Identity area
Identifier
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
Contact area
Type
Address
Street address
Locality
Region
Country name
Postal code
Telephone
Fax
URL
Note
Description area
History
The archives was established in the year 2010 under Tanzania Archival Law. It is church archive which keeps church records, social and some political records.
Geographical and cultural context
The archives is located at Singida Region - central zone of Tanzania, with in Singida region the are many diverse culture (due to economic and political factors) but originally three tribes; nyaturu, nyiramba and nyisanzu.
Mandates/Sources of authority
As I introduced earlier, this is Church archive it provided mandate from the Tanzania government through archival law (archival law of 2002).
Administrative structure
The archive is under Archival Manager, through secretary office
Records management and collecting policies
Archival materials are restricted in scope, it is only found within and not for sale or borrowing.
Buildings
The archival building is based on architectural standards with preventive considerations of natural calamities, air conditioner and other preventive measures
Holdings
Historical records and many other materials are kept especially from the beginning of the diocese.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Variety of handwritten documents and books are found
Access area
Opening times
8:00am to 16:00pm from Monday to Friday
Access conditions and requirements
The archives is working under Tanzania Archival Law of 2002, archival users are restricted to scan or photocopy any documents without permission from responsible authority.
Accessibility
Archives is Located at Msalaba Mrefu in Singida Region nearby Namphua Football peach, along Mwanza road.
Services area
Research services
Most useful language used is swahili language and in part English, variety of materials are found; documents, audio-visual etc. Which is necessary for researchers to collect different informations.
Reproduction services
Photocopies of different photos are available but restricted for archival use only
Public areas
Archival place is wealth for studying, presence of conference room nearby and most necessarily needs.
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Church general committee
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
24/05/2010
Language(s)
Swahili
Script(s)
Sources
Government and Diocesan Leaders
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
- Education (Thematic area)
- Communication (Thematic area)
- Singida (Geographic subregion)