(a) Preservation,
(b) Acquisition,
(c) Reference microfilming, and
(d) Security filming.
This approach has not only enabled the department to preserve fragile and heavily used original documents, but also to acquire copies from foreign repositories, and to make these easily accessible to researchers.
The modest photographic
facility was established in 1977 and has been able to meet the demands
of the annual exhibitions and the numerous requests from researchers
for photographs. The photograph plays an important role in the Department
of Archives. In the photo collection there are hundreds of photographs
relating to people, places of interest, churches, society and other
events of historical interest.
In addition, numerous articles and publications have been produced by the Department of Archives in which photography has played a major role. The constant acquisition and production of photographs have created one of the best photographic collections within The Bahamas.
The Microfilming and Photography Section continues to acquire, preserve and make available documents and photographs of historical significance to all who require them.
