| Agency Name: | Historical Archive of Šumadija in Kragujevac |
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| Jurisdiction: | Government of Serbia |
| Headquarters: | Kragujevačkog oktobra 13, Kragujevac, Serbia[1] |
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| Parent Agency: | Archive of Serbia |
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| Website: | Official website |
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The Historical Archive of Šumadija in Kragujevac (Serbian: Историјски архив Шумадије - Крагујевац) is the primary institution responsible for preservation of archival materials in the Šumadija District located in Kragujevac, Serbia. The archive is primarily covering municipalities of Kragujevac, Rača, Batočina, Knić, Topola, Aranđelovac and Lapovo.[2] The city of Kragujevac is the fourth largest city in Serbia and it served as the first capital of modern independent Serbian state after the establishment of the Principality of Serbia. The archive in Kragujevac notably preserves some of the documents from the pre-independence Ottoman Serbia period as well as socialist era business archives of the large industrial factories from the city and the region.[3]
In 1948 the archival centre in Kragujevac was established with the mission of collecting documentation from pre-World War II institutions that had been closed down.[4] Following changes in Yugoslav and Serbian regulations the archival centre in Kragujevac was transformed into the City Public Archive in 1952.[4] Initially, the archive covered significantly larger area including the city of Kraljevo and Novi Pazar and surrounding municipalities.[4] The archive was renamed once again in 1958 when it was named the State Archive of the Kragujevac District which will remain the official name until 1967 when the new name of the Historical Archive of Kragujevac was introduced.[4] Finally, the current name of the institution was introduced in 1970.[4] During the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the Archive's building suffered severe damage, and part of the archival material was harmed.[4] The relocation of the most significant fonds to another location caused irreparable damage.[4]