Thursday, September 16, 2021
9:00 Registration
10:00-10:30 Welcome address
Paweł Pietrzyk, General Director of State Archives: Introduction speech
10:30–12:00
Waldemar Chorążyczewski (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń): Transnational archives. A tentative definition
Dieter Schlenker (Historical Archives of the European Union, European University Institute):
Integrating Europe – The Historical Archives of the European Union documenting the 20th century’s quest for a united Europe
Leszek Pudłowski (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria): International/ transnational archives. A subjective perspective over the last 25 years
12:00–12:30 Coffee break
12:30–14:00
Piotr Długołęcki (International Committee of Publishers of Diplomatic Documents, Warszawa): Sources for the history of twentieth-century diplomacy –national or supranational character?
Jan Kopiec (University of Opole): Vatican Archive as the global center for Catholic church administrative records
Anna Laszuk (The Head Office of State Archives): Humanitarian activity and record collections of International Tracing Service in Bad Arolsen
14:00–15:00 Lunch
15:00 Iwona Fischer (The National Archives in Krakow): Government-in-exile – registry abroad. Difficult fate of Ukrainian archival documents from the years 1919-1921
16:15-17:30 Guided tour of the National Archives in Krakow premises and exhibition
Friday, September 17, 2021
10:00–11:30
Maik Schmerbauch (Head of Archives German Catholic Military Bishop): The development of international archives since 1945: current perspectives and challenges
Władysław Stępniak: The idea of UNESCO’s common cultural heritage in theory and practice
Witold Mędykowski (Yad Vashem): Jerusalem archives of international importance: The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP), Central Zionist Archives (CZA) and Yad Vashem Archives
11:30–12:30 Coffee break
12:30–14:00
Olga Fejtova (Hlavni Archiv Praga): Memory institution, research institute or registry of digital records? History, role and works of Prague City Archives in the international context
Katarzyna Pepłowska (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń), Jędrzej Sabliński (PIQL): The Arctic World Archive as an initiative of Piql to preserve world heritage
Halina Dudała (Pedagogical University of Krakow), Dorota Drzewiecka (Pedagogical University of Krakow): Polymorhpism of archives: continuity and change
14:00 Summary of the conference