The Slovak National Archive and the history of its legal status, function and mission in Slovak society Cover Image

Slovenský národný archív – vývoj právneho postavenia, funkcia a poslanie v našej spoločnosti
The Slovak National Archive and the history of its legal status, function and mission in Slovak society

Author(s): Ivana Fialová, Daniela Tvrdoňová
Subject(s): Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, Archiving
Published by: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: Slovak National Archive; archives; archival studies; organization;

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the mission and the day-to-day activities of the Slovak National Archive (SNA) in Bratislava from its inception in 1954, but especially in the last thirty years since its transfer to its current purpose-built headquarters. The paper consists of two parts, the first of which surveys the history of Slovak archival studies from its beginnings to 1950 as well the institutional history of SNA‘s predecessors. The second part then examines the mission, day-to-day activities and the internal structure of SNA as an archive and a scientific and cultural institution.

  • Issue Year: 1/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 57-74
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Slovak