Central Archives of Historical Records explained

Agency Name:Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw
Nativename:Polish: Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych
Seal:Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych logo gray.png
Picture Caption:Archive headquarters at Długa 7 Street in Warsaw
Jurisdiction:Poland
Headquarters:Warsaw, Poland

Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw (Polish: Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie, AGAD) is one of Poland's three national archives. It holds records ranging from 12th century until World War I. The current headquarters is located in Raczyński Palace located at Długa 7 Street in Warsaw.

History

The archive was founded in 1808.[1]

A large portion of the archive was intentionally destroyed by Nazi Germany during World War II in 1939 and in 1944. In the aftermath of the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, the archives were not only deliberately set ablaze, but the Nazi German troops also entered each of the nine accessible fire-proof vaults in the underground shelter and meticulously burned one after another (entrance to the 10th was blocked by rubble, thus saving its contents).[2]

Official names

The archive went through several name changes:

Archive Directors

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historical Sketch of Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych. Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych. 2007. polish. 17 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120907214241/http://www.agad.archiwa.gov.pl/about/zarys_dziejow.html. 7 September 2012. dead.
  2. Strebel . Adam . Archives of Warsaw following the war. Przegląd Historyczny . 1948. 37. 357–373. 22 July 2021.