ZNAČAJ, ZAŠTITA I KORIŠTENJE MATIČNIH KNJIGA U ARHIVIMA BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE, SA AKCENTOM NA ARHIV TUZLANSKOG KANTONA
SIGNIFICANCE, PROTECTION AND USE OF PARISH REGITRIES IN THE ARCHIVES OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE ARCHIVES OF TUZLA CANTON

Summary/Abstract: Parish registers are a very important part of the archival material that offers a lot of diverse data to researchers of different disciplines. They are public documents that legitimately prove birth, marriage, death, and some other personal status of people. They are important for use because they provide authentic and valuable sources for the study of the past, onomastics, population trends, the origin and distribution of many families, their interests, and are especially important for genealogical, demographic, sociological and social research. Registries belong to the category of archival material that has a permanent shelf life and must be protected against damage, destruction and abuse, and is performed in accordance with the regulations on archival business. It should be emphasized that the registry books are considered to be permanently operational and that to date they are not kept in archives in places where there are optimal conditions for the storage of historical material. In this connection, this paper will deal with the history and legislation of the registers, followed by an overview of the significance of the registers for scientific research, for evidence-legal actions. Then, data on how to acquire, protect and use the registers in the archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and ultimately the positive experiences of the Tuzla Canton Archives in that field will be given as part of this paper.

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