MILITARY RECORD PRESERVATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1914-1992 A HISTORY OF DIRECTORATE DOCUMENTATION SERVICE

Directorate Documentation Service has one of the largest archives depots in South Africa. The origins of the organisation can be traced back to the First World War, although legal status was only accorded twenty five years ago (14 May 1968). This gave permanency to the SADF Archives and halted the i...

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Main Author:	Ian Van der Waag
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	Stellenbosch University 2012-02-01
Series:	Scientia Militaria
Subjects:	Directorate Documentation Service 14 May 1968 indiscriminate destruction of archives South Africa First World War
Online Access:	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/291

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title	MILITARY RECORD PRESERVATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1914-1992 A HISTORY OF DIRECTORATE DOCUMENTATION SERVICE
title_short	MILITARY RECORD PRESERVATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1914-1992 A HISTORY OF DIRECTORATE DOCUMENTATION SERVICE
title_full	MILITARY RECORD PRESERVATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1914-1992 A HISTORY OF DIRECTORATE DOCUMENTATION SERVICE
title_fullStr	MILITARY RECORD PRESERVATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1914-1992 A HISTORY OF DIRECTORATE DOCUMENTATION SERVICE
title_full_unstemmed	MILITARY RECORD PRESERVATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1914-1992 A HISTORY OF DIRECTORATE DOCUMENTATION SERVICE
title_sort	military record preservation in south africa, 1914-1992 a history of directorate documentation service
publisher	Stellenbosch University
series	Scientia Militaria
issn	2224-0020
publishDate	2012-02-01
description	Directorate Documentation Service has one of the largest archives depots in South Africa. The origins of the organisation can be traced back to the First World War, although legal status was only accorded twenty five years ago (14 May 1968). This gave permanency to the SADF Archives and halted the indiscriminate destruction of archives, which had occurred since 1918.
topic	Directorate Documentation Service 14 May 1968 indiscriminate destruction of archives South Africa First World War
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MILITARY RECORD PRESERVATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1914-1992 A HISTORY OF DIRECTORATE DOCUMENTATION SERVICE

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