Dutch term – Archivaris

15 February 2016 by Leave a Comment

An archivaris is an archivist. In the Netherlands, archivarissen have a college or university degree in archival science; usually after first completing a related degree in history. Every level of government (municipality, province, nation) is required to transfer their older records to an archive which is headed by an archivist. Smaller municipalities often don’t have their own municipal archivist but work together in larger Regional Historical Centers.

Here are five things I learned from working with archivists.

Queen congratulating the National Archivist

Queen Beatrix congratulates the National Archivist Ribberink on the occasion of the opening of the new National Archives building in 1980. Credits: Marcel Antonisse, collection Nationaal Archief (CC-BY)

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