Donation of the late Bangwaketse paramount chief, Kgosi Bathoen II's private papers to the national archives would provide a balance to the information in the public archives, the Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture has said.
Speaking at an event that combined the donation, official opening of the Kanye Records Centre (KRC) and commemoration of International Archives Day, Minister of Sport, Youth and Culture, Thapelo Olopeng said Kgosi Bathoen's documents would be kept in safe custody where they would also be accessible to all Batswana.
He said the documents entailed Kgosi Bathoen's personal documentation on taxation, family relations, political involvement, interactions with the colonial government, and minutes of meetings of different associations, among other things.
He said this was a major contribution to the country's heritage.
Olopeng said the records were a unique collection of private archives acquired during Kgosi Bathoen's entire life.
The records, which dated as far back as the 1890s, were a unique collection of private archives acquired during Kgosi Bathoen's life but were never availed to the public therefore would provide information on him and the nation in general.
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