Agency Name: | Archive of Serbs in Croatia |
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Picture Caption: | Building in Donji grad housing the archive, shared with the SKD Prosvjeta |
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Headquarters: | Berislavićeva 10, Zagreb, Croatia[1] |
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Parent Agency: | Serb National Council & SKD Prosvjeta |
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Website: | Official website |
The Archive of Serbs in Croatia (Архив Срба у Хрватској|Arhiv Srba u Hrvatskoj) in Zagreb is the central minority-run institution responsible for preservation of archival materials related to Serbs of Croatia.[2] The archive collects materials related to the history of Serbs in Croatia to ensure greater security and accessibility of existing materials in one place.[1]
The institution was established in 2006 by the Serb National Council, an elected political, consulting and coordinating body, and cultural and scientific organization SKD Prosvjeta.[3] The archive is supervised by the Croatian State Archives, is a part of the Croatian Archival Information System, and adheres to the International Standard for Describing Institutions with Archival Holdings (ISDIAH) standards.[1] [2] The archive is the primary publisher of the peer-reviewed open access academic journal .[4]
The archive was established in 2006 with ambition to collect documentation created by the Serb National Council and other Serb community organizations in Croatia.[5] The archive was initially led by Filip Škiljan.[6] Over the years it has expanded its scope to include a wide range of materials related to the history of Serbs in Croatia.[5]
Since 2018, Archive of Serbs in Croatia has co-published the journal .[2] Edited by Dejan Jović, this academic publication concentrates on Croatia–Serbia relations and encompasses a multidisciplinary approach, covering historical, political, legal, economic, cultural, and various other subjects.[2] In 2020 archive organized a conference commemorating 25th anniversary of the signing of Erdut Agreement.[7]