Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
Level of description
Archive Group
Extent and medium
Context area
Repository
Archival history
Only some archives from Field units have been transferred to the UNESCO Archives at Headquarters (see scope and content), mostly from Field Offices which had been closed.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Archive Group is composed of archives of UNESCO Field Offices, Institutes and Centres which have been transferred to the UNESCO Archives in the Headquarters building in Paris. It further includes a collection of information about the archival holdings which are kept by the Field units themselves (copies of inventories, lists, questionnaires, descriptions etc.).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Further accruals and transfer of the archives of Field units are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Please refer to sub-fonds and collection-level descriptions to see available finding aids for the records of Field Offices, Institutes or Centres.