Memory of the World Register - 2007
The Memory of the World Register lists documentary heritage which has been recommended by the International Advisory Committee, and endorsed by the Director-General of UNESCO, as corresponding to the selection criteria regarding world significance and outstanding universal value.
Canada - Quebec Seminary Collection, 1623-1800 (17th-19th centuries)
Founded in 1663 for the purpose of training priests and evangelizing Amerindians in the diocese of Quebec, which then covered the whole of North America, the Quebec Seminary bears witness to the migration, introduction, continuity and influence of French culture and Catholic spirituality in North America and to their interaction with indigenous cultures and with other cultures of European origin. Its Archives and Library, established early on, contain in particular documents produced or received by its members during the French regime (1534-1763) and the first decades of the British regime (1763-1800). They also include a part of the library of the Jesuit College, the first institution of higher education founded in North America (1653-1765).
Sweden - Ingmar Bergman Archives
The Ingmar Bergman Archives document the work of one of the most outstanding film directors of the 20th century. In 1997 Ingmar Bergman won the “Palm of Palms” award at the Cannes Film Festival. Furthermore the holdings reflect the career of one of Europe's most innovative and prolific stage directors, whose work has also extended to directing operas and radio plays. He is also acknowledged as a major writer: his screenplays and autobiography Laterna Magica (The Magic Lantern) have been translated into more than 30 languages. The archives include hand and type-written original manuscripts, drafts, notebooks, production papers, photographs and behind-the-scenes-footage from the shooting of his films, and private and professional correspondence.
Venezuela - Colombeia: Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda’s Archives
Francisco de Miranda’s passion for freedom governed his life. Since 1790 he tenaciously promoted Latin America’s independence. He presented his project before the British Empire, traveled to revolutionary France seeking cooperation for his undertaking and promoted his project among politicians of the burgeoning American democracy. Simultaneously, he wrote constitutions, prepared invasion plans, wrote proclamations, promoted meetings, and raised funds; all for one purpose: the independence of the territories of Latin America. The proposed documents contain a vast amount of varied and very interesting information concerning an era of worldwide transcendental change. The documentary series corresponds to the final years of the XVIII century and beginning of the XIX, directly related to different events of great historical meaning for humankind.