MEMORIES OF ARCHIVOLOGY IN PARAÍBA

Abstract

This work aims to record in a "memorial" my trajectory with lived experiences, in various activities developed in the State of Paraíba in the scope of Archives and in the context of Archival Science from the year 1980, through the creation of Memory Institutions , from the Association of Brazilian Archivists-Núcleo Regional da Paraíba; National Meetings of Private Archives (1992) and (1998); Brazilian Congress of Archival Science (XII), 1998, events that were of fundamental importance for the Northeast region, enabling the arrival of foreign professionals and the whole country, for an enriching technical-scientific exchange. The Casa de José Américo Foundation (FCJA), created in 1980, became a center for studies, research and scientific dissemination of literature, art and the memory of Paraíba, with its rich documentary collection. I register the José Américo de Almeida Archive and the Personal Private Archives of intellectual and political personalities who stood out in their areas of expertise. For the expansion of spaces, the building “Arquivos dos Governadores” (1991) was built, whose purpose is to collect these documents. The Documentation and Archive Coordination (CODAR), created in 1987, with the collection of intermediate archives from the direct administration of the Government. The Court of Auditors of the State of Paraíba (TCE) in the training of public managers; The creation of the General Archive of the Municipality of Cabedelo. All these actions added to others constitute a valuable documentary in favor of the archives.