Preserving our nation’s past, one piece at a time

Archivists demonstrating how documents such as letters and files are repaired and restored. — Photos: AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

WHAT if some of Malaysia’s most significant historical treasures are not stored in a national vault, but lie forgotten in private homes or old photo albums?

This is the primary motiva- tion behind the National Archives of Malaysia’s (ANM) new Community Archives programme.