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        • 45 Jaar Srefidensi online special
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        • 30 Mei 1969 - Trinta di Mei
        • The Black Vote
        • Debate Venice Biennale: The Measurement of Presence
        • Conversation with Kimberlé Crenshaw
        • Books & BBQ festival 2018
        • Reimagining the Black Body
        • Retelling Black Radicalism w/ Kehinde Andrews
        • Docu Daddy & the Warlord
        • Fort Nieuw Amsterdam: gedeeld cultureel erfgoed
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        • 5/10 De Verzwegen Geschiedenis van Zwart Verzet
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        • Anton de Kom
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        • 1 juli: The Black Archives x Keti Koti: launch crowdfunding campagne!
        • Expo: Onze * Tori (2018)
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    • Exhibition: Facing Blackness
    • Photo exhibition 'Afropean' by Johny Pitts
    • Past exhibitions >
      • Exhibition: W.E.B. Du Bois - Charting Black Lives
  • Buy
    • Poster '10x more history'
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Over ons
    • Diensten
    • TBA wint Stimuleringsprijs AFK!
    • Vacature(s) >
      • Vacature Marketing- en communicatiemedewerker
    • In de media >
      • Bekladding van pand vereniging Ons Suriname en The Black Archives is poging tot racistische intimidatie
      • ‘Geen wegen blokkeren maar bruggen bouwen’ - NUC / TBA Statement
    • Samenwerkingen / Collabs >
      • HZT x The Black Archives
      • TBA x LUSH: Zwarte geschiedenis is Nederlandse geschiedenis
      • Patta x The Black Archives
      • So So Lobi 2 Winne x Patta x TopNotch
    • Meest gestelde vragen
    • Kijk met ons mee!
  • Doneren
    • Wat willen wij met de donaties doen?
  • Archieven
    • Archieven
    • TBA Podcast
    • The Black Archives Bijlmer
    • De Huiswoud Collectie
    • De Philomena Essed collectie
    • De Heilbron Collectie
    • De Willemsen Collectie
    • De Corsten Collectie
    • All Power To The People! Reading List
  • Agenda
    • 3/2 Film Screening 'What The Soil Remembers'
    • OOSTCAST: wandelroute & podcast
    • Manifest voor Zwarte Emancipatie >
      • Anti-zwart racisme - actieonderzoek
    • Events (Uit het verleden) >
      • 5/11 Museumnacht @ TBA
      • 21/10 Black Business Meeting 2022
      • 14/10: Hoe Dapper was Vrolik? Hoe Vrolik was Dapper?
      • Expo: Zwart Manifest @ OSCAM >
        • 4/3 2022: Finissage Zwart Manifest Expo
        • OPEN CALL: Manifesting the Manifesto
      • 30/9: Safe spacesessie met Jilllian Emanuels
      • 1/7 Keti Koti special @ Keti Koti festival Oosterpark
      • Erken 1 Juli Als Nationale Dag! #1juli
      • 2/7: DSGN-IN symposium: Pilot Bijlmer Dossier
      • 2/4/22: Publieksopening Zwartheid Onder Ogen Zien | Facing Blackness
      • 29/4/22: Booklaunch ‘Afropean: Notes from Black Europe’'
      • 21/3 2022: Townhall Sessie NCDR Anti
      • Expositie: W.E.B. Du Bois - Charting Black Lives
      • Open oproep: DSGN-IN - Bijlmer Dossier
      • TBA Muur van Zwarte & Surinaamse helden
      • All Power To The People Reading List
      • Reeds geweest >
        • 6/11 Museumnacht: Black Joy As A Form Of Resistance
        • 8/10: Black Professional Meeting 2021
        • Expo 'Surinaamse School' @ Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
        • TBA x Sonsbeek: Sound Waves of Resistance
        • Expo: Zwarte Beweging: #BlackLivesMatterNL
        • 25/9 Verzwegen Verzet: de zmv-beweging
        • 9/4 The Hidden History of The Moors @ Museum het Rembrandthuis
        • 19/1 101 jaar Ons Suriname festival
        • 15/10: Boekpresentatie Antonlogie >
          • Anton de Kom Schrijfwedstrijd
        • M1 (Dead Prez) - Bigger Than HipHop Q&A
        • 22/2 Memre Anton de Kom | Herinner Anton de Kom
        • Books & BBQ festival 2019
        • Keti Koti 2019 x The Black Archives
        • 'Books We Share, That Make Us Care'
        • 100 jaar vereniging Ons Suriname festival
        • 27/8 HIER. Zwart in Amsterdam
        • 45 Jaar Srefidensi online special
        • 18/10 Why Freedom Could't Wait
        • Lancering poster Tien keer meer geschiedenis
        • 30 Mei 1969 - Trinta di Mei
        • The Black Vote
        • Debate Venice Biennale: The Measurement of Presence
        • Conversation with Kimberlé Crenshaw
        • Books & BBQ festival 2018
        • Reimagining the Black Body
        • Retelling Black Radicalism w/ Kehinde Andrews
        • Docu Daddy & the Warlord
        • Fort Nieuw Amsterdam: gedeeld cultureel erfgoed
        • Summer Reading Sessions on Black Radical Thought
        • 5/10 De Verzwegen Geschiedenis van Zwart Verzet
        • 13-18 mei: Angela Davis & Gina Dent
        • De Zwarte Lijst
        • Martin Luther King Jr.
        • Anton de Kom
        • Lezing Philomena Essed
        • Gloria Wekker - Witte Onschuld
        • 1 juli: The Black Archives x Keti Koti: launch crowdfunding campagne!
        • Expo: Onze * Tori (2018)
  • Exposities
    • Expo: Facing Blackness | Zwartheid Onder Ogen Komen
    • Pop-up expo 'Ga Terug En Haal Het' met Clarice Gargard
    • BLACK - the Expo
    • Exposities (Geweest) >
      • Expositie: 100 jaar Surinamers in Nederland
      • Documenta 15 x TBA
      • Photo exhibition 'Afropean' by Johny Pitts
  • Webshop
    • Anton de Kom - Wij Slaven van Suriname
    • Interwoven histories t-shirt
    • Poster '10x meer geschiedenis'
    • Antonlogie
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About us
    • FAQ
  • Donate
  • Archives
  • Tours + Exhibition
    • Exhibition: Facing Blackness
    • Photo exhibition 'Afropean' by Johny Pitts
    • Past exhibitions >
      • Exhibition: W.E.B. Du Bois - Charting Black Lives
  • Buy
    • Poster '10x more history'
  • Contact

Why do we need donations?


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Phase 1: Unlocking collections Huiswoud, Willemsen and Vereniging Ons Suriname

The Heilbron collection has been online since July 1, 2017 via archives.nl. With the basic amount of €10,000, we can archive and (partially) digitize the collections of Otto and Hermie Huiswoud, Glenn Willemsen and VOS.  All books will be sorted by theme, defined and entered in the MAIS-FLEXIS archive system, so that the archive is searchable and accessible via www.archieven.nl and www.theblackarchives.nl. The correspondence, (personal) documents, magazines and archives will be digitized. In particular the Huiswoud collection includes very special and rare pieces such as:

  • Signed books by Langston Hughes
  • Keti Koti program books from 1948 – 1960
  • LIFE and Ebony magazines from the 1960s
  • Personal notes and correspondence from Otto and Hermie Huiswoud
With the money we can buy materials and equipment to realize this. Volunteers will have to spend a lot of time with inventory and digitizing more than 4,000 titles. Volunteers will receive a reasonable volunteer fee for their time and effort.

Check The Black Archives during the live broadcast on Keti Koti on July 1, 2017.
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Phase 2: Expanding the Black Archives: Collections Frits Corsten and Philomena Essed

We have received large donations from Frits Corsten, an old member of VOS, who has worked with Waldo Heilbron and Otto Huiswoud, among others. Frits Corsten was born in Suriname but moved for his study and work to the Netherlands. He has a great passion for reading books. Before he handed the books collection, his house was filled from the hallway to the bathroom with books. Mr. Corsten has donated 8 pallets and about 150 loose boxes of books, documents and archives to The Black Archives, which are at least 10,000 books.

Part of this collection will take place until the 22st of August in the Witte de With Center of Contemporary Art in Rotterdam, as part of the 'Cinema Olanda' platform. A large part, more than 8 pallets and at least 10,000 books are in storage locations in Rotterdam and Amsterdam Zuidoost.

We also received a large donation of about 250 books by Prof. Philomena Essed and, in the future, we expect more donations. However, in the Black Archives we are already facing space shortage. With additional donations, we can archive, invent and donate the donation of Frits Corsten, Philomena Essed and future donations in the Black Archives.
 
With additional donations we can hire and arrange extra space and purchase materials to preserve the books and documents in a responsible way. In addition, we will have to spend a lot of time and effort in inventing and digitizing the books and documents we will eventually select. Volunteers will receive a reasonable volunteer allowance for their time and effort. We need at least € 10,000, - extra for this.
Phase 3: Digitize archives
In addition to the various book collections of Surinamese black writers, scientists and activists, the Black Archives also contains archives from various Surinamese organizations. We have sections of the archives of:

  • The Society of Our Surinam (1919 - present)
  • Surinamese Student Association Leiden (1950 - 1970)
  • Welsuria: Surinamese welfare organization 1970s -80s
  • Suriname Committee: Solidarity Organization 1970s-80s
  • National Federation of Surinamese Welfare Organizations

Expenditure from, among others: Center Anton de Kom, LOSON (Wrokoman), Surinamese Women's Emancipation Movement (Tamara), Surinamese Students Union Leiden & VOS (The Red Star)
Museum Suriname: Initiative of, among others, Waldo Heilbron
 
In the third phase, we can digitize these rare and unique archives that digitize the hidden history of black and Surinamese self-organizations and make it accessible to the public.
[1] http://www.vijfeeuwenmigratie.nl/collectie-suriname-comit
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Phase 4: Accessible space of the archive and presentation collection
The collections of The Black Archives are in the premises of the Association of Our Suriname in Amsterdam East. In the run-up to the 100th anniversary of the Association of Our Surinam (in 2019), we want to make the archives accessible to a wide audience for the first time.
In the fourth phase, we can invest in the accessibility of the archive space and the presentation of the collection, to make everything as accessible to the public as possible.

Amount
- Phase 1 (€ 10,000): Book collections Huiswoud, VOS, Willemsen and inventory the donations and digitize archive Huiswoud
- Phase 2 (€ 20,000): Second space: Corsten and Essed collection
- Phase 3 (€ 30,000): Inventory and digitize archives
- Phase 4 (More than € 30,000): Make the archive space well accessible and present the collection here in the right way.
 
The Black Archives is also supported by the Foundation for Democracy and Media and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment in the context of the UN Decade for People of African Descent.

Can I still donate?

Yes. We are not a state funded organization, we are a grass roots organization which was set up by people from the Surinamese and black community in the Netherlands. Because we still need to archive (book) collections of The Black Archives and make it possible to run the archive, all donations are welcome. You can donate via NL05ABNA0628368992 with 'Donation The Black Archives, and your name'.


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Openingstijden/Opening Times

De expositie is van donderdag t/m zaterdag van 11:00 tot 17:00 uur te bezoeken.  Neem contact op via contactformulier voor rondleidingen buiten het programma.

 You can visit our exhibition from Thursday to Saturday from 11AM to 5 PM, see current visiting hours and tours on our page 'Tours & Exhibition'. Check the website for our event schedule or contact us via the contact form.

(Rolstoel)toegankelijkheid/Accessibility

Momenteel beschikt The Black Archives niet over een speciale ingang en lift voor personen met een fysieke beperking en voor rolstoelgebruikers.  Er is een traplift bij grotere evenement bij ingang 19A. 

At this moment, The Black Archives does not have a special entrance or lift for person of disability. There is a stairlift available during our events at Zeeburgerdijk 19A.