Open AccessMILITARY RECORD PRESERVATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1914-1992 A HISTORY OF DIRECTORATE DOCUMENTATION SERVICE
Author(s) -
Ian Van der Waag
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scientia militaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-9682
pISSN - 2224-0020
DOI - 10.5787/23-4-291
Subject(s) - documentation , service (business) , history , national archives , library science , world war ii , military service , political science , archaeology , business , computer science , marketing , programming language
Directorate Documentation Service has one of the largest archives depots in South Africa. The origins of the organisation can be traced back to the First World War, although legal status was only accorded twenty five years ago (14 May 1968). This gave permanency to the SADF Archives and halted the indiscriminate destruction of archives, which had occurred since 1918