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Jurisdiction
  
Poland

Non-ministerial government department executive
  
Hubert Wajs, director

Headquarters
  
Warsaw, Poland

Central Archives of Historical Records

Formed
  
September 2, 1808 (1808-09-02)

Website
  
www.agad.archiwa.gov.pl

Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw (Polish: Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie, AGAD) is one of Poland's four national archives. The archive was founded in 1808 and holds records ranging from 12th century until World War I. A large portion of the archive was destroyed during World War II in 1939 and in 1944. The current headquarters is located in Raczyński Palace located at Długa 7 Street in Warsaw.

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Official names

The archive went through several name changes:

  • National General Archive (Polish: Archiwum Ogólne Krajowe) (1808-1816)
  • Central Archives of the Polish Kingdom (Polish: Archiwum Główne Królestwa Polskiego) (1816-1889)
  • Warsaw Central Archive of Historical Records of the Polish Kingdom (Polish: Warszawskie Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych Królestwa Polskiego) (1889-1918)
  • Central Archives of Historical Records (Polish: Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych) (since 1918)

    • Archive Directors

  • Walenty Skorochód Majewski (1808-1835)
  • Feliks Bentkowski (1838-1852)
  • Walenty Hubert (1853-1875)
  • Adolf Pawiński (1875-1896)
  • Teodor Wierzbowski (1897-1919)
  • Stanisław Kętrzyński (1919-1920)
  • Józef Siemieński (1920-1939)
  • Adam Stebelski (1939-1953)
  • Michał Wąsowicz (1954-1976)
  • Kazimierz Krzos (1976-1979)
  • Mieczysław Motas (1979-1981)
  • Edward Potkowski (1981-1986)
  • Władysław Stępniak (1986-1997)
  • Hubert Wajs (from 1997)

    • References

    Central Archives of Historical Records Wikipedia
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