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	Välkommen till RIKSARKIVET och LANDSARKIVEN
		Today, the National Archives has the supervision of all public records of the agencies of the central Government, while it delegates to the regional archives the supervision of records generated by regional and local authorities.
		The National Archives (Riksarkivet) is one of the oldest public agencies in Sweden, its history leading back to the Middle Ages.
		In the 17th century, Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna created a new organization for the record-keeping and the National Archives came into being.
	www.ra.se /indexengelska.html (319 words)

	NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ARMENIA
		The archive deal in Republic of Armenia is a sphere to organizations and realization activity for keeping, collection, account and use document Armenian national archives fund.
		The Resolution government RA from March 2003 all enumerated state archives were united in "National archives of Armenia" state not commercial organization with 10 regional branch and 30- territorial representation.
		Archives fund (the collection) Republic of Armenia is constantly renewing and historically established collection archives document which reflects material and spiritual life, has history, economic, political and cultural importance.
	www.arminco.com /hayknet/archiv-e.htm (418 words)

	Defending the National Archives of New Zealand: James Traue's speech to ARANZ
		It sees the primary job of the National Archives of Australia as being to guarantee the integrity of the Commonwealth records system, from the cradle to the grave, to ensure that full and accurate records are created and systems put in place to ensure their integrity and functionality.
		Most European countries followed the French model of a national archives in the first part of the nineteenth century, but at the same time, and partly as a reaction against French cultural hegemony, these countries began to use national history as a means of creating new national identities, especially in the German-speaking states.
		The new nationalistic, and essentially romantic, historiography emphasised the publishing of documentary sources and the writing of national history out of the treasures of the new national archives, and historians quickly replaced the former registry officials, trained in the management of government office records, in the management of the archival repositories.
	www.caldeson.com /RIMOS/traue.html (3106 words)

	Archives New Zealand: Holdings
		Public archives of other district offices are deposited in branches of Archives New Zealand in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin, and in repositories approved under the Public Records Act 2005.
		Archives New Zealand holds a variety of genealogical and whakapapa resources in the Wellington office, including immigration records, probates, coroners' reports, notices of intention to marry, and military service records up to 1913.
		The Head Office, Wellington, holds the archives of the head offices of central government, and district offices in the lower half of the North Island (Taranaki, Wanganui, Hawkes Bay, Manawatu, Wairarapa, and Wellington) and the northern part of the South Island (Nelson and Marlborough).
	www.archives.govt.nz /doingresearch/researchinfo/holdings.html (235 words)

	National Archives on Encyclopedia.com
		The congressional act of 1934 organized the National Archives Establishment, to be administered by the archivist of the United States.
		The National Archives was incorporated into the General Services Administration in 1949, but in 1985 it was made an independent agency, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
		WASHINGTON, DC -- The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 is on view in a special, four-day long exhibit, at the National Archives in Washington, DC.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/NatlA1rch.asp (996 words)

	CULTURE COOK ISLANDS Cook Islands Ministry of Culture and Development
		The National Archives of the Cook Islands (NACI) was first established in 1974 and charged with the responsibility of the collection and ensuring the safe storage of government, cultural and oral traditions of the nation.
		The National Archives charge a fee of $2 for the scanning of photographic and written material scanned onto disk.
		Since 1991, the archives has existed as a division of the Ministry of Cultural Development (MOCD) and administers a collection that depicts Cook Islands life government administration and culture from the early 1870s to the present.
	www.culture.gov.ck /archives.htm (280 words)

	The National Archival Services of Norway
		The National Archives and the regional state archives are thereby both administration bodies and scientifically based institutions for culture preservation.
		The National Archives (Riksarkivet) and the regional state archives (statsarkivene) together form the National Archival Services of Norway (Arkivverket), headed by the Director General (Riksarkivaren).
		Both the National Archives and the regional state archives preserve private archives from companies, organizations, political parties and private people.
	www.riksarkivet.no /english/about.html (401 words)

	Welcome to the National Archives of Sweden!
		The National Archives is one of the oldest government institutions in Sweden, dating back to the middle ages and the 16th century.
		The National Archives supervises the Regional Archives, the oldest of which were established around 1900 to keep the records of local and regional state authorities.
		The National Archives keeps the records of the Swedish Parliament, of the Government and the Ministries, and of the central government authorities and their predecessors.
	www.ra.se /en (603 words)

	The Faroese National Archives
		Amongst the archives in the National Archives are those of the Faroese Parliament Løgting which date back to 1615, the archives of the Danish authorities in the Faroe Islands from the 17th century to the present day, and most of the records of modern public institutions up to 1980.
		The Director of the Faroese National Archives, which were established in 1932, is responsible for the administration of this law.
		The task of the office of the National Archives is to collect, arrange, store, record and look after those documents which public institutions are by statute obliged to deposit in the National Archives.
	www.sleipnir.fo /natarc.htm (356 words)

	About the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa
		Hence the National Archives and Records Service turned to this cultural asset as one means of filling these gaps by bringing into the archives the stories and narratives which reflect the experiences and memory of those South Africans that had been marginalised in the contestation of social memory and the nation's experiences.
		National Archives and Records Service of South Africa Act (No 43 of 1996) determine for the National Archives and Records Service the parameters of overarching competencies, coordination and support structures in relation to the provincial archives.
		The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa was established by promulgation of the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa Act (Act No 43 of 1996 as amended).
	www.national.archives.gov.za /aboutnasa_content.html (4965 words)

	National archives of republic of Belarus
		the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus.
		For access to the holdings of the National Archives, the researchers should apply directly by official letter of application to the director of the individual archives requested.
		In June 1995, the documents of the former Central Archives of the Communist Party were added to the State Archives' complex.
	archives.gov.by /EArh/E_naz.htm (414 words)

	National Archives
		The objects and functions of the National Archives are defined in the National Archives Act (no. IV of 1990) and are primarily focused on collecting, preserving and organising public records and making them available for study and research purposes.
		The main repository of the National Archives is at the old Santo Spirito Hospital, Rabat.
		At present, research facilities are available at the main premises of the Archives in Rabat and the Banca Giuratale in Mdina.
	www.education.gov.mt /edu/national_archives.htm (698 words)

	Washington Monument
		The National Archives, occupied in 1935, is the repository of the more valuable and rare documents of this Government as well as a reference library.
		The Archives Building occupies a dominant position in the Federal Triangle as a focal point on the 8th Street Axis between the National Portrait Gallery (Old Patent Office) to the north and the Hirshhorn Museum to the south.
		The National Archives are located at 8th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., NW.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/wash/dc75.htm (282 words)

	Archives Main
		The National Archives for Black Women's History documents the legacy of Mary McLeod Bethune.
		The National Park Service is also responsible for several congressionally mandated studies including the Underground Railroad and the Selma to Montgomery National Trail Studies.
		In the fall of 1977, the Bethune Historical Development Project began and in November 1979, 1318 Vermont was opened to the public as a museum and archives for the collection, preservation and interpretation of Black women's history.
	www.nps.gov /mamc/bethune/archives/main.htm (1172 words)

	The National Security Archive
		On March 17, 2000, Long Island University named the National Security Archive as winner of a Special George Polk Award for 1999 for "piercing self-serving veils of government secrecy" and "serving as an essential journalistic resource."
		National Security Archive, Suite 701, Gelman Library, The George Washington University, 2130 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20037 - Phone: 202/994-7000 - Fax: 202/994-7005 - nsarchiv@gwu.edu
		Contents of this website Copyright 1995-2004 National Security Archive.
	www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv (238 words)

	General Directorate of State Archives, Turkiye
		The places where archives of the state were preserved were scattered around in different neighbourhoods as a result of which official procedures proceeded with great difficulty.
		For this purpose, the General Directorate of the State Archives was established and the Directorate of Ottoman Archives was attached to the General Directorate.
		This directorate was established in October 1976; and it was attached to the General Directorate of the State Archives in accordance with the Prime Ministry Organization Law numbered 3056.
	www.archimac.org /Organizations/DAGM.spml (1925 words)

	Archives New Zealand. Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
		Archives New Zealand works to ensure there is an authentic and reliable record of government.
		These records provide essential evidence of people's rights and entitlements, of the government's impact on New Zealand (both positive and negative) since 1840, and of what has happened in the past to individuals, whanau, communities and to society as a whole.
		We do this by advising government agencies on how to create and maintain records of their activities and interactions.
	www.archives.govt.nz (109 words)

	Explore DC: National Archives
		The repository for some five billion paper documents and records and millions of photographs, films, videos and recordings, the National Archives and Records Administration is the equivalent of the nation's file cabinet.
		The National Archives building is designed like a temple, and fills an entire city block.
		Alex Haley began his work on Roots in the National Archives.
	www.exploredc.org /index.php?id=67&PHPSESSID=b37fad1ee78d30d80f1e5587709afa8c (382 words)

	Archives Hub
		A national gateway to descriptions of archives in UK universities and colleges.
		The Archives Hub is one of the MIMAS services of Manchester Computing, University of Manchester.
		Revolutionising access to the archives of UK universities and colleges
	www.archiveshub.ac.uk (150 words)

	Welcome to the PA State Archives Web Site
		Doc Heritage is designed to facilitate the mission of the State Archives by increasing public access to the holdings of the Archives and to meet PHMC strategic goals to build agency visibility and develop educational programs that engage a wide range of researchers in a creative manner.
		The Pennsylvania State Archives is an important resource for scholars, historians, genealogists, and the public.
		This latest guide to the Pennsylvania State Archives has just been published by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum commission.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/overview.htm?secid=31 (692 words)

	National Archives of Australia - Our History
		The Archives sets new strategic directions and moves towards establishing a visible and known national collection of higher value records.
		TR Schellenberg, Director of Archival Management, National Archives in Washington DC visits Australia and advocates for the establishment of a national archives.
		The National Archives of Australia has become a recognised national cultural institution taking a leadership role on the frontier of electronic recordkeeping.
	ourhistory.naa.gov.au (313 words)

	National Aquarium in Washington DC -
		Lincoln Park Zoo and the National Aquarium in Washington DC are accredited members of the AZA, as are the Audubon Zoo and Aquarium of the Americas.
		The nation’s oldest aquarium, the National Aquarium in Washington DC is located just one block away from the Washington Monument and within comfortable walking distance of the Smithsonian Museums.
		To ensure the well-being—short- and long-term—of the staff and their families, the animals and the facilities, American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Board President Dr. William Foster asked Lincoln Park Zoo President and CEO Kevin Bell to spearhead a national fund-raising effort.
	www.nationalaquarium.com (287 words)

	NARA - Genealogists/Family Historians - Genealogists/Family Historians
		Because the records at the National Archives come from every branch of the Federal government, almost all Americans can find themselves, their ancestors, or their community in the archives.
		The National Archives offers insight into the lives of people, their families and our history.
		Genealogical CD-ROMs in the National Archives Building, Washington, DC More Highlighted Resources
	www.archives.gov /genealogy (212 words)

	The National Archives DocumentsOnline Welcome
		The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU.
		DocumentsOnline can now be used free of charge on site at The National Archives and the Family Records Centre (FRC).
		DocumentsOnline allows you online access to The National Archives' collection of digitised public records, including both academic and family history sources.
	www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk (285 words)

	Military & Pension Records for Union Civil War Veterans
		On a visit to the National Archives branch in Seattle, I had spent the entire day searching for various ancestors and had no luck locating anyone in any of the places they were supposed to be.
		The National Archives has a list of the microfilm roll numbers online at http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/t288.html for the General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934.
		The first place to start is on the General Index to Pensions at the National Archives.
	www.oz.net /~cyndihow/pensions.htm (3140 words)

	Useful Links: Other sites of archival interest
		Archives Nationales (France) and archives of the French Defence Forces
		United States of America: National Archives and Record Administration
		Archives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	www.nationalarchives.ie /links/WWWarchives.htm (98 words)

	National Archives of Australia
		The National Archives promotes good government recordkeeping and encourages community awareness and use of valuable Commonwealth records in its care.
	www.aa.gov.au (42 words)

	National Archives of Nigeria, Enugu Branch: Guides, Indices and Finding Aids
		U.O.A. Esse is Assistant Director of the Nigerian National Archives, and heads the Archives' Enugu Branch.
		A General Reference Index to the Records at the National Archives, Enugu (1991) (GERINDEX)
		Special List of General Reports (Administrative and Departmental) in the National Archives, Enugu, 1900-1956 (1988) (GEREPORT)
	www2.hu-berlin.de /inside/orient/nae (558 words)

	Citations and Bibliography
		National Archives photos and images may be ordered through NAIL on the Internet at www.nara.gov/nara/searchnail.html (January 7, 2002).
		National Journal: Washington, D.C. Beard, Frank A. and Bette A. Smith.
		Timeline and Calendar entries came from related articles and from the Bangor Daily News' "Maine Diary" supplement of December 14, 1999.
	www.maine.com /users/publius/almanac/encycweb/htm/citesbib.htm (407 words)

	Ordering National Archives Photos
		The National Archives uses private vendors to reproduce its photographs for public use.
		Such images are also generally available through the National Archives' own photographic reproduction system, though the Naval Historical Center cannot guarantee that these images can be obtained in that way.
		Therefore, persons interested in obtaining photographs through the National Archives' system should contact the Archives' Still Picture Branch to obtain a complete information package on the services and fees involved.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/naraord.htm (221 words)

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