ARCHIVAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHS IN NATIONAL DIGITAL ARCHIVES: CASE STUDIES ON EXAMPLES OF FONDS AND COLLECTIONS ON CHURCH TOPICS Cover Image

OPRACOWANIE FOTOGRAFII W NARODOWYM ARCHIWUM CYFROWYM. UWAGI DO ZESPOŁÓW I ZBIORÓW O TEMATYCE KOŚCIELNEJ
ARCHIVAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHS IN NATIONAL DIGITAL ARCHIVES: CASE STUDIES ON EXAMPLES OF FONDS AND COLLECTIONS ON CHURCH TOPICS

Author(s): Katarzyna Kalisz, Łukasz Karolewski
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Photography, History of Church(es), Archiving, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: photographic documentation; photographs; archival photographs; processing of photographs; photographic archive; inventarisation of photographs; archival unit; photographic object; copyright;

Summary/Abstract: The holdings of National Digital Archives include photographs taken and collected by photo agencies, Polish leading professional photographers, photojournalists and amateur photographers. Photographs stored in archive can be a separate groups and can be also parts of other fonds of files. In my article I will discuss the topic of archival fonds (collections) containing only photographic documentation. The methods of proceeding with archival materials are regulated by normative acts of the director of the Head Office of the State Archives: directive no. 7 of 30 January 2018 regarding registration of archival holdings in state archives and also directive no. 8 of 30 January 2018 about registration of archival fonds and creating and accepting of inventories for fonds (collections) in state archives. The directive no. 3 of NDAP of 9 September 2019 regarding rules of archival arrangement and developing of photographic documentation in state archives orders especially the method of processing of photographs. Photographic collections should have records. When the condition of photographs raises doubts, and also makes troubles during digitalization, it’s required to consult qualified conservator and, if needed, perform conservation. Recording and digitalization, with simultaneous repackaging to protective packaging are the next steps of work on archival fond (collection). Also the archival value of processed materials is rated during those works. The introduction to archival inventory contains information complementary to possessed knowledge about materials in fond (collection) and about their author (maker of collection). For all those works is best to use Integrated System of Archival Information (Zintegrowany System Informacji Archiwalnej, ZOSIA). In National Digital Archives are stored archival fonds and collections regarding church topics. In my article they are discussed due to interesting content, method of archival developing and description, issues of copyright and possibilities of further usage by users of archival holdings and rating of archival value. Those fonds are mainly: 3/19/0 Collection of photos regarding church celebrations of Millennium of Polish Baptism, 3/43/0 Photographic archive of Stanisław Porembski, 3/76/0 Collection of photos regarding beatification celebration of priest Jerzy Popiełuszko in Warsaw, 3/78/0 Collection of digital copies of photos regarding Benedictine abbey in Tyniec, 3/82/0 Collection of Marian Romaniuk regarding Primate of Poland cardinal Stefan Wyszyński.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 117
  • Page Range: 147-168
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish