Archives
Søk på Arkivportalen
On the Arkivportalen, you can search for the archives we hold. This is a joint search portal for Norwegian archival institutions. The National Archives of Norway and a number of other archives and museums in Norway use the Arkivportalen to publish information about their archives.
On the Arkivportalen, you can search and browse through digital archive catalogues. An archive catalogue is a systematic listing of an archive, where each individual archival item—archive box, register, folder, digital unit, or similar—is listed. The contents of the list are described in varying degrees of detail.
In the search box on the front page of the Archive Portal, you can enter what you wish to search for. The name of the archive creator is a good starting point. A detailed description of the search functions can be found on the Arkivportalen's help pages.
Currently, the Arkivportalen does not provide a complete overview of the holdings of the Mission and Diakonia Archives, so please contact us if you cannot find what you are looking for.
The "Digitalarkivet" (the Digital Archive)
The "Digitalarkivet" is the Norway National Archives' publishing channel for archival materials. The Digitalarkivet is free to use and accessible to everyone. The Mission and Diakonia Archives is actively publishing archival materials on the Digitalarkivet.
So far, you can find:
- Church books from Lutheran congregations on the Norwegian Missionary Society's mission field in Hunan
- Board minutes from the Norwegian Missionary Society's executive board
- Meeting minutes from missionary conferences for the Norwegian Missionary Society in South Africa and Madagascar
- Annual reports from the Norwegian Missionary Society
The «Nettbibliotek» (Online Library) of the National Library of Norway
The National Library of Norway offers a streaming service that provides free access to digital versions of newspapers, books, images, journals, and much more.
In the "Nettbibliotek" you can find books and journals published by many of the organizations and enterprises for which the Mission and Diakonia Archives holds archives. For example: