ZBIÓR FOTOGRAFII W ZASOBIE ARCHIWUM DIECEZJALNEGO W ZIELONEJ GÓRZE
PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION IN THE DIOCESAN ARCHIVES IN ZIELONA GÓRA

Summary/Abstract: This article presents a collection of historical photographs in the Diocesan Archives in Zielona Góra, which holds not only photographs documenting the ecclesiastical life of the diocese of Zielona Góra and Gorzów, but also those acquired from secular institutions and laypeople. The study aims to show the process of building up this collection (since 2003). The publication focuses on the creation of the Zielona Góra Diocesan Archives and presents an inventory of the photographic documentation, as well as a method of preserving and making it available to searchers. As of 31 July 2021, the photograph collection (group no. 50) comprised 12,488 items. An electronic inventory of the photographs is available on the website of the Diocesan Archives in Zielona Góra. The collected visual documentation is an open collection, to which successive photographs are still added. As far as recommendations are concerned, the entire collection should be digitalized in the future. This article is the first publication on the photographs in the holdings of the Zielona Góra Diocesan Archives and is a contribution to more detailed research. This study could be useful to researchers working with visual sources, notably regional and church historians as well as those who are passionate about old and new photographs.

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