Digitisation of Nyasaland District Administration Reports (EAP1231)

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Aims and objectives

Digitisation of Nyasaland District Administration Reports project aims at establishing the volume of Nyasaland (colonial) District Administration Reports that were created during the Nyasaland era this is between 1891 and 1964 in order to arrange for relocation to National Archives of Malawi and digitisation. During the project there will be a survey of the records, assessment of the collections, sampling of the collections and digitisation. Reports targeted in this project are important to scholars, historian and the general public who are interested in district administration of Malawi during 1891-1964.

Project details

DOI: 
https://dx.doi.org/10.15130/EAP1231
Grant holder(s): 
Mr Robert Mkuwira
Host Institution: 
National Archives of Malawi
Archival partners: 
National Archives of Malawi
Award year: 
2019
Project duration: 
2 months
Location(s) of archival material: 
Malawi
Award: 
£8,000
Type: 
Pilot
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