The Arxivers sense Fronteres (English: Archivists without Borders) (est. 1998) is an organization of

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headquartered in

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, Spain. It facilitates volunteer efforts to

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ary heritage, especially in

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Associated organizations

The group coordinates with branch organizations in other countries, such as: * Archiveros Sin Fronteras Chile (est. 2012) * Archivistes sans Frontières, France (est. 2005)

References

Bibliography

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External links

Official site
* Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists at Simmons College, United States
Archivists without Borders
blog posts.
AsF Djibouti
(in French)
AsF Haiti
(in French) Organizations established in 1998 1998 establishments in Spain Organisations based in Barcelona Archivist associations International volunteer organizations History organisations based in Spain {{library-stub