special Agencies
  • U: Archives

Staff

Directors have included:

  • Moussa Niakaté, 1964-circa 1974?
  • Aliou Ongoïba, circa 1992-2013[4][5]
  • Seydou Diabaté, circa 2017[6]
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gollark: *PotatOS illogic nullifier points out that this is impossible and disables them*
gollark: *PotatOS orbital lasers switch wavelengths*
gollark: *PotatOS orbital overwatch lasers power up*

See also

References
  1. "Direction Nationale des Archives du Mali", Primature.gov.ml (in French), retrieved 10 August 2017
  2. Jansen 2006.
  3. Conrad 1976.
  4. Harmon 1992.
  5. L'Essor (11 December 2013), Archives nationales: un besoin de formation permanente (in French), Maliactu
  6. "Direction nationale des archives", L'Essor (in French), Bamako, 11 May 2017

Bibliography
in English
  • David Conrad (1976). "Archival Resources in Mali". History in Africa. 3: 175–180. doi:10.2307/3171569. JSTOR 3171569.
  • Stephen A. Harmon (1992). "Malian National Archives at Kuluba: Access and Applicability". History in Africa. 19: 441–444. doi:10.2307/3172012. JSTOR 3172012.
  • Gregory Mann (1999). "Dust to Dust: A User's Guide to Local Archives in Mali". History in Africa. 26: 453–456. doi:10.2307/3172151. JSTOR 3172151.
in French
  • Moussa Niakate (1973). "Les Archives Nationales du Mali et leurs possibilites dans le cadre de la recherche". Etudes Maliennes (in French). Institut des sciences humaines du Mali (2): 56–69. OCLC 875326144.
  • Moussa Niakate (1973). "Les Archives Nationales du Mali". Etudes Maliennes (in French) (5): 69–83.
  • Moussa Niakaté, ed. (1974). Archives nationales du Mali: repertoire, 1855-1954 (in French). Bamako: Institut des sciences humaines du Mali. OCLC 1616808.
  • Jan Jansen (2006). "Les Archives nationales du Mali en transition". Afrique & Histoire (in French). 5 – via Cairn.info.

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