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Searching techniques:
Information finding tools:
- OPAC
Information sources:
- Atlases
- Books
- Internet
- Conference proceedings/reports
- Archives
- Quiz
Archive
What is a archive?
An archive is a "place in which collected public or corporate records
are kept; a data bank; a repository for documents."
(The
new shorter Oxford English dictionary.
1993)
What type of information is available at an archive?
Archives preserve documentation and material from the past for the future. An archive preserves mostly paper-base materials like photographs, original or copied documentation as well as film and sound recordings.
Many companies also have in-house archives where they keep all their historic documents and information that they would like to keep for future references.
Location of national archives
These are just two examples of national archives.
| National
Archives of South Africa, Head Office |
The National Archivist Postal address: Private Bag X236, PRETORIA 0001 Street address: 24 Hamilton Street, Arcadia, PRETORIA Tel: (012) 323 5300 Fax: (012) 323 5287 |
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| Western Cape Archives and Records Services | The Head Postal address: Private Bag X9025, CAPE TOWN 8000 Street address: 72 Roeland Street, CAPE TOWN Tel: (021) 462 4050 Fax: (021) 465 2960 |
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Other useful links:
Grahamstown/Eastern Cape archival collections include:
The Cory Library for Historical Research and the National English Literary Museum.
For more information on the archives in South Africa see National Archives & Record Services (NARS).