AGAD

The mission of the Central Archives of Historical Records is: “to preserve the written heritage of the past generations for the future and make it widely accessible to the general publicity of today and tomorrow”.

Central Archives of Historical Records
Head of Archives - Hubert Wajs PhD
Długa 7 Street, PL 00-263 Warszawa
phone (+ 48)(22) 831-54-91
fax. (+ 48)(22) 831-16-08
e-mail: sekretariat@agad.gov.pl
strona www: www.agad.archiwa.gov.pl

Opening hours of Reading Room in year 2010:

Monday - Friday 9.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.

Ventilation break:
12.15 - 12.30
17.00 - 17.15

Closure dates:
2nd April, Friday 9.00 a.m. - noon
5th April, Monday
3rd May, Monday
3rd June, Thursday
4th June, Friday
1st November, Monday
11th November, Thursday
12th November, Friday
24th December, Friday
31st December, Friday 9.00 a.m. - noon

Contact us by phone:
(+ 48)(22) 831-54-91 w. 429 (the Reading-Room)
(+ 48)(22) 831-54-91 w. 427
(+ 48)(22) 831-54-91 w. 446

In August Reading-Room is closed.

Document ordering times: Documents can be requested twice a day on 9:00 and 13:00 There is a limit of 5 archival units (for Warsaw resident) and 10 archival units (non-resident) on current orders per reader per day.

In the Reading Room of the Central Archives of Historical Records there are 31 sits; 17 for researchers who would like to inspect original records and 14 for the microfilm readers. There is also a special table for reading maps. Finding aids, dictionaries and some books are on the shelves around the work space.

The Central Archives of Historical Records was established in the year 1808. Historical records of the central authorities: Crown Archives and Royal Chancery Registers (from 13th till 18th century) are kept along with the registers of the local tribunals for nobles (from 15th till 18th century) and records of public authorities, offices and institutions from the period of Partitions (1795 - 1918). Here are also records of nobles families, individuals and their estates.

Due to the lower budget and the need to economize, the Users in the reading room are not allowed to plug in their notebooks to the electricity for uploading the battery.

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Polish version

Plan pracy Pracowni Naukowej AGAD w 2009 r.
Czas zwykły
od poniedziałku do piątku od 9.00 do 19.00
Wietrzenie Pracowni Naukowej
odbywa się w godzinach:
12.15 – 12.30
17.00 – 17.15
Czas skrócony
2 stycznia, piątek od 9.00 do 16.00
10 kwietnia, piątek (Wielki Piątek) od 9.00 do 12.00
24 grudnia, czwartek (Wigilia) 9.00 do 12.00
31 grudnia, czwartek 9.00 do 12.00
Zamknięta
13 kwietnia, poniedziałek
1 maja, piątek
11 czerwca, czwartek
12 czerwca, piątek
11 listopada, sroda
25 grudnia, piątek

Kontakt telefoniczny

(+ 48)(22) 831-54-91 w. 429 (Pracownia Naukowa)

(+ 48)(22) 831-54-91 w. 427

(+ 48)(22) 831-54-91 w. 446

W sierpniu Pracownia Naukowa jest zamknięta.