Central Archives of Historical Records

Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw
(Polish)

Seal of the archive

Archive headquarters at Długa 7 Street in Warsaw
Non-ministerial government department overview
Formed September 2, 1808 (1808-09-02)
Jurisdiction Poland
Headquarters Warsaw, Poland
Coordinates: 52°15′00″N 21°00′30″E / 52.250078°N 21.00841°E / 52.250078; 21.00841
Non-ministerial government department executive
  • Hubert Wajs, director
Website www.agad.archiwa.gov.pl
An example document from the archive: Act by Sigismund III Vasa granting to Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł the title of Lithuanian Chancellor.

Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw (Polish: Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie, AGAD) is one of Poland's four national archives. The archive was founded in 1808[1] and holds records ranging from 12th century until World War I. A large portion of the archive was destroyed during World War II in 1939 and in 1944. The current headquarters is located in Raczyński Palace located at Długa 7 Street in Warsaw.

History

Official names

The archive went through several name changes:

Archive Directors[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych (2007). "History Scetch of Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych" (in Polish). Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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