Historia powstania i kształtowania się księgozbioru muzealnego i zasobu archiwalnego Muzeum „Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny w Chorzowie” na przestrzeni lat 1969–2019 w kontekście specyfiki muzeów na wolnym powietrzu w Polsce
History of Creation and Formation of the Book Collection and Archival Resources of the Museum “Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park in Chorzów” from 1969 to 2019 in the Context of the Specificity of Open-Air Museums in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article is the first attempt to present the history of the creation and development of the archival resource the Museum “Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park in Chorzów” and the museum’s book collection in the years 1969–2019, taking into account the specificity of open-air museums in Poland. This study was based mainly on documents stored in the museum’s archives. Important information was also contained in articles by various authors related to the field research on wooden construction, clothing and folklore conducted in Upper Silesia in years 1952–1963, as well as in scientific studies published in journals and periodicals. Furthermore, the memoirs obtained during interviews with people who participated in these studies and works related to both the design and implementation assumptions of the spatial planning, and the construction of the museum were also highly valuable.

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