Memória em instituições históricas: um estudo de caso sobre o Memorial Edson Queiroz

Abstract

Information is of public interest and of great importance to capture data and transmit messages to an organization, store memories and facts. Given this context, the present work arises from the representation of knowledge regarding records of memories and recollections and how they can contribute to the history of a place. Because memories allow retrieving data regardless of time and place, with the participation of a collection of information. For this reason, this study has its relevance from the documents kept in the Edson Queiroz Memorial Archive, which was built in the city of Cascavel, in the state of Ceará. In this sense, the research aims to measure the relationship between the concepts of memory and the contents inserted in this memorial that can contribute to the affective memories and memories of the local residents. The work is also intended for the direct explanation of the historical context of the Edson Queiroz Memorial and traces the identification of processes that represent its collection and evidence of the representative elements of the history of this chancellor, so important for the municipality of Cascavel - CE. The work has an empirical classification, and qualitative and quantitative methods, of the descriptive genre, with data collection instruments from interviews carried out with residents of the mediations of the memorial, contributing to the rescue of information about the place. The research actually demonstrated that residents have a connection with the memorial, as the place exposes remarkable moments in the lives of some who identified themselves with the available information.