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National Archives of Namibia Findaid 1/1/207 National Monuments Findaid 1/1/207 National Archives of Namibia Findaid 1/1/207 National Monuments Council RNG 1949-1988 (Raad vir Nasionale Gedenkwaardighede) Compiled by Werner Hillebrecht, October 2008 Amended January 2010 1/1/207 - RNG National Archives of Namibia Findaid 1/1/207 For archival group RNG 1st edition, October 2008 Minor amendments, January 2010 © National Archives of Namibia, 2008 Republic of Namibia Ministry of Education National Archives of Namibia P/Bag 13250 Windhoek Namibia [email protected] 2 1/1/207 - RNG Introduction The National Monuments Council has been operating under the South African “National Monuments Act”, Act 28 of 1969, as a subsidiary body under the National Monuments Council of South Africa. In 1978, its administration was transferred to the local SWA Administration by Proclamation AG 1/1978. Its legal basis before 1969 and the details of its administrative functioning remain to be researched, and could not be considered for this findaid. Owing to the pressing need to have a findaid available, it is being released without the relevant administrative detail information. A predecessor of the National Monuments Council was the Historical Monuments Commission. Some records of the Historical Monuments Commission are available in private accessions at the National Archives: • A.23 - C.J.C. Lemmer • A.125 - Historical Monuments Commission • A.240 - F. Gaerdes • A.769 - Lemmer Collection (Findaid 2/101) Additional material concerning the work of the National Monuments Council can be found in the following private accessions: • A.664 - P.Petzold’s work in the National Monuments Council • A.723 - National Monuments (Colour slides by Andreas Vogt) With the passing of the Heritage Act (Act no.27 of 2004), the National Monuments Council was superseded by the National Heritage Council. No records of the National Heritage Council have yet been transferred. The following private accession is related to the work of the National Heritage Council: • A.862 - Twyfelfontein World Heritage Site Related literature Audit reports of the National Monuments Council for 1992-2003 are available in the Official Publications Collection, AP 23/07/07/08. Scholarly literature about national monuments in Namibia: VOGT, ANDREAS: Ein Inventarisierungskonzept für die Denkmalpflege in Namibia. - Coburg, 1994. AVAILABLE IN NATIONAL ARCHIVES LIBRARY - BB/0785 VOGT, ANDREAS: National monuments in Namibia. - Stellenbosch, 1995. - 2 v. AVAILABLE IN NATIONAL ARCHIVES LIBRARY - BB/1120-1121 VOGT, ANDREAS: National monuments in Namibia : An inventory of proclaimed national monuments in the Republic of Namibia. - Windhoek, 2004. AVAILABLE IN NATIONAL ARCHIVES LIBRARY - AA/1885 (Also in a German version, published 2006: AVAILABLE IN NATIONAL ARCHIVES LIBRARY - AA/2522) Further information can be found in: ZELLER, JOACHIM: Kolonialdenkmäler und Geschichtsbewusstsein. - Frankfurt, 2000. AVAILABLE IN NATIONAL ARCHIVES LIBRARY - AA/1003 3 1/1/207 - RNG Contents File Subject page Records according to the first filing system 5 1 Committee matters 5 3 Name plates, notices, and maps 7 4 Financial matters 7 7 Antique objects 8 8 Buildings 9 8/1 Public buildings 9 8/2 Private buildings 11 8/3 Roads, gates, bridges, pumps etc 12 9/1 Military buildings 13 10/1 Military monuments and sites 14 11 Graves and cemeteries 14 11/2 Civil graves 15 11/3 Military graves 15 11/4 Native graves 15 12 Crosses, beacons, cornerstones and monuments 16 13/1 Natural monuments 16 15/1 Prehistoric art 18 16/1 Prehistoric constructions 18 17/1 Native craft 18 18 Permits 19 20 Museums 19 21 Commemorations 19 22 Place names 19 23 Paintings 19 24 Various 19 Records according to the second filing system 21 4 Box Fileno. Vol. Period Filename Translated filename First filing system 1 Committee Matters 1 1/1 1971-1971 Komiteesake. Liasseerstelsel en registrasieaangeleenthede Filing system and registry 1 1/1/1 1971-1979 Komiteesake. Dagleer Daily file 1 1/2 1 1949-1972 Komiteesake. Wetgewing, verordeninge en instruksies Legislation, regulations and instructions 1 1/2 2 1976-1978 Komiteesake. Wetgewing, verordeninge en instruksies Legislation, regulations and instructions 1 1/3 1949-1949 Komiteesake. Administrasie Administration 1 1/3/1 1979-1979 Administrasie. Ondersoek-komitee na beleid AG 1979 Administration. Committee of inquiry on policy AG 19798 1 1/4 1 1949-1953 Kommissie. Lede Members 2 1/4 2 1954-1979 Komiteesake. Lede Members 2 1/5 1949-1978 Komiteesake. Sekretaris Secretary 2 1/6 1950-1979 Komiteesake. Organisasie van die streekskomitee. Tikster Organisation of regional committee. Typist 2 1/7 1949-1979 Komiteesake. Kantoorbenodighede Office requirements 2 1/8 1 1949-1953 Komiteesake. Reëling van vergaderings Organisation of meetings 2 1/8 2 1954-1981 Komiteesake. Reëling van vergaderings Organisation of meetings 3 1/9 2 1953-1967 Komittee. Agenda Agenda 3 1/9 3 1971-1974 Komiteesake. Kennisgewing aan lede van streekskomiteevergaderings en agenda Notice of meetings and agenda 3 1/9/1 1971-1979 Komiteesake. Raadsvergaderings en agenda Committee meetings and agenda 3 1/10 1972-1972 Komiteesake . Notule Streekskomitee Minutes 4 1/10 1954-1967 Komiteesake. Notule Minutes 5 Box Fileno. Vol. Period Filename Translated filename 4 1/10 1949-1954 Komiteesake. Notule Minutes 4 1/10/1 1956-1976 Komiteesake. Notule van dagbestuur RNG Minutes 5 1/10/1 2 1958-1978 Komiteesake. Notule van dagbestuur RNG. Minutes 5 1/10/2 1971-1975 Komiteesake. Notule RNG Minutes 6 1/10/2 1960-1960 Komiteesake. Notule Minutes 6 1/10/2 2 1976-1977 Komiteesake. Notule RNG Minutes 6 1/11 1949-1953 Werksaamkede van kommissie . Kennisgewing aan lede i/s vergaderings Notice to members of meetings 6 1/11 1940-1972 Komiteesake. Jaarverslae Streekskomitee Annual reports 8 1/11 1967-1967 Kommissie. Jaarverslae Annual reports 6 1/11/1 1971-1976 Komiteesake. Jaarverslae Raad Annual reports 7 1/12 1952-1979 Komiteesake. Publikasies en Verslae aan pers Publications and press reports 7 1/13/1 1959-1979 Komiteesake. Reeling van Toere . (vir verblyftoelae sien 4/2) Organisation of tours 7 1/14 1971-1981 Komiteesake. Dankbetuigings vir spesiale dienste Acknowledgment of special services 7 1/15 1965-1975 Komiteesake. Inspeksieverslae Inspection reports 7 1/16 1912-1982 Komiteesake. Lyste van geproklameerde gedenkwaardighede List of proclaimed monuments 7 1/17 1971-1979 Komiteesake. Inlighting i.v.m. gedenkwaardighede Information in connection with monuments 8 1/18 1971-1980 Komiteesake. Algemene wedersydse onderhandelings tussen voorsitter/lede/sekretaris General and mutual relations between Chairperson / Members / Secretary 8 1/19 1975-1977 Administratiewe aangeleenthede. Registrasie van bewaringswaardige geboue Redgistration of preservation-worthy buildings 8 1/20 1973-1979 Administratiewe Sake. Onderhoude Maintenance 8 1/22 1974-1975 Toeristegeriewe Tourism commodities 8 1/21 1974-1974 Administratiewe sake. Deproklamering van gedenkwaardighede Deproclamation of monuments 6 Box Fileno. Vol. Period Filename Translated filename 8 1/23 1974-1975 Gedenkwaardighede in bantoetuislande Monuments in Bantu homelands 8 1/24 1975-1982 Komiteesake . Aanstelling van Ere-kuratore Employment of Honorary Curators 8 1/25 1975-1976 Restourasie Bank Restoration Bank 8 1/26 1976-1981 Komiteesake. Gradering van Staatsgeboue Grading of government buildings 3 Name plates, notices, and maps 9 3/1 1949-1949 Naamplate, kentekens, pad- en landkaarte. Algemeen General 9 3/2 1951-1981 Naamplate, kentekens, pad- en landkaarte. Wapens Coats of arms 9 3/3 1949-1977 Naamplate, kentekens, pad- en waarskuwingstekens. Bronsplate Bronze plates 9 3/3 2 1977-1978 Naamplate, kentekens, pad- en waarskuwingstekens. Bronsplate Bronze plate 10 3/3 3 1971-1978 Ondersoek/inlighting-stukke Research, information 34 3/3/1/1 1980-1980 Finansies Finance 10 3/4 1949-1973 Naamplate, kentekens, pad- en landkaarte. Waarskuwingstekens Warning plates 10 3/5 1890-1895 Naamplate, kentekens, pad- en landkaarte. Gedrukte kennisgewings Printed notices 10 3/6 1971-1981 Naamplate, kentekens, pad- en landkaarte. Pad- en landkaarte, historiese gedenkwaardighede Road maps and maps 4 Financial matters 10 4/1 1949-1983 Finansies. Toekennings van Regering en SWA Administrasie Grants from Government and SWA Administration 11 4/1/1 1974-1981 Finansiele Aangeleenthede. Streeksbegroting Regional budget 11 4/2 1971-1982 Finansies. Reis en verblyfkoste Subsistence and travel costs 11 4/3 1949-1979 Finansies. State van inkomste en uitgawes Income and expenditure 11 4/4 1951-1979 Finansies. Ouditering – Kleinkas 7 Box Fileno. Vol. Period Filename Translated filename Auditing petty cash 12 4/6/1 1974-1979 Finansies. Druk van publikasies Printing of publications 12 4/6/2 1978-1979 Finansies. Inkomste uit verkoop van publikasies Income from sale of publications 12 4/6/2 1971-1978 Finansies. Inkomste uit verkoop van publikasies Income from sale of publications 12 4/7 1971-1976 Finansies. Versekering en skade-vergoeding Insurance 12 4/8 1971-1977 Finansies. Opsigte en toesig oor gedenkwaardighede Supervision and care for monuments 12 4/9/1 1971-1975 Adminstratiewe uitgawes. Skryfbehoeftes en seels Stationery and seals 12 4/9/2 1971-1981 Administratiewe uitgawes. Telefoon Telephone 12 4/10 1971-1971 Finansies. Amptelike voertuie en vervoer Official vehicles and transport 12 4/11 1971-1975 Administratiewe uitgawes. Omheining en skoonmaak van gedenkwaardighede Fencing and cleaning of monuments 12 4/12 1974-1978 Finansiele Aangeleenthede. RNG voorrade. Oopnames en beskikking Provisions and supplies 12 4/13 1972-1972
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