Abstract/Résumé/Resumen
This research analyzes the archival collection belonging to the Ponto de Memória da Estrutural, founded in 2011 and located in Cidade Estrutural, Distrito Federal (Brazil). This memory space is the result of the Program created by the Brazilian Institute of Museums in partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the Organization of Ibero-American States. In 2009, 12 Brazilian cities were selected, in peripheral communities that already had some community memory initiative. In 2019, Casa dos Movimentos, the place that housed the Ponto de Memória da Estrutural, was deactivated, and activities continued in the space of the Community Library, located in the same city. All the documentation generated and accumulated since its foundation helped in the process of territorial and community identity, demonstrating pride and belonging to the paths shared by the community members. The dissemination of the collection and the practices of treatment, selection, conservation, and access are indications that demonstrate the relationship of the community with its history, memory, and territory; and can also be used for the formative understanding of Brasília. The methodology used was bibliographic and documental, qualitative-descriptive research. The bibliography reviewed deals with popular archival collections, community archives, ecomuseums, and popular libraries, in addition to literature on collections, human rights, and archives as resistance. Activity reports were accessed, demonstrating both government actions and those carried out to stimulate the community and highlight the importance of its documents and historical process for the identity and belonging of the population. However, threats in the locality, such as recurrent invasions and robberies, led to the discontinuation of the project, causing the formation, treatment, access, and dissemination of the collection to be interrupted.
