The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday reported the registration of 64 new documentary collections in the Memory of the World registry, bringing the total to 494 registered productions.
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Feminism, Science and Politics – The Legacy of Bertha Lutz (Brazil), the Collection of Cuban Movie Posters, the Photographic Archives of the El Popular newspaper (Uruguay), the Negatives on Glass Plates (Peru) and the Slave Identification Register in the former French Colonies (Haiti and France). on the 64 new elements introduced at the 216th session of the Executive Board.
Likewise, sixteen manuscripts by Russian writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky were submitted to the organization’s Memory of the World program committee for consideration.
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May 24, 2023
In the case of the documentary film production about Bertha Lutz (1894-1976), it is not only highlighted that she was a biologist, a member of Congress, but also a Brazilian feminist and one of the founders of the Brazilian Federation for the Progress of Women.
“The Archives of the April 19 Revolution pertain to a large collection of documentary materials on the student-initiated pro-democracy movement that erupted in the Republic of Korea in the spring of 1960,” and can be found in these new collections.
For UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay, “the documentary heritage is the common memory of humanity. It should be protected for research purposes and shared with as many people as possible. It is a fundamental part of our collective history.”
For Unesco, this project prevents the loss of documentary heritage: documents or collections of documents of significant, lasting value, whether on paper, audiovisual, digital or in another format.
“Preserved in materials as diverse as stone, celluloid, parchment or metal discs, this symbolic heritage of universal value is now preserved for future generations, such as illustrated and illuminated Persian manuscripts, Oscar Niemeyer’s architectural archives or the manuscripts of the story of Panji.” , stressed UNESCO.