THE DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ANTIOQUIA IN ITS 200 YEARS OF EXISTENCE

Abstract

In the first place, this article defines what is meant by patrimony in general terms, and then it reviews some understandings that have been derived from this concept because of human evolution and development—which in turn have become part of the concept of patrimony in its many senses. Of special interest in this study is the documentary patrimony of a given institution, which in this case is the University of Antioquia, whose academic, administrative, scientific, cultural, and social production show it to be a great enterprise that has generated valuable contributions to knowledge and research, demonstrating not only to the local community but the international one as well, that all will be nourished by its production and therefore by its cognitive value. This study covers the documentary production of the Administrative Area of the Alma Mater, while presenting objectives, methodology, types of publications, limitations, products, and finally some conclusions and recommendations that emphasize the importance of this kind of study.