Volunteers

For many years the Ceges/Soma has been fortunate to have a dynamic team of volunteers at its disposal. The head of the Documentation Sector, Dirk Martin, coordinates the valuable activities of this team. They consist of classification and inventorisation of our archive collections that concern mainly the political and cultural history of Belgium from 1940 to the 1970s, focusing in particular on the two World Wars. The volunteers occupy a spacious office in the recently renovated part of the building, on the fourth floor. They enjoy the same logistic support as the Ceges/Soma staff and are also associated to the multiple collective activities of the institution.

Please contact Dirk Martin if you wish to become a volunteer at the Ceges/Soma.

Good intentions are particularly welcome in 2009 after a year in which several members of the team left the Centre. After many years of working in the archives and in the audiovisual sector, Sylvain Wolf passed away in December 2008. His efforts culminated in remarkable work results. The Centre welcomes all volunteers who are methodical as well as passionate about classifying archives, press cuttings or photographs !

In 2010, the team of volunteers consists of:

• Jacqueline Brau, Jacques Drouart and Pierre Brolet who classify and inventorise archive collections under the guidance of Dirk Martin. Jacqueline Brau and Jacques Drouart classify and inventorise archive collections, and Pierre Brolet verifies the inventories.
• Mania Kozyreff classifies press cuttings in the library department under the supervision of Alain Colignon.
• Bruno Picard, Audrey Sesana and Gilbert Waeyenbergh  who work in the audiovisual department under the supervision of Florence Gillet. Bruno Picard classifies video cassettes of interviews of camp survivors; Audrey Sesana dedicates herself to the question of copyright and Gilbert Waeyenbergh classifies photographs related to the Eastern Front.