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EXPATS, ARCHIVES AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EAC IN EXPATRIATE HISTORY
Corien Glaudemans
Municipal Archive of The Hague
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What is an expatriate?
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The historical and social importance of source documents produced by and about expatriates
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The collection of the EAC comprises:
1 Archives and documents produced by and about expats and expat organisations
2 Stories by expats about their life as an expat3 A library and a collection of visual documents
containing information on expats past and present4 Digital sources (weblogs and websites)
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The origins of the Expatriate Archive Centre
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TIME LINE
2008
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Expatriate Archive Centre Paramaribostraat 20-22
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Opening EAC10 April 2008City Hall The Hague
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Who are these expats exactly, whose records are included in the EAC archives?
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Who are these expats in the EAC? (1)
1 Economic expats, who have been posted by their employer
2 Economic expats in search of work
3 Expats working in diplomatic service and other government employees, such as those working for embassies, United Nations or government bodies that post non-diplomatic staff
4 Intellectual expats
5 Foreign aid workers and NGO staff working abroad
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Who are these expats in the EAC? (2)
6 Religious expats and missionaries
7 Expatriate athletes
8 Cultural expats
9 Military personnel who have been sent on a peacekeeping mission or posted abroad
10 The partners and children of expats
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Promoting research in the EAC
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A few examples from daily practice:
Example 1 the Willis story
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A few examples from daily practice:
Example 2 KLM and the Verkerk family
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A few examples from daily practice: Example 3International harbour works constructors -
The Van Wettum-Meindersma Family
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A few examples from daily practice:
Example 4The Outpost archives
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The future:The EAC as the preeminent portal for research on the history of expats