Tanzania National Archives

The Tanzania National Archives (est. 1962) are the national archives of Tanzania. The headquarters are located in Dar es Salaam on Vijibweni Street in Upanga.

History

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The oldest holdings in the archive date from the time of German colonial rule. During World War I, German East Africa had been conquered by British troops. In 1920 a British officer discovered, amidst a mass of German-language documents, instructions from the last German governor from 1916, according to which the most important files of the German colonial government should be buried in Tabora and other places to prevent them from falling into the hands of the advancing British. This discovery led to negotiations between the British administration in Tanganyika and the German government. In 1921 the latter agreed to send two representatives to assist in excavating the records. Since then, the recovered documents form the core of the German-language holdings of the Tanzania National Archives.[1]

Leading archivists have included J. R. Ede.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tanzania National Archives - History". www.utumishi.go.tz. 2016-09-16. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  2. ^ "Records and Archives Management Division". United Republic of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016.

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