Preserving to Understand: The Role of Sources in History

"The Directorate-General for the Book, Archives and Libraries / Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo and the Academia Portuguesa da História are organizing the lecture series "Preserving to Understand: The Role of Sources in History" with the aim of raising awareness of the richness, diversity and importance of Portuguese documentary heritage and of creating a privileged space for reflection, debate and sharing on the essential role of archives in understanding the past, bringing together the tutelary mission of archival safeguarding with the excellence of contemporary historiographical research."