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]
| Direction Nationale des Archives du Mali | |
|---|---|
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| 12°38′20″N 8°01′17″W / 12.638873395642504°N 8.021251480713378°W | |
| Location | Bamako, Mali |
| Established | 2002 |
Archives Nationales du Mali
editThe 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 [1] 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; États Civils; Census; Taxes; Conseil Supérieur; 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
editDirectors have included:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Direction Nationale des Archives du Mali", Primature.gov.ml (in French), retrieved 10 August 2017
- ^ a b c Jansen 2006.
- ^ Conrad 1976.
- ^ Harmon 1992.
- ^ L'Essor (11 December 2013), Archives nationales: un besoin de formation permanente (in French), Maliactu
- ^ "Direction nationale des archives", L'Essor (in French), Bamako, 11 May 2017
Bibliography
edit- in English
- David Conrad (1976). "Archival Resources in Mali". History in Africa. 3: 175–180. doi:10.2307/3171569. JSTOR 3171569. S2CID 163289168.
- Stephen A. Harmon (1992). "Malian National Archives at Kuluba: Access and Applicability". History in Africa. 19: 441–444. doi:10.2307/3172012. JSTOR 3172012. S2CID 161216102.
- 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. S2CID 153812227.
- in French
- Moussa Niakate (1973). "Les Archives Nationales du Mali et leurs possibilites dans le cadre de la recherche". Études Maliennes (in French) (2). Institut des sciences humaines du Mali: 56–69. OCLC 875326144.
- Moussa Niakate (1973). "Les Archives Nationales du Mali". Études 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.
External links
edit- Jim Jones. "Archives Nationales du Mali". Colonial History of French West Africa. United States: West Chester University. (Notes taken by Jones during research in the archives; includes description of fonds and series)