Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Memory of the World: The Slave Trade Archives Project (UNESCO)



This project is concerned with the access to and preservation of original archive materials relating to the slave trade. A feasibility study was prepared by the International Council on Archives (ICA) under contract with UNESCO. The project was to run within the framework of the Memory of the World Programme, in collaboration with the International Scientific Committee for the Slave Route Project and with other bodies.