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Title:An Outline of the National Archives and Library of Ethiopia
Author:Hrycko, KatarzynaISNI
Year:2007
Periodical:Aethiopica: International Journal of Ethiopian Studies
Volume:10
Pages:92-105
Language:English
Geographic term:Ethiopia
Subjects:libraries
national archives
history
1900-1999
Education and Oral Traditions
Bibliography/Research
Miscellaneous (i.e. Demography, Refugees, Sports)
External link:https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/aethiopica/article/view/195/190
Abstract:Ethiopia is a country with a centuries-old tradition and history of writing. It possessed its own unique system for gathering materials of historical importance and a peculiar library system. Throughout the years manuscripts were kept under the custody of Ethiopian Church monks. In the 20th century Ethiopia's successive rulers attached great importance to the building of a European-style central repository of all written materials. They established and gradually developed the National Archives and Library of Ethiopia (NALE). The paper outlines the history of NALE from its beginnings up to now. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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