Asnādī az Markaz-i Asnād-i Farhangī-i Āsiyā

Asnādī az Markaz-i Asnād-i Farhangī-i Āsiyā brings together documents selected from the institutional archives preserved by the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. Compiled by ʻAlī Riz̤ā Mullāyī Tavānī, Līdā Malikī and Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn Muḥammadī, the collection traces the Asian Cultural Documentation Center’s foundation, aims and changing position within Iran’s cultural and research institutions. Six chapters cover its constitution, organisational structure, activities, publications, administrative affairs and financial records. Reports, correspondence, contracts and budget papers illuminate research programmes, cultural information networks, exhibitions and relations with UNESCO. Materials concerning the Iranian Revolution and subsequent institutional transfers reveal interruptions and efforts at renewal. The collection provides primary sources for studying cultural cooperation in Asia and the practical organisation of cultural research in modern Iran.