…one thing is clear, it is time for our national archives to dump paper-based research and preservation methods and fully embrace technology. Digitisation of Nigeria’s historical records is long overdue. The dingy, poorly-lit and poorly-ventilated reference/search rooms are also in dire need of an overhaul.
The buildings hold the key to Nigeria’s colonial history. A typical office comprises reference/search rooms, record production rooms, the bindery, library, and repository, etc. Tons of catalogues and documents are stored on shelves, in files and boxes. To access a file and its documents, one has to comb through catalogue after catalogue of serial numbers and fill in forms to place orders for materials.
I found some discussions to be fascinating, more so because they are still on-going in contemporary times. The contents provide deep insights into the mind-set of British colonial civil servants. According to one letter, dated May 1922, there was a debate on the employment of “” A circular letter was despatched from the “Honourable, The Chief Secretary to the Government, Lagos” to the Southern Provinces, to gauge opinions.
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