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

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.

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