Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1961 - 1973 (Creation)
Level of description
Subfonds
Extent and medium
0.78 linear metres of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Asian Regional Institute for School Building Research (ARISBR) was organized through the cooperation of UNESCO and the Government of Indonesia to assist in solving the school building problems in the Region. It was created in Bandung in late 1962 with the expectation to last for ten years. On 1 January 1965, the President of Indonesia announced that Indonesia is withdrawing from the United Nations and most of its agencies, one of which was UNESCO. This meant that ARISBR had to be located in another country and was temporarily moved to Bangkok, on 1 June 1965. It finally moved to Colombo, Sri Lanka and closed its door in 1973.
Repository
Archival history
The archives of the Asian Regional Institute for School Building Research (ARISBR) were transferred to UNESCO after its dissolution in 1973 and were arranged and inventoried by the Archives service in 1989.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Subfonds consists of ARISBR documents, correspondence files and publications from 1961 to 1973
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals
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
Inventory available in the UNESCO Archives