List of state archives in Poland
The list of state archives in Poland includes the state archives of the Republic of Poland . The main director of the Polish State Archives is responsible for the central archives and the regional state archives ( Polish Archiwum Państwowe, AP) with their branches and branches.
Main Director and Head Office of the Polish State Archives
- The main director of the Polish State Archives has been Paweł Pietrzyk since January 31, 2019. The Main Directorate of the Polish State Archives (NDAP) reports to and supports him. His deputies are Joanna Chojecka, Lucyna Harc and Ryszard Wojtkowski.
- Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych (NDAP, Main Directorate of the Polish State Archives ), the General Director of the Main Directorate is Marta Muszyńska. Structure of the NDAP:
- Archives Department
- Department of Computerization of Archives
- Department of National Archive Resource Design
- Archive Organization Department
- Department for popularization of archival activities
- Archive Development Department
- General Director's Office
Central archives
In addition to the three Polish central archives in Warsaw, there are a number of other archives that document the work of institutions in the country. The main archive of old files was founded in 1808 as a general state archive. The chronological inventory ranges from the 12th century to the time of the First World War . The New State Archive was founded in 1919 as an army archive. The National Digital Archive was created in 2008 from the archive for machine documentation founded in 1955 .
Central Archives
- Archiwum Akt Nowych (AAN, New State Archives )
- Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych (AGAD, Main Archive of Old Files )
- Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe (NAC, National Digital Archive )
Other archives
- Archiwum Dokumentacji Osobowej i Płacowej (ADOP, Documentation Archive for Human Resources and Accounting ) in Milanówek
- Główny Urząd Statystyczny (CIS): Centralne Archiwum Statystyczne (Central Statistics Archive of the Main Statistics Office)
- Archiwum Sejmu (Archives of the Polish Sejm)
- Archiwum Senatu (Archives of the Polish Senate)
- Biuro Archiwum i Zarządzania Informacją (BAZI, Office for Information Management and Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs )
- Urząd ds. Kombatantów i Osób Represjonowanych ( Office for Veterans and Politically Persecuted Persons - Registration Office and Archives)
Regional State Archives - Archiwa państwowe
The branches of the State Archives are divided into Oddział (branch) and Ekspozytura (branch) . The Research Center for Jewish History (OBHZ) is a branch of the State Archives in Rzeszów .
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship
- Poznan State Archives
- State Archives Kalisz (Kalisch)
- State Archives Leszno (Lissa)
Holy Cross Voivodeship
- Kielce State Archives
- Branch offices in Jędrzejów , Pińczów , Sandomierz and Starachowice
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Cracow State Archives
- Branch offices in Nowy Sącz , Bochnia and Tarnów
- Branch in Nowy Targ and Spytkowice
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
- State Archives Bydgoszcz (Bromberg)
- Branch office in Inowrocław (Hohensalza)
- State Archives Toruń (Thorn)
- Branch office in Włocławek (Leslau)
Lubusz Voivodeship
- State Archives Gorzów Wielkopolski-Stary Kisielin (Grünberg)
- State Archives Zielona Góra (Landsberg an der Warthe)
Łódź Voivodeship
- State Archives Łódź
- Branch in Sieradz
- Piotrków Trybunalski State Archives
- Branch office in Tomaszów Mazowiecki
Lublin Voivodeship
- Lublin State Archives
- Branch offices in Chełm , Kraśnik and Radzyń Podlaski
- Zamość State Archives
Masovian Voivodeship
- Warsaw State Archives
- Płock State Archives with branches in Kutno and Łęczyca
- State Archives Radom
- State Archives Siedlce
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Wroclaw State Archives
- Branch offices in Jelenia Góra (Hirschberg) , Kamieniec Ząbkowicki (Kamenz) , Lubań (Lauban) and Legnica (Liegnitz)
Opole Voivodeship
- State Archives Opole
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
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State Archives Gdansk
- Branch office in Gdynia (Gdynia)
- Elbing State Archives based in Malbork (Marienburg)
Silesian Voivodeship
- Katowice State Archives
- Branch offices in Bielsko-Biała , Gliwice (Gleiwitz) , Oświęcim (Auschwitz) , Pszczyna (Pless) , Racibórz (Ratibor) , Żywiec (Saybusch) and Cieszyn (Teschen)
- State Archives Częstochowa (Czestochowa)
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
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State Archives Szczecin
- Branch offices in Międzyzdroje (Miedzyzdroje) and Stargard
- Branch in Strzmiele (Stramehl)
- State Archives Koszalin (Köslin)
- Branch offices in Słupsk (Stolp) and Szczecinek (Neustettin)
Online research of the Polish state archives
- Szukaj w Archiwach. (Central database of the Polish archives)
See also
- Daria Nałęcz (1996–2006), Chief Director of the Polish State Archives.
Web links
Commons : Archives in Poland - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Regional State Archives in Poland - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Website of Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych (NDAP)
- nauka-polska.pl: The Head Office of State Archives. (Polish / English, the NDAP in the scientific database)
- DHI Warsaw : Historical Research in Poland - State Archives. (German Polish)
- Archive portal Europe
Footnotes
- ↑ archiwa.gov.pl: Kierownictwo. (Polish, accessed June 2, 2020)
- ↑ archiwa.gov.pl: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych. (Polish, accessed June 2, 2020)
- ↑ The linked article describes the archive of the Prussian province of Pomerania (1827–1945).
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