Nationaal Archief

Entrance to the National Archief

The Nationaal Archief is the national archive of the Netherlands, located in The Hague. It houses collections for the central government, the province of Zuid-Holland, and the former County of Holland. There is also material from private institutions and individuals with an association to the Dutch government or the political or social history of the Netherlands. The Nationaal Archief holds the Archives of the Dutch East India Company from 1602–1811, which were, along with related records held by South Africa, India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia, inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme Register in 2003 in recognition of their historical value.^[1] Recently, the photographic archives of Spaarnestad Photo were included in the Nationaal Archief.^[2] It has been announced that Wikipedia will get user rights over a large number of photos from these archives.^[3]

The Netherlands Antilles have a separate Nationaal Archief, which will be dissolved when the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles will take place.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Archives of the Dutch East India Company". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. 2008-05-15. http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=21303&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 
2. ^ 12 miljoen foto's naar Den Haag: Collectie Spaarnestad Photo deels toegevoegd aan Nationaal Archief, Henny de Lange, Trouw, 1 October 2008.
3. ^ Volkskrant.nl, ANP, De Volkskrant, 21 July 2010.
4. ^ Nationaal Archief Nederlandse Antillen: ontmanteling, retrieved 23 July 2009.

External links

• National Digital Archives of the Netherlands
• National Archives of the Netherlands