The Archive of Serbs in Croatia was established in 2006 as the result of cooperation between the Serb National Council (SNC) and the Serbian Cultural Society “Prosvjeta” (SCS “Prosvjeta”). The archive contains registered archival material – documents, audio-visual and digital records and photographs of significance for the cultural-historic heritage of Serbs in Croatia and for the studies of Serb-Croatian relations – that is collected, stored, processed by experts, and prepared for use.
Thus far, the Archive’s major focus was on collecting documents created by the institutions run by the Serb national minority. As a result, it now holds original material from most Serb institutions and associations (SNC, SCS “Prosvjeta”, Serb Democratic Forum, Serbian Orthodox Church). The Archive also possesses significant authentic documents such as bequests, maps, postcards, collections of photographs and other audio-visual and digital records, press clippings (i.e., a newspaper library containing 8,000 digitalized units) and copies of older archival materials, whose originals are kept in archives, museums and other institutions. The established quantity of material totals 110 d/m covering an extensive time period.
The most notable archive sources include donations by Vojin Bakić, Adam Dupalo, Slavko Goldstein, Dane Mirić, Jovan Mirić, Ervin Peratoner, Mihael Sobolevski and others, as well as materials from associations, organisations and religious communities pertaining to the Serb community.
Identification of the source of material, its collection and classification implies further analysis and assessment, as well as display using the corresponding inventory and information tools. Another method of data collection is an interview, especially when it comes to dealing with relevant historical witnesses or gathering family narratives.
These methods and the scope of work of the Archive lay the foundations for the establishment of a future research centre. The goal is for archive researchers to use and thereby display the materials in their scientific work, but also for all the interested users to be able to find most of the information and materials they need in one place. The scientific journal Tragovi [Traces] was founded for this purpose.
The database allows our users to search through the materials that have been gathered, processed, and listed thus far. At the moment, the Archive is part of a library catalogue that is updated on a weekly basis and now comprises more than 2,000 books. The database can be searched at the following link.

Contact the Archive of Serbs

Nikola Vukobratović
nikola.vukobratovic@snv.hr

Address

Preradovićeva 21, Zagreb