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Paweł Gut
Archives and private archival materials
in the National Archive in Szczecin
Abstract
The first archival materials of private origin were a part of the National Archive in Szczecin collection as early as 1855. These were scientific collections owned by the Pomerania History and
Archeology Association. In 1888, the first family archival materials were donated. Legacies and
archives were donated or deposited. Until 1945, the Archive had possessed 50 family archives
and a dozen or so legacies and collections.
Many of these materials were secured in 1945 and became a part of the Polish collection of
the National Archive in Szczecin. Since the 1970s, the Archive has also collected archival materials of the private origin. These are mainly legacies and collections of social activists, scientists,
public officials and politicians.
At present, there are 58 archives, collections and legacies of private origin (about 20,000 archival units) in the Archive.