The Portuguese {{lang, pt, Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino} (Overseas Historical Arquive) (est. 1931) preserves

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. It is located in the {{illm, Palácio da Ega, pt at Alcântara,

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administers the archives. Prior to 1973, the Overseas Ministry oversaw it. Among its holdings are records created in 15th-20th century related to colonial

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, and other locales.{{cite web , url=http://actd.iict.pt/collection/actd:CU , language=pt , title=AHU: Conselho Ultramarino , work=Archivo Científica Tropical Digital Repository , accessdate= 24 August 2017 , publisher= Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical As of 1970 the materials were grouped as pre-1833, mostly from the {{lang, pt, Arquivo do Conselho Ultramarino (Overseas Council Archive) and post-1833, from the {{lang, pt, Arquivo do Ministério das Colónias (Ministry of the Colonies Archive).{{sfn, Pescatello, 1970 Directors have included Alberto Iria (circa 1970).{{sfn, Pescatello, 1970

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;Issued by the Archives' * {{lang, pt, Legislação Colonial * {{lang, pt, Anuário Colonial * {{lang, pt, Arquivo das Colónias * {{lang, pt, Colecção dos Clássicos da Expansão Portuguesa no Mundo ;About the archive * {{cite journal , author=Alberto Iria , title= A Organização dos Serviços do Archivo Histórico , journal= Boletim do Archivo Histórico Colonial , volume=1 , language=pt , year=1950 * {{cite journal , title=Relatório from Portugal: The Archives and Libraries of Portugal and Their Significance for the Study of Brazilian History , author= Ann Pescatello , journal=

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, volume= 5 , jstor=2502224 , year=1970 , ref= {{harvid, Pescatello, 1970 * {{cite journal , title=Angolan Manuscript Collection of the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino; Lisbon: Toward a Working Guide , author= Jose C. Curto , journal= History in Africa , volume= 15 , jstor= 3171858 , year=1988 * {{cite journal , title=Chinese Documents in Portuguese Archives: Jottings on Three Texts Found in the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino, Lisbon , author= Roderich Ptak , journal=

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, volume= 149 , jstor=43379288 , year=1999 * {{cite journal , title=African Files in Portuguese Archives , author= Paul Bjerk , journal=

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, volume= 31 , jstor=4128541 , year= 2004 (Account of research in the AHU) * {{citation , url=https://www.publico.pt/2014/03/21/culturaipsilon/noticia/carta-aberta-o-arquivo-historico-ultramarino-a-democracia-e-o-conhecimento-1629251 , language=pt , title=Carta aberta: o Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino, a democracia e o conhecimento , work= Publico.pt , date= 21 March 2014 (Letter from academics against integration of the Arquivo at the University of Lisbon)

External links

{{Commons category, Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino * {{cite web , title=AHU - Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino , url=https://ahu.dglab.gov.pt , language=Portuguese * {{cite web , url= http://censoarchivos.mcu.es/CensoGuia/archivodetail.htm?id=1713852 , title= Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Lisboa, Portugal) , work=Censo-Guía de Archivos , publisher= Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte , location=Spain , language=es

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