Historical Archives of Belgrade 1945–2020
For the Publisher: Dragan Gačić MA
Editor-In-Chief: Dragan Gačić MA
Editors: Zorica Smilović, Mirjana Obradović, Snežana Lazić
Authors of the articles: Mirjana Obradović, Zorica Smilović, Snežana Lazić, Branislav Vučković, Bojan Draškić, Jelena Jovanović, Tijana Кovčić, Jelena Mitrović Кocev, Jasmina Latinović, Vesna Lekić Popović, Slobodan Mandić, Vladimir Mijatović, Dragana Mitrašinović, Jelena Nikolić, Marko Perić, Isidora Stojanović Teodosić, Sofija Čauš Milovanović
Graphic Design: Zorica Smilović
Photographs: Bojan Кocev, Zorica Smilović
Technical Assistance: Bojan Kocev
Editing and Proofreading: Nataša Nikolić MA
Printed by: Zlamen
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Historical Archives of Belgrade celebrated a grand jubilee on the 26th September 2020, 75 years since the establishment of the city archives. Тhe pandemic circumstances did not allow any bigger gatherings or celebrations. However, the anniversary was marked with an exhibition and a monograph.
The monograph Historical Archives of Belgrade 1945–2020 is divided in seven chapters.
The first chapter First 75 years describes the years before the Second World War and efforts of Marija Ilić Agapova, director of the Belgrade City Library who was promoting the idea of one Cultural Center gathering three cultural institutions: library, museum and archive.
Historical background of the Archives presented all statutory and legal changes, internal organization, important investments and biographies of all Archives’ directors.
The chapter Protection of Archival Material insists on the fact that the archivists are not responsible only for the documentation preserved within the Archives’ repositories, but are responsible also for the documentation kept and still used in the city institutions.
The Guardian of the Memories chapter provides an insight into the activities of the Sector for Processing and Use of Archival Material. 2818 fonds and collections are being sorted and processed by the archivists in order to make them available to the users in the Archives’ Reading Room and the Registry Room. The chapter presents archvial material, publishing activities and exhibitions prepared by the Archvies.
The chapter Digital Archives demonstrates the process and the goal of digitization of archival documentation. Five digitization projects are presented in the publication.
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Kosta St. Pavlović: THE DIARY 1930–1932
For the Publishers: Dr Mile Bjelajac, MA Dragan Gačić
Editors-in-Chief: Slobodan Mandić, Dr Vladimir Cvetković
Text Prepared by: Dr Sršan Mićić, Dr Nataša Milićević
Review by: prof Dr Ljbodrag Dimić, prof Dr Mira Radojević, Dr Sofija Božić
Editing and proofreading: Nataša Marković MA
Art and Layout: Đorđe Sekerezović
Design: Đorđe Sekerezović
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The diaries kept in the period when Kosta Pavlović was personal secretary of Vojislav Marinković, 1930–1932, represent important historical source for the researchers and wider audience. Information provided in the diaries is precise and accurate. For this period, Pavlović’s journal provides precious information on various events and individuals, including information on relationship between king Aleksandar and distinguished individuals of the 6th January regime, relationships between former radicals, democrats and Petar Živković; civil activities, students and extremist opposition activities, and government's treatment of them; intended changes of the Constitution, proclamation of new laws and elections held in 1931; information on activities within Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomatic service; relations between Yugoslavia and states in the Little Entente, official visits of Vojislav Marinković to Athens and Warsaw; work of Yugoslav delegations, foreign officials and diplomats in the League of Nations, on the Conference on Disarmament in Europe and other international conferences; international reactions regarding the proposal of Aristide Briand on European States Federation, etc.
Since the publication offers information on numerous individuals, institutions and events, the Journal is preceded by an introductory study meant to make easier to the wider audience to read and follow various topics described by the author of the diary. The study is dedicated to the changes in Yugoslav government and society, which occurred after proclamation of the 6ht January regime and to the domestic and international reactions in the period between 1929 and 1932.
Historical Archives of Belgrade published in 2017 publication Kosta St. Pavlović, the London Diary 1945–1946
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Natalija Arandjelovic, Diary 1915-1918
Editor-in-Chief: Dragan Gačić MA
Text prepared by: Jelena Mitrovic Kocev, Marko Peric, Slobodan Mandic
Review by: professor Dr Milan Ristovic
Editing and proofreading: Nataša Marković MA
Art and Layout: Verica Nikolic
Design: Zorica Netaj
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Circulation: 500
Diary of Natralija Arandjelovic, a Belgrade citizen and a wife of Nikola J. Arandjelovic, Serbian officer, is a rare and valuable document testifying about everyday life, sufferings and surviving of a family during tormenting years in occupied Serbia in WWI. Besides events occurring in the city and information arriving from distant frontlines, Natalija writes about her own feelings for her husband, her children, her country disappearing in war and her life under occupation authorities. She is also discussing position of a woman in society and in family.
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The First World War – Thematic Guide through Fonds and Collections of Historical Archives of Belgrade
Editor-in-Chief: Dragan Gačić MA
Project coordinator: Slobodan Mandic
Research coordinator: Olga Latincic
Authors: Jelena Jovanovic, Tijana Kovcic, Olga Latincic, Veljo Popovic, Isidora Stojanovic
Associates: Vuk Babic, Goran Marikovic
Editing and proofreading: Nataša Marković MA
Art and Layout: Sasa Besevic
Design: Zorica Netaj
Printed by: JP „Sluzbeni glasnik“
Circulation: 500
For the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the First World War, a group of archivists of the Historical Archives of Belgrade conducted a thorough research with a goal to register all records preserved in the Archives that are related to the First World War. Results of the research are available online, in digital form of the thematic guide that is now being presented in paper. Archival material processed in this publication is classified in fonds and collections and it represents primary source for the researchers and all records gather together illustrate life from 1914 until 1918.
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