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Showing 1 to 20 of 109 for “"National Archives"”.
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Design of a computer information system for the Algerian National Archives
… investigate the state of the art of the Algerian National Archives (ANA) so as to design an automated system that responds to the needs of this institution. The concept of archives is defined. The effects of computerisation on archives are investigated. Some automated archives systems, around the …
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Resource Depository and Knowledge Creation: The role of the National Archives of Zambia, 1935-2006
… to demonstrate and illustrate the role of the National Archives of Zambia in contributing to knowledge and national development through promotion of research. It examines the development of the National Archives from 1935 to 2006 by analysing and highlighting its legal framework, preservation …
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Resource Depository and Knowledge Creation: The role of the National Archives of Zambia, 1935-2006
… to demonstrate and illustrate the role of the National Archives of Zambia in contributing to knowledge and national development through promotion of research. It examines the development of the National Archives from 1935 to 2006 by analysing and highlighting its legal framework, preservation …
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A framework for public digital archives administration in Zambia : current practices, procedures and prospects.
… study was to establish the framework for digital archives administration in Zambia, focusing on the current practices, procedures and prospects. A case study design using concurrent mixed research methods was adopted for this study. Purposive, and simple random sampling techniques were used to …
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A framework for public digital archives administration in Zambia : current practices, procedures and prospects.
… study was to establish the framework for digital archives administration in Zambia, focusing on the current practices, procedures and prospects. A case study design using concurrent mixed research methods was adopted for this study. Purposive, and simple random sampling techniques were used to …
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The Visual Syntax of a Postcolony: Photographs in Zambia, 1930s – 1980s
… from the 1930s to the 1980s, collected from the National Archives of Zambia as well as several private collections, including that of the Fine Art Studios in Lusaka, this dissertation attempts to understand the different ways in which critical attention to the role of the mechanically reproduced …
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Sir Robert Thompson’s Better War: The British Advisory Mission and the South Vietnamese Strategic Hamlet Program, 1961-1963
… States, military documents located in the US National Archives, and BRIAM’s records in the British National Archives, this thesis maintains that Abrams’s “one war” plan was not a unique, “better war” approach. Thompson and Diem pursued a similar strategy in the early 1960s, and it was Diem’s …
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The Spirit of Lomé and the Ghost of Eurafrica: Euro-African Relations in the 1970s and 1980s
… among Member States, and the broader international context. The African perspective is also taken into account, in order to interrogate the agency of African states in shaping Euro-African relations. Given the multipolar nature of the subject, the study builds on a vast range of archival …
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MoMA in France: The Construction of an *American Cultural Identity
Drawing on my archival research at MoMA, the Archives of American Art, and the National Archives I analyze the three major historical surveys of American art sent abroad by MoMA during the fifties: 12 Modern American Painters and Sculptors (1953); 50 Ans d'art aux etats-unis (1955); and The New …
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Completing the Circle around Rabaul: The Seizure of the Admiralties, February to May 1944.
… primarily from U.S. Army records held by the National Archives at College Park, Maryland, records from the Air Force Historical Research Agency at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama and other reports.</p><p>The study concludes that the conquest of the Admiralty Islands allowed the by-pass of …
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General Ishii Shiro: His Legacy is That of Genius and Madman
… articles, as well as documents found at the National Archives.</p>
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Factors in the evolution of Canada's foreign policy on the colonial issue in the United Nations : an interdisciplinary analysis
… Affairs and official manuscripts from the National Archives of Canada reveal to what extent Canada's decision makers seemed to be constrained by the international operational context and the policies of its allies--the USA, France and the United Kingdom. It is argued that Canada's …
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The Bully Pulpit on Display: How Presidential Libraries Present Presidential History
… of the 13 presidential libraries operated by the National Archives and Records Association (NARA) were collected in this phenomenological study. Findings suggested that a major goal of presenting presidential history was to showcase the significance of the president, especially focused on …
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Firing Point: Patrol Torpedo Boats during World War II
… scholarship. Using primary sources from the National Archives in College Park, Maryland, and secondary sources this paper demonstrates that the Patrol Torpedo boat was a weapon that exemplified economy of force. A small inexpensive naval vessel was able to replace larger ships and work with …
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What attitudes about opium were driving the government of India's policies between 1857-1906?
… and draws upon numerous sources both from archives in Britain and the National Archives of India. The dominance of anti-opium and pro-opium positions have been the current focus of the literature rather than the complex middle ground where attitudes struggled to both condone or condemn the …
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The Construction of Airfields during the New Georgia Campaign of 1943-44: Lessons Learned by the United States Naval Construction Battalions.
… records stored at the Naval Facilities Command Archives, Port Heuneme, California, combined with documents from the National Archives, provided source materials.</p><p>This thesis examines the construction operations undertaken at New Georgia that were the proving grounds from which future …
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South Pacific Destroyers: The United States Navy and the Challenges of Night Surface Combat in the Solomons Islands during World War II.
… histories, and other documents obtained from the National Archives, Naval War College, Naval History and Heritage Command Center, and East Carolina University. The Japanese perspective was attained from numerous secondary sources.</p><p>Innovation in tactics, technology, and resources allowed the …
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Hugh Borton: His Role in American-Japanese Relations.
… his papers at American Friends Service Committee Archives National Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Columbia University Oral History Collection in Butler Library in New York, Haverford College Quaker and Special Collection in Magill Library in Haverford, Pennsylvania, and the United States …
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Malawian secondary school students' learning of science: historical background, performance and beliefs
… learning. Relevant documents found in the Malawi National Archives were analyzed to determine the origin of the problem.
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Public-Private Partnerships in the Presidential Library System
… and practice both in the United States and internationally. The National Archives and Records Administration, in partnership with private support foundations, administers 13 individual presidential libraries that make up the Presidential Library System. These privately constructed, publicly …
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