10th International Archive Congress - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1984 - 70 Pfennig

The International Archive Conferences, organized by the International Archive Council, founded in 1948, serve to foster professional contacts between archivists and archives from all over the world. The International Council of Archives includes z. Z. national and national archive administrations, archivist associations, archives, archivists from 117 countries on all five continents. For the first time, an international archive congress has been called to Germany. The International Council for Archives, founded in 1948, is an international, non-governmental organization that works closely with UNESCO to promote the worldwide exchange of experience and information among archives and archivists, and to promote archival and technical methods, in particular through education and training Third World, and last but not least the improvement of the use of archives in general has the goal. Since 1950, depending on the location of the venue, about 500 to 1500 archivists have participated in the International Archive Conferences. The significance and charisma of the International Archive Conferences extend far beyond the numerically fixable number of participants. Numerous correspondents in all regions of the world contribute to the preparatory working papers, which in many cases provide comprehensive international stocktaking of the questions asked. The printing of the congress papers in five languages ​​(German, English, French, Russian and Spanish) and the subsequent publication of the overall protocol make the work results available to the whole world. In addition to the discussions in the plenary sessions, the sometimes more specialized committee and working group meetings during the congress have a special significance as a forum for discussions. Personal contacts, often made at these congresses, have in many cases been used to reduce or eliminate difficulties in allowing foreigners to use archives. Today, the International Council on Archives covers almost all existing national archive administrations and archival organizations; These decisively determine the activities of the International Archive Council more than the 300 individual archives belonging to it and 200 individual archivists. The main theme of the Bonn Congress is: The challenge of the archives - growing tasks with limited resources. The congress will thus have to discuss the question with which organizational methods, technical aids and education and training the archives around the world should take into account the fact that they are in rapidly increasing records production from state and private activity and after incorporating other information carriers as a piece of paper in the archives' responsibility, with the same amount of personnel as possible, we can achieve the goal of securing a documentary maximum of our time for future generations from the unmanageable wealth of information with a minimum of documents. In addition, international joint projects will be presented at the congress in Bonn, which, through the exchange of archival reproductions, have helped to improve the possibilities of use, especially of such archive holdings, in which administration and science have a justified interest in several countries. Lastly, the large number of technical sessions of regional associations, committees and working groups highlighted the discussion of the International Archive Council's long-running program for the development of historical sources on Third World history, focusing on the history of Asia and Latin America. Administrative sessions, technical excursions and a trade exhibition complete the program. (Text: Federal Archives, Koblenz)