Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 09:51:03 +0200 (EET) From: Kristiina Kalleinen <KALLEINE@valt.helsinki.fi> To: h-verkko@sara.cc.utu.fi Subject: publication
h-verkkolaisille oheinen tiedoksi ja mahd. eteen pain valitettavaksi joillekin kiinnostuneille tahoille!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
An international group of scholars and archivists has formed the Friends of the Georgian National Archives (FGNA). The Georgian archives are at risk because of the economic and political upheaval in Georgia following the collapse of the Soviet Union. FGNA's aim is to secure funding and to collaborate with archival authorities in Georgia in order to assist in preserving and making accessible the historical treasure contained within those archives. Not only is access to archival information vital to the understanding of a nation's past but it can dispel harmful myths that may prevent peaceful civil development.
FGNA's goals include creating a multi-lingual database that will enhance access to the archival holdings, and facilitating repair of the buildings in which the archives are housed. The Central Historical Archives in Tbilisi has been chosen as a pilot project. The FGNA is currently applying to granting organizations in hopes of beginningwork on the database project in 1997.
The FGNA invites the cooperation and support of interested individuals and organizations. For further information contact: Professor Anthony Rhinelander (President, FGNA), Department of History, St Thomas University, Fredericton, N.B., CANADA E3B 5G3; tel: (506) 452-0614; FAX: (506) 450-9615; e-mail: rhine@stthomasu.ca - 0 - Anthony Rhinelander tel: (506) 452-0614 Department of History FAX: (506) 450-9615 St Thomas University Fredericton, N.B. CANADA E3B 5G3
Kristiina Kalleinen Political History, P.O. Box 54, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, FINLAND. Fax 358-0-191 8942, tel 358-0-191 8939 Kalleine@valt.Helsinki.fi www: http://www.Helsinki.fi/~kalleine