The Nationaal Archief (NA) is the national archives of the Netherlands, located in The Hague. It houses collections for the central government, the province of South Holland, and the former County of Holland. There is also material from private institutions and individuals with an association to the Dutch government or the political or social history of the Netherlands. The Nationaal Archief holds the Archives of the Dutch East India Company from 1602–1811, which were, along with related records held by South Africa, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme Register in 2003 in recognition of their historical value. Recently, the photographic archives of Spaarnestad Photo were included in the Nationaal Archief. It has been announced that Wikipedia will receive user rights over many photos from these archives. The Nationaal Archief also holds material related to The Fagel Collection.
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Copyright Wikipedia contributorsHet Nationaal Archief is de grootste archiefinstelling van Nederland. Het recht op informatie voor de burger staat bij ons centraal. Wij geven alle burgers toegang tot informatie die zij nodig hebben. Daarom ondersteunen wij overheden om bewust om te gaan met de informatie die gemaakt wordt, informatie duurzaam te beheren en openbaar te maken.
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