noc2 ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** The handwritten study enrollment of Nobel Prize winner Jaroslav Heyrovský or Czechoslovak Beneš; the oldest Prague dissertation on the effects of coffee, chocolate, tea and nicotin the personal archive of Jan Palach and his family, or the oldest existing registry from th All this will be on display during the extraordinary exhibition in Charles University Arch June 9. Charles University will thus take part in the International Archive Day. “We're going to open our research room to public. People will be able to see documents han important figures. The visitors will see what information on university students and teach and even order archived materials on their ancestors or themselves,” said Petr Cajthaml, h University Archive. The visitors will also learn about the work of the archivists. Surprisingly, it doesn’t in dusting of thick files. “Of course, we mostly take care of paper documents, but the share is increasing constantly, as they are facing quick destruction without proper archiving,” The visitors will get the opportunity to try digital databases for themselves: for example whether their ancestors received a degree at the university, or see digital copies of medi with restricted access. The archive offered several tour times, and recommends applying in advance. The potential visitors may apply, stating their names and tour time, by e-mail: Lenka Vašková [ MAIL "lenka.vaskova(zavinac)ruk.cuni.cz"] . Of course, the event will be freely open to anyone booking, but in case of full capacity, it will be necessary to wait for the next time. Upd is available at facebook.com/udauk. The visitors can also see the current exhibition The Second Life of Charles IV in the Caro International Archive Day in Charles University Archive - Thursday, June 9, 2016, Carolinum, Ovocný trh 3–5, Prague 1. Guided tours Charles University Archive [ URL "http://udauk.cuni.cz/ARCHIVENG-1.html"] - 13:00, 14:00, 17:00 and 18:00 The International Archive Day is celebrated worldwide on June 9. In the Czech Republic [ U denarchivu.cz/rocnik-2016/"] , several dozens archives joins the event. The date commemora establishment of the International Council on Archives at UNESCO in 1948. Media contact Petr Cajthaml Head of the Charles University Archive E-mail Petr Cajthaml [ MAIL "petr.cajthaml(zavinac)ruk.cuni.cz"] Tel.: 420 732 44 28 87 About Charles University Archive Charles University Archive is part of the Institute of History and Archive of Charles Univ located at the Rectorate in Prague 1, right next to the very heart of the university – Car Charles University Archive – The past  Uncertain beginnings and armored chests The archive at Charles University is first mentioned in 1360. That year, the constitution said that the university vault and its contents, including university documents, are manag rector and two assistants. The documents were stored in a metal-mounted chest; official re manuscripts were managed by the university library. Besides, separate archives of colleges were established. 19th century resurrection Over the centuries, the archive was re-organized for several times. In 1827, most of its c moved to new areas in the former shop in the ground floor of the Carolinum. The archive dr during the preparations of the university anniversary in 1848. After that, the interest eb again in 1882, when the university split into Czech and German part. Theoretically, the ar the property of both universities and should have been managed jointly, but in real life t in the hands of the German university, which led to many conflicts. Eventful 20th century The era of dysfunctional joint management of the archive ended in 1918, when the Czech uni over. When the reconstruction of the Carolinum started in 1934, the contents were transpor Faculty of Law. In 1939, after the German occupation, the archive was confiscated by the G The war years finished with a catastrophe – part of the archive with the rarest documents was picked for transport when the German university was evacuated, and disappeared without the way. After the war, the German university documents were added into the collections, a soon began to flow in. The breaking point came in 1958, with the establishment of the the Institute for the History of Charles University, also incorporating the archive. After cen archive was therefore removed from the responsibility area of the Rectorate. In 1968, the to the Carolinum and has remained there ever since. For political reasons, the Institute f of Charles University was disbanded in 1969, to be reinstated in 1990 with a slightly diff Institute of History and Archive of Charles University. Charles University Archive today Pursuant to the archiving law, the Institute of History and Archive of Charles University specialized archive. Its primary purpose is to take care of documents and other materials from the operations and activities of Charles University and all its parts, from the estab now. Charles University Archive also supervises the filing operations at Charles Universit documents and other items for archiving, maintains their records, seeks for archive materi and official purposes, and provides drafts, abstracts and statements. Charles University A manages the estate of several important members of the Czech research community and takes for documentation purposes. The amount of archived materials At this moment, we have more than 7 km of archived materials, in 195 archive funds and col overview is displayed at the web pages udauk.cuni.cz [ URL "http://udauk.cuni.cz/ARCH-33.h The storage areas Charles University Archive has two depositories – the first is located directly in the Rec at Ovocný trh 5; its capacity, hardware, is now completely full, so the second depository Příbram is used. The Prague building of Charles University Archive also contains a vault r oldest and worthiest documents. Documents online We have digitized selected archived materials and made them accessible online. These inclu registers, manuscripts, lists of Charles University doctors between 1882 and 1939, lists o University doctors, and test protocols of Faculty of Law at the German University between The digitization is a continuing process, and the amount of accessible materials will incr information, visit our web and Facebook pages. Not just an archive The Institute of History and Archive of Charles University is an independent institute at University. It consists of two parts, with areas of responsibility that are not strictly s but mingle at some points. In addition to our care of archived documents, we're also invol research activities especially as concerns the history of Charles University, history of s and education, and of sciences and related subjects since the 14th century to present. Our presented in many expert papers and theses, including our specialized journal Historia Uni Carolinae Pragensis. We're also active in preparation of exhibitions or in providing guidi the Carolinum. There’s a library, too An integral part of the Institute of History and Archive of Charles University is a vast e (53,000 volumes) managed by two librarians. It’s located in the Institute building at Ovoc books may be also borrowed by public (local loan only in the research room). What does Charles University Archive offer? The research room of Charles University Archive is open five days a week, and we're happy you there. You may use our library, study digitized document, or, upon the agreement with the relevant archive fund, order archive materials of your choice for study purposes. The features all archiving tools of Charles University Archive, lecture lists, and essential t Charles University history. Via the secretariat of the Archive, we also provide study cert certificates, diploma copies etc. Source: OVV RUK