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Inscribed on the Memory of the World International Register and on the Regional Register for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2011, the Dutch West India Company (Westindische Compagnie) or DWIC archives are primary resources for researching the history of the European expansion into West Africa and America. The records concern various themes such as commerce and slave trade, warfare, early modern diplomacy, plantation cultures and daily life issues. Moreover, the DWIC archives contain information on the history of the regions, where the DWIC founded colonies and trading posts. In many instances there is no other written information available for that period. The DWIC archives contain unique information that is important for the history of Brazil, Ghana, Guyana, the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles, Suriname and the United States.

The record groups included in this inscription are located at Albany County Hall of Records, Albany, NY; Arquivo Nacional (National archives of Brazil); Archivo Nashonal (National archives of the Netherlands Antilles); Municipal Archives New York; Nationaal Archief (National archives of the Netherlands); Nationaal Archief Surinamee (National archives of Surinamee); National Archives, Kew (National archives of the United Kingdom; New York State Archives (National archives of the United States); PRAAD (National archives of Ghana) Walter Rodney Archives (National archives of Guyana).