{"id":4302,"date":"2019-12-11T14:49:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T19:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/?p=4302"},"modified":"2020-01-14T08:28:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T13:28:15","slug":"arabian-gulf-digital-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/arabian-gulf-digital-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabian Gulf Digital Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Arabian Gulf Digital Archive<\/a> (\u201cAGDA\u201d) is an online archive that showcases historical and cultural materials from the Arabian Gulf. The contents span two centuries and offer an insight into the past with some material previously unseen by the general public.<\/p>\n

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The National Archives of the United Arab Emirates (\u201cNA\u201d) collects documents of special historical value to the UAE, Gulf Cooperation Council states and the Arabian Peninsula, both from within the UAE and from abroad. The original documents often exist in archives not located within the Gulf region, making access difficult for those who don\u2019t know where to look. AGDA presents electronic copies of these records along with tools to search, tag and download them.<\/p>\n

AGDA contains, among other things, letters, memos, transcripts, photos and official correspondence from leaders and governments that shaped the events of their time.<\/p>\n

AGDA is open and free to view and use by anyone. It makes primary source material, with descriptions in both Arabic and English, available to students, scholars, researchers and any interested members of the public.<\/p>\n

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