National Archives of Cameroon

The National Archives of Cameroon (French: Archives nationales du Cameroun) (est. 1966) is the national archives of Cameroon.[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

  • Claude Burgaud, 1952-1957[1]
  • Raymond Bonnefils, 1957-1958
  • Louis Buttin, 1958-1960
  • Henri Djeengue Ndoumbe, 1960-1961
  • Afred-Eugene Madjire Pfouma, 1961-1964
  • Marc Etende, 1964-1972
  • Mathias Sack, circa 1972
  • Dr. Esther Olembe, 2016-present

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Schaefer 1973.
  2. ↑ "Cameroon - Libraries and museums".
  3. ↑ 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. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ama Tutu Muna". Gouvernement du Cameroun. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

Bibliography

  • Eldridge Mohammadou (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. UK (71). 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). University of Ibadan. 5. ISSN 1597-2755.
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