In 1951, as a result of a reorganization of the network of archives, supervision of the town archives was taken over by the General Director of the State Archives who then joined it, on 1 February 1952, to The State Archives in Krakow. For the following decades, the Archives worked as: from 1952 the Regional State Archives in Krakow, from 1957 the State Archives of the Town of Krakow and Krakow Region, from 1976 the Regional State Archives in Krakow and from 1984 as The State Archives in Krakow.
In appreciation of the collected archival resources and the work of a few generations of archival workers, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage on 29th of December 2012 raised the level of the Krakow institution and changed it into The National Archives in Krakow.
court archives | municipal archives | century | the most important events in city history |
archives of the Courts for the Nobility until 1792 | Old Polish (Staropolskie) Archives of the Authorities of the City of Krakow until 1794 | 13th | 1257 – chartering of Krakow according to Magdeburg Law |
14th | 1364 – foundation of Krakow University | ||
15th | 1468 – „Wielki Wilkierz” – rights and duties of the municipal authorities | ||
16th | 16th century – Krakow’s Golden Age 1596 – moving of the seat of the royal court to Warsaw. |
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17th | 1655 – invasion of Swedish troops, the so-called Swedish Deluge | ||
18th | 1791 – enactment of the “Law on Cities” by the Great Four Year Sejm (National Assembly) 1791 – Constitution of 3 May 1791 1794 – the Kościuszko Uprising 1795 – III partition of Poland, Kraków falls under Austrian rule |
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from 1796 the so-called Gentry Archives at the Court for the Nobility |
from 1794 The General Archives of the Principal and Capital City of Krakow |
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from 1817 The Central Archives of Historical Records of the Courts for the Nobility |
from 1816 The Archives of the Free City of Krakow |
19th | 1809-1815 – Krakow within the borders of the Duchy of Warsaw 1815-1846 – Republic of Krakow (Free City of Krakow) – protectorate of three powers: Austria, Prussia and Russia 1846 – the Krakow uprising and incorporation of the city and its region into Austria 1861 – the beginnings of the Galician Autonomy 1866 – Statute of the City of Krakow. 1867 – first elections to the City Council |
from 1854 The C.K (imperial and royal) Archives of Records of the Courts for the Nobility in Krakow |
from the 1850s The Municipality Archives |
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from 1878 The Local Archives of Records of the Courts for the Nobility in Krakow |
from 1887 The Archives of Historical Records of the City of Krakow |
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20th | 1909 – incorporation of the surrounding suburban communities into a single administrative unit the so-called “Greater Krakow” 1914-1918 – World War I 1918 – Poland regains independence |
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from 1919 The Archives of the Courts for the Nobility |
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from 1936 The State Archives in Krakow |
1939-1945 – World War II and German occupation | ||
from 1952 The State Archive for the Krakow Province |
1945-1989 – time of the People’s Republic of Poland | ||
from1957 The State Archives of the City of Krakow and the Krakow Province |
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from 1976 The State Archives for the Krakow Province | 1978 – Center of Krakow included on the UNESCO World Heritage list | ||
from 1984 The State Archives in Krakow | 1990 – reactivation of local government, democratic elections to the City Council | ||
21st | 2007 – The Great 750th anniversary of the Foundation Charter of Krakow under Magdeburg Law | ||
from 29th of December 2012 r. The National Archives in Krakow |
History of The National Archives’ branches
The National Archives in Krakow Branch in Bochnia
Organisational changes:
1950-1951 District branch of The State Archives in Krakow
1951-1976 District State Archives in Bochnia
1976-1983 Provincial State Archives in Krakow, Branch in Bochnia
1984-2012 The State Archives in Krakow, Branch in Bochnia
from 29th of December 2012 under the name of The National Archives in Krakow, Branch in Bochnia
Heads of the Branch:
Stanisława Warcholik (1950-1961)
Tomisława Rydzewska (1962-1963)
Barbara Rydzewska (1963-1964)
Aleksander Litewka (1964-1965, 1969-1971)
Izolda Georgiades (1965-1966)
Mieczysław Rokosz (1966-1969)
Marian Stolarczyk (1971-1972)
Jerzy Katra (1972-1990)
Joanna Potasz (1991-2012)
Agnieszka Gicala (from 2012)
The National Archives in Krakow Branch in Nowy Sącz
Organisational changes:
1950-1951 District branch of The State Archives in Krakow
1951-1958 District State Archives in Nowy Sącz
1958-1976 The State Archives of the City of Krakow and the Krakow Province, Regional Branch in Nowy Sącz
1976-1982 Provincial Archives in Nowy Sącz, located in Nowy Targ; Branch in Nowy Sącz
1982-1984 State Archives for the Krakow Province, Branch in Nowy Sącz
1984-2012 The State Archives in Krakow, Branch in Nowy Sącz
from 29th of December 2012 under the name of The National Archives in Krakow, Branch in Nowy Sącz
Heads of the Branch:
Kazimierz Golachowski (1950-1961)
Krystyna Lichota-Marzec (1961-1963)
Anna Śliwa (1963-1967)
Tadeusz Duda (1967-2002)
Sylwester Rękas (from 2002)
The National Archives in Krakow Branch in Tarnów
Organisational changes:
1950-1951 District branch of The State Archives in Krakow
1951-1976 District State Archives in Tarnów
1976-1984 State Archives for the Krakow Province, Branch in Tarnów
1984-2012 The State Archives in Krakow, Branch in Tarnów
from 29th of December 2012 under the name of The National Archives in Krakow, Branch in Tarnów
Heads of the Branch:
Janina Markowska (1950-1951)
Janina Siewierska (1951-1952)
Maria Kłaput-Wrzoskowa (1952-1954)
Stanisława Mika (1954-1957)
Andrzej Kunisz (1957-1970)
Bronisław Jaśkiewicz (1971-1973)
Maria Żychowska (1973-1990)
Maciej Dudek (from 1991)
The National Archives in Krakow Division in Nowy Targ
Organisational changes:
1952-1976 District State Archive in Nowy Targ
1976-1982 Provincial Sate Archive in Nowy Sącz located in Nowy Targ (finances, economic and scientific supervision was provided by the Krakow Archive)
1982-1984 The State Archive for the Krakow Province, Branch in Nowy Targ
from 1984 The State Archive in Krakow, Branch in Nowy Targ
Heads of the Branch/Division (between 1976 and 1982 Directors of the Archive):
Józef Grzybek (1952-1979)
Ireneusz Gazda (1980-1982)
Barbara Słuszkiewicz (1983-1984)
Wiesław Bogdanowski (1984-1988)
Barbara Słuszkiewicz (1988-2011)
Zygmunt Kukulski (from 2011)
The National Archives in Krakow Division in Spytkowice
On the 1th of November 2001 the division in Spytkowice was created. The main task of the division is security of documentation. It is a storeplace for the Krakow Archives and its Branches. About 9000 running metres of documentation is kept there. Employees of the division also help with the study and easy access of archival materials. In 2004 a reading room was opened there.
The division’s head is Maciej Mocniak.
The division is housed in a historical building – a castle whose oldest part was built in the Middle Ages. In the 1990s the castle was thoroughly renovated.
Heads of the Branch/Division
Maciej Mocniak (from 2000)