Address, Directorship:
State Archive of Odesa Region was established in 1920 as Odesa Historical Archive. Its main functions were concentration of archival documents on the territory of Odesa and Odesa Guberniia (Province), control under departmental archives, responsibility for safety of valuable materials, research work and publication of documents. Many famous scientists, public leaders and officials took part in creating of state archival system in Odesa Region such as: Professor of History M.E.Slabchenko, Professor of Russian Literature J.G.Oksman, Professor of Economics S.J.Borovoy, an archivist A.A.Riabinin-Skliarevsky and others.
SAOR was started with 22 fonds and collections taken from various organizations, agencies, churches which stopped their activities after revolution. Since 1920 main regional institutions has been systematically transferring their valuable records to SAOR for permanent keeping under protection of the State. Till 1940 above 44 000 fonds were concentrated in SAOR.
With the beginning of the World War II and German-Romanian occupation of Odesa in 1941 major portion of records were evacuated to Stalinhrad, later to the town of Uralsk in West-Kazakhstan Region. More than 1 million files (50 %) were lost during the war. In April 1944 SAOR renew its work in Odesa. Until 1958 it was subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, then to the Main Archival Administration of Ukraine, since 1999 - to the State Committee of Archives of Ukraine. In 1992 SAOR included records of the former Archive of Odesa Regional Committee of the Communist Party of USSR (more then 6 000 fonds).
Nowadays the State Archive of Odesa Region is one of the biggest archives in the South of Ukraine. It is keeping above 13 000 fonds and collections that include about 2 million files. They are always of great interest for researchers.
Documents cover period since the end of 18 cent. till nowadays and reflect history of Odesa, Odesa Region and Southern Ukraine. Main fonds of the pre-revolutionary period are: Administrations of Novorosiia and Bessarabiia Governor-General, Odesa City Chief, Odesa City Council, Odesa Police Office, Commercial Court, Kherson Orthodox Consistoria (1752-1925), Odesa City Rabbi (1875-1920), St.Paul Evangelic-Lutheran Church (1811-1920), Roman-Catholic Church of the village of Krasna (Bessarabiia) (1917-1939), Banks, Odesa Port Offices, Customs, Novorosiia University, colleges and schools, Building organizations, Cultural societies and others.
Similar records are being kept in the archive for the period since 1920 - regional, city, district and village administrations, plants, colleges, societies, etc.138 family collections of scientists, public figures, artists, musicians, other famous people are also among the most valuable collections.
The Odesa Archive is the main scientific and methodical center for 6 municipal archives, 26 district ones and more then 2000 archives of institutions and organizations.
STRUCTURE AND STAFF: 4 departments and Laboratory, 92 persons including 52 specialists-archivists.
1. Dept. of Information, Publication and External Relations
Functions and services: fulfillment of requests from organization and private persons, genealogical research (Germans, Mennonites, Jews, Greeks, Swiss, French etc.), acceptance of orders for copying of documents (xerox-copy, negative microfilm). Compiling of guides, reference books and reviews on archival fonds and documents, research projects.
Preparation of radio- and TV programs, articles in newspapers and magazines, publication of documents, scientific work. Work with students (archival practice), organization of researchers' work in the Reading Room (consulting on the subject of research, archival fonds). Exhibits of records and excursions, lectures, meetings. International projects.
Tel. (0482) 250910
Head of Dept. - Vladyslav Kharkovenko
2. Dept. of Keeping and Registration of Records
Functions: Keeping of records, registration of fonds. Responsibility for depository. Providing archivists and researchers in the Reading Room with files. Compiling of guides, reference books and reviews on archival fonds and documents, research projects.
Tel. (0482) 251219
Head of Dept. - Veronika Alekseieva
3. Catalogue
Function: Classification of records and collections. Compiling of inventories. Additions to catalogues (personal, subject and geographical ones). Compiling of guides, reference books and reviews of archival fonds and documents, research projects. Consulting the researchers.
Head of Dept. - Valentina Onopriienko; care-taker - Olha Naboka
4. Dept. of Document Integration
Functions: Control under departmental archives, cooperation with district archives. Finding of sources of document integration. Expert evaluation of records before their acquisition for state keeping. Providing of reception of fonds. Assistance to organization in records management. Lectures and courses on records management.Tel. (0482) 225305
Head of Dept. - Tamara Ratushna
Laboratory: Restoration of documents. Copying of records (negative microfilm), other technical work.
Tel. (482) 251219
Head - Olena Skalska
Information on activity of the Odesa Archive in January-April 2002
Requests:
1884 Request were fulfilled: confirmation of working, education, being in ghettos during 1841-1844, status of ostarbeiters, status of deputy, delivery of administration resolutions copies, copies of notary deeds, also birth, death, marriage entries before 1923, genealogy information (see Genealogical Search Form in Appendix 1)
Reading Room:
99 researchers (scientists, students, local historians-amateurs, common peoples), 1239 visits. Subjects - history of Ukraine, nationalities, institutions, genealogical research. 2 foreign researchers:
Alexis Hoffmeister (Germany, Cologne University, subject - "Odesa, 1871-1921: Cecularization, nationalism and social question among the Jews in Russian city");
Sida Kioko (Japan, Chokkajdo University, subject - "Ethnic minorities in the Southern Ukraine and ethnic policy of the Novorosiia and Bessarabia Governor-General"
Publications:
1."The Odesa Greeks, 1834-1852. Part 2", 380 pages: Name Index of parishioners of the Odesa Greek Church, compiled on basis of metric books.
Compilers: L.Belousova, T.Volkova, H.Malinova, V.Kharkovenko.
This is the joint project of the Odesa Archives and Greek Fund of Culture (Odesa Department), ready for publication.
2. 9 Articles in Odesa newspapers devoted to the 70-year anniversary of the Odesa Region (authors - H.Malinova, L.Belousova)
3. "Richelieu Lecee, 1817-1865: Students and Teachers" - the guide on the fond ¹ 44, Richelieu Lecee. Compiler Veronika Alekseieva. The Guide will be completed in 2003.
4. "Maps, Photos, Lithographs in Odesa Archive, 1796-1920" (Register). Compilers: V.Alekseieva, S.Vinohlovska, V.Sichkarenko. Will be completed in 2005.
Catalogues, Data Bases of the Odesa Archive
1. The unique fonds and documents (compiler - V.Alekseieva)
2. Register of Odesa fonds transferred to another archives (V.Alekseeva)
3. Declassified Documents (Fond List) (V.Alekseieva)
4. Insurance Fonds (V.Alekseieva)
5. Fonds lost and displaced during the WW II (V.Alekseieva)
6. Odessa Church Books (O.Naboka)
7. Persons lived in Odesa during the occupation (1941-1944), name catalogue (O.Naboka)
8. Prisoners of the Odesa prison in the period of Romanian-German occupation (1941-1944) (A.Geitan)
Seminars, meetings.
1. Courses on skill development for archivists of Odesa Region have been working since March, 5 till June, 6.
2. 3 seminars with archivists of Odesa Regional Administration and Institutions of higher education were held for studying of new reduction of the Law on National Archival Fond and Archival Institutions.
3. 3 colloquiums were held at Odesa Archive for discussing of problems of document integration, publication of archival guides and control under local archives.
Restoration
Over 10000 sheets and 154 files were renewed. The main problem is lack of special paper for restoration.
Tel. (8-0482) 250910, e-mail art1@te.net.ua, gaoo@te.net.ua
Your full name_________________________________________________ Your post address, E-mail______________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ FOCUS OF SEARCH 1. To confirm certain events in the life of a single individual Person to be searched: Full name________________________________________________________ Religion_________________________________________________________ Date and place of birth__________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Parents__________________________________________________________ Brothers, sisters________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Date and place of marriage_______________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Wife, husband____________________________________________________ Children_________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Date and place of death__________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ MY QUESTIONS ARE: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 2. To search the family history: Family name______________________________________________________ Religion_________________________________________________________ Place (colony, district, province) and period of residence_______ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ MY QUESTIONS ARE: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Date_____________________ Signature_________________
NB. Genealogical research is free of charge in the Reading Room only.
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