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Archives EXPLORE HISTORY DIGITAL COLLECTIONS ACCESS THE CATALOG USING THE ARCHIVESEnglish The Archives Catalog offers finding aids that describe our records which are the documentary evidence of all of the business activities of the Bank. The finding aids assist researchers when making a request for access to records which are organized into groupings called fonds. Browse the thematic lists below or click on the Search Our Finding Aids” button. For further guidance, visit the Using Our Finding Aids page. Thematic Lists of Fonds Descriptions SEARCH OUR FINDING AIDSGeneral Management and Administrative Units The records in these fonds primarily relate to non-lending activities such as external liaison, operations policy, and resource mobilization. General Management and Administrative UnitsRegional Vice Presidencies Regional Vice Presidencies are responsible for lending operations, including project identification and supervision, economic and sector work, and country relations. Regional Vice PresidenciesSector Departments Sector departments were created as part of a Bank-wide reorganization in 1972. Responsibilities include sector policy development, operational support and review, and subject matter expertise. Sector Departments Consultative Groups Includes records relating to consultative groups that the World Bank sponsors or for which it serves as the secretariat. Consultative groups consist of public, private and/or international organizations that coordinate and raise funds for technical assistance and research. Consultative Groups Sector Vice Presidencies and Networks Sector Vice Presidencies were responsible for coordinating and guiding the work of sector departments, the units responsible for sector policy and best practice development, staff training, and other non-operational activities. Sector Vice Presidencies and Networks Personal Papers and Non-Bank Records Personal papers and non-Bank records include records that have not been in the continuous custody of the World Bank since their creation. Personal Papers and Non-Bank Records Individual Staff Members The individual staff member fonds contains records that were accumulated by individual staff from the various offices in which they served. Because the records cover the individual’s work in more than one office, the records cannot be assigned to a fonds for a single office. Individual Staff Members Reference Collection on World Bank Group History The Reference Collection contains copies of records from other repositories that relate to the history of the World Bank Group. Reference Collection on World Bank Group History Complete List of Fonds The complete list of fonds consists of all of the descriptions in thematic groupings. Complete List of Fonds Featured Exhibit: The World Bank’s Role in the India Consortium This exhibit explores how the India Consortium was established, what role the Bank Group played, and how it established a model for subsequent consortia. Inventory lists containing lists of related records are included as part of the exhibit. card title Video: Dig Deeper into the World Bank Archives A short introduction to online resources that will help you prepare an access to information request or access digitized archival records online. card title Exhibit: A Bold Vision to Defeat River Blindness This exhibit recounts how WBG President Robert McNamara’s vision of eradicating onchocerciasis became a reality. Inventory lists that accompany the exhibit provide lists of related records originating in units from across the Bank Group. card title Exhibit: Bretton Woods and the Birth of the Bank On July 1, 1944, delegates from 44 nations met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire to agree on a new system of international cooperation. Learn more about this historic meeting and view folder lists of related archival records. card title Central Files Description The departments whose records were centralized over time and represented most prominently in Central Files include (but are not limited to): Economics, Development Services, Technical Operations, Projects (and its sector divisions), and Administration. card title Exhibit: The World Bank’s Role as Mediator in the 1950s This exhibit describes how the Bank served as mediator for a number of international disputes, including Iran oil nationalization, Indus Basin, and the Aswan High Dam. The exhibit features folder lists of records related to these mediation efforts. card title Other Ways to Find Archival RecordsProjects and Operations This searchable database of World Bank projects provides contextual information for each World Bank project as well as a folder list of archival records that relate to that project. Records that have been digitized are viewable here as well. Projects and OperationsPhoto Catalog Access thousands of photos documenting the World Bank Group’s work in member countries, official signings, and other historic events and personalities relating to World Bank Group operations. Photo CatalogDocuments and Reports Search a curated collection of hundreds of thousands of publicly available reports and serialized publications of the World Bank Group authored since 1946. 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