women and minority documentation and digital presentation

Women and MinorityWomen and Minority Documentation and Documentation and Digital PresentationDigital Presentation

The Serbian CaseThe Serbian Case

Archives Network in Archives Network in SerbiaSerbia

• 1898. The Law of the State Archives – corner 1898. The Law of the State Archives – corner stone of modern archival science in Serbia stone of modern archival science in Serbia

• 1900. State Archives was established 1900. State Archives was established

• 1950. The1950. The OverallOverall LawLaw ofof StateState Archives – the Archives – the first archival law effective on the whole first archival law effective on the whole territory of Yugoslavia territory of Yugoslavia

• 1950. The Archives of Yugoslavia was 1950. The Archives of Yugoslavia was founded founded


• ,,Arhivist”,,Arhivist” – – new federal archival magazinenew federal archival magazine

• 1952. The Archives of Yugoslavia (State archives of 1952. The Archives of Yugoslavia (State archives of FNRY, nowadays Archives of Serbia and Monte Negro) FNRY, nowadays Archives of Serbia and Monte Negro) began its work began its work

• Nowadays, SerbianNowadays, Serbian archivesarchives networknetwork is comprised ofis comprised of the Archives of Serbiathe Archives of Serbia, , asas aa central archivescentral archives, , twotwo provincialprovincial, , thirtythirty interinter--municipalmunicipal archivesarchives, , andand fourfour citycity archives. archives.

• Preservation of the archival material in the Republic of Preservation of the archival material in the Republic of Serbia is regulated by the Law on Cultural Assets, Serbia is regulated by the Law on Cultural Assets, adopted in 1994. adopted in 1994.


• The information activity of the archives is The information activity of the archives is based on the draft project called JAIS based on the draft project called JAIS (Integrated archives informational (Integrated archives informational system), initiated in 1995. system), initiated in 1995.

• The goal of the JAIS is to collect overall The goal of the JAIS is to collect overall information on the activities/evidence of information on the activities/evidence of the central archives (Archives of Serbia) the central archives (Archives of Serbia)

• Large number of archives have their own Large number of archives have their own Web presentations with the lists of funds Web presentations with the lists of funds and collections they preserve and collections they preserve

Separate archives Separate archives institutions for documents institutions for documents

of women and minority of women and minority groups groups • There are no specialized There are no specialized

archival institutions in archival institutions in Serbia which preserve Serbia which preserve the documentation on the documentation on the women and minority the women and minority groups, except The groups, except The Archives of the Jewish Archives of the Jewish Historic Museum in Historic Museum in Belgrade Belgrade

• Two archives electronic Two archives electronic databasesdatabases


of women and minority of women and minority groups groups • The Historical Archives of Belgrade preserve The Historical Archives of Belgrade preserve

the following funds that contain documents the following funds that contain documents linked to the history of women movement:linked to the history of women movement:

• The University Educated Women Association The University Educated Women Association (1922-1941)(1922-1941)

• Female Doctors of Belgrade Association Female Doctors of Belgrade Association (1919-1939)(1919-1939)


of women and minority of women and minority groups groups • The Archives of The Archives of

Serbia preserves a Serbia preserves a collection of collection of journals for women: journals for women: The World ofThe World of Women Women and and HousemaidHousemaid (end of (end of 19th century- 19th century- beginning of 20th beginning of 20th century) century)


of women and minority of women and minority groups groups • Internet Internet

presentations of presentations of some minority groups some minority groups – presentation of – presentation of Ruski Krustur, a Ruski Krustur, a small town / village small town / village in Vojvodina, in Vojvodina, inhabited with the inhabited with the majority of 86% of majority of 86% of Rusyns (Ruthenians) Rusyns (Ruthenians)


of women and minority of women and minority groupsgroups

The kind of research access The kind of research access to documentation on to documentation on

women and minorities in women and minorities in the archives the archives

• Absence of thematic guides or other Absence of thematic guides or other finding aids and sources reliable for finding aids and sources reliable for the research purposes on the above the research purposes on the above specified themes specified themes

• Traditional finding aids: inventories, Traditional finding aids: inventories, catalogues, guides, published catalogues, guides, published documents and competent personnel documents and competent personnel

women and minority documentation and digital presentation

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