Proces kształtowania się sieci archiwalnych w regionach autonomicznych Hiszpanii
The Development of Archival Networks in the Autonomous Communities of Spain

Author(s): Zuzanna Jaśkowska-Józefiak
Subject(s): 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Spain; state archives; archival networks; archives law; autonomous communities of Spain; archive management
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to discuss the development process of archival networks in Spanish autonomous communities. The starting point for the deliberations is the analysis of the 1978 Constitution, which divided the country into 17 autonomous regions and provided a legal basis for transferring archive management competencies to local government authorities. The subsequent section of the paper discusses the first attempts to establish an archival network and the most significant challenges encountered in the process. The section also seeks to analyse the structure of the network. What follows is a section focusing on various management models implemented by individual communities. The following models have been distinguished: cultural, administrative, and national. Cited as an example of the latter is the archival network of Catalonia, which the paper discusses in more detail. The argument concludes with an analysis of factors which shaped the process of developing regional archival networks in Spain and their current structure. The paper has been written on the basis of Spanish legislation adopted by central and local authorities and available secondary sources.

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