The Bleek-Lloyd Collection and the Memory of the World International Register Jan Bos Cape Town, 14 August 2015.

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The Bleek-Lloyd Collection and the Memory of the World International Register Jan Bos Cape Town, 14 August 2015

UNESCO 1972World Heritage Convention 2003Convention for Intangible Cultural Heritage 1992Memory of the World Programme

Memory of the World Programme “World Heritage Convention for Documentary Heritage” Vision: … belongs to all … should be preserved and protected for all … should be permanently accessible to all

Mission To facilitate preservation To assist universal access To increase awareness worldwide of existence and significance of documentary heritage -> Memory of the World Registers

Documentary Heritage Carrier and content can be equally important Textual items Non-textual items (maps, prints, music scores) Audiovisual items (films, sound disks, photos) Virtual documents Single document or group of documents

Memory of the World Registers Showcases of the Memory of the World programme Items of documentary heritage that are part of the inheritance of the world Their significance transcends boundaries of time and culture They should be preserved for present and future generations They should be made accessible to all peoples

Showcase

International Register: Africa 23 out of 305 Africa (general): Christopher Okigbo Collection Angola: Ndembu Archives Benin: Colonial Archives on political affairs

International Register: Africa Egypt: Deeds of Sultans and Princes Egypt: Memory of the Suez Canal Egypt: Collection of Persian Illustrated and Illuminated Manuscripts Egypt: The National Library of Egypt's Collection of Mamluk Qur'an Manuscripts

International Register: Africa Ethiopia: Treasures from National Archives and Library Organizations Ghana: Dutch West India Company Archives* Madagascar: Royal Archives Morocco: Kitab al-ibar manuscript

International Register: Africa Mauritius: Records of the French Occupation Namibia: Letter Journals of Hendrik Witbooi Namibia**: John Marshall Ju/'hoan Bushman Film and Video Collection (Smithsonian Inst. USA) Senegal: Fonds of the Afrique occidentale française (AOF)

International Register: Africa Tanzania: Collection of Arabic Manuscripts and Books Tanzania: German Records of the National Archives Tunesia: Archives of the Regency of Tunis in the 18th and 19th centuries

International Register: Africa South Africa: Archives of the CODESA and of the Multi- Party Negotiating Process South Africa: Archives of the Dutch East India Company* South Africa: Criminal Court Case No. 253/1963 (State vs Nelson Mandela & Others) South Africa: Liberation Struggle Living Archive Collection South Africa: The Bleek- Lloyd Collection

African Nominations Côte d’Ivoire: Louis Normand's photography collection Côte d’Ivoire: Colonial historical archives Egypt: Coins’ collection Ethiopia: Bahire Hassab (Sea of Comptus - Calendar) Ethiopia: Degua (6 th century hymns’ book) Mauritius: Indentured Labourers documents

African Nominations Niger: Collection of Arabic and Ajami manuscripts Senegal: William Ponty School Collection of Papers Senegal: Collection of old postcards from French West Africa Uganda: Records on the martyrdom of the Uganda Martyrs Zimbabwe: Nehanda and Kaguvi mediums’ judgement dockets

Nomination procedure Anyone may submit a nomination Two nominations per country per 2 years (exception: joint nominations) Next deadline: 31 March 2016 Assessment by Register Subcommittee Conclusive recommendation by International Advisory Committee Decision by Director General

Selection criteria: Bleek-Lloyd

Selection Criteria: Bleek-Lloyd Authenticity World significance, uniqueness, irreplaceablity Additional critera: – Time – Place – People – Subject and theme – Form and style – Social, spiritual and community significance

Bleek-Lloyd Collection “These collections provide the only means of hearing one of the most fascinating of the 'lost voices' of humanity.”