Ελληνικό Λογοτεχνικό και Ιστορικό Αρχείο-Μορφωτικό Ίδρυμα Εθνικής Τραπέζης

Τhe Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, better known as E.L.I.A., is part of the National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation (M.I.E.T.), since October 2009. Its basic aim is to collect, preserve, classify, research and publish 19th and 20th century archival and printed material, particularly that which relates to the modern history and culture of Greece. In addition, E.L.I.A. supports research and dissemination of results across a broad range of academic orientations.Founded in 1980, it has collected and preserved an invaluable collection of material, which under other circumstances would have been lost forever.  

There are charges for photocopying/digital output. Any copies that a researcher purchases are for personal use only. Copyright permission must be sought for further reproduction or publication. 

The E.L.I.A. collection adds up to a multifaceted coverage of Greece's historical development through the 19th and 20th centuries.E.L.I.A.'s merit lies in the fact that it maintains an exceptional collection of over 1000 archives of historical, literary, economic and artistic content. Moreover, it maintains a rich stock of visual and pictorial material: photographs, post cards, maps, old advertisements, and a wide range of various everyday collectibles or ephemera, curios and a mass of other objects.  

There are not restrictions on access and admission fees.