The National Archives of Cameroon (French: Archives nationales du Cameroun) is the national archives of Cameroon, established in 1966.[1] Its main location is in Yaoundé and has a library which holds 64,000 volumes. There is an annex in Buea with early material.[2][3] Maintenance of the National Archives falls within the responsibilities of the Ministry of Arts and Culture.[4] The archive closed in 2016 for what promises to be a long running reorganization and digitization of its files. Researchers can still request access by writing to the director with a list of specific documents they wish to access. It is also possible to order digital photos of documents for a fee.
Directors edit
- Claude Burgaud, 1952-1957[1]
- Raymond Bonnefils, 1957-1958
- Louis Buttin, 1958-1960
- Henri Djeengue Ndoumbe, 1960-1961
- Alfred-Eugene Madjire Pfouma, 1961-1964
- Marc Etende, 1964-1972
- Mathias Sack, circa 1972
- Dr. Esther Olembe, 2016–present
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Schaefer 1973.
- ^ "Cameroon - Libraries and museums".
- ^ Nsah, Solomon Kekeisen (June 2017). "The Cameroon Press Photo Archive (CPPA) Buea in Crisis 1955-2016". Vestiges: Traces of Record. 3 (1): 65–81. ISSN 2058-1963. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Ama Tutu Muna". Gouvernement du Cameroun. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
Bibliography edit
- Eldridge Mohammadou [in French] (1972). Le service des archives nationales de Yaounde (in French and German). Societe camerounaise d'histoire. OCLC 221244610.
- V. Schaefer (1973), Republique Unie du Cameroun: Organisation des Archives nationales et d'un système de prearchivage (PDF) (in French), Unesco
- Kenneth J. Orosz (1996). "Colonial archives in Cameroon". African Research and Documentation (71). UK. OCLC 230704799.
- Sali Babani (2008). "L'État et les archives au Cameroun: le cas des Archives nationales de Yaoundé, 1952-2002: aperçu historique et état des lieux". Journal of Environment and Culture (in French). 5. University of Ibadan. ISSN 1597-2755.
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