The 5th General Meeting of MOWCAP will be held
from 14 to 16 May in Bangkok, Thailand.
Details of the program will be posted soon.
The program will include consideration of
documents nominated in this cycle for
inscription on the Regional Register.
Unesco/ Jikji Prize
2011 - National Archives of Australia
The National Archives of Australia (NAA) have
been awarded the 2011 UNESCO/ Jikji Memory of
the World Prize for its significant
contributions to the preservation and
accessibility of documentary heritage. The
work of the NAA includes publications, and
innovative initiatives in the preservation of
digital records. For more information
please visit the
UNESCO MOW Homepage.
First inscription from
Macao
on Memory of the World Register at MOWCAP 4
On
9 March 2010 the Archives and materials of the
Macao Diocese from 1550s to 1800s were added to
the Asia-Pacific Memory of the World Register.
This first inscription from the Macao SAR,
China, joined seven other new inscriptions on
the Register, from China, Vietnam, Mongolia, New
Zealand, Fiji and the Philippines.
List of inscriptions on the
Asia Pacific MOW Register 2010:
China: Compendium of Materia Medica A
pharmacological text written by Li Shi-zen
(1593)
China:
The Yellow Emperor¡¦s Inner Canon
Originating in the second century BC, the
theoretical foundation for the formation and
development of traditional Chinese medicine.
Fiji:
Documentary heritage of the Indian indentured
labourers
Records of colonially-induced labour migration
from 1879 to the 1960s.
Macao SAR:
Archives and materials of the Macao Diocese from
the 1550s to 1800s
Records, correspondence, training materials and
books documenting the development of Catholicism
in the Far East, and influences on culture,
economics and education in China and Europe
Mongolia:
Lu. "Altan Tobchi¡¨
Written in 1651, covers the history of Mongolia
and neighbouring countries from the 13th
to 17th centuries, including the
reach of the Mongol empire across Asia and
Europe.
New Zealand:
The Tokyo War Crimes Trials 1946-1948
Documents of the International Military Tribunal
Far East, including the history of Japanese
ambitions in the Pacific prior to World War II.
Philippines:
The Presidential papers of Manuel Luis Quezon
Principal documentary source of Philippine
history for the American colonial period
1898-1946.
Vietnam:
Stone stele records of Royal Examinations of the
Le and Mac dynasties 1442-1779:
Records the names and related information of
doctoral laureates who passed the 82 royal
examinations over this period and formed the
core of Vietnam¡¦s civil service.
