Κέντρο Έρευνας Μακεδονικής Ιστορίας και Τεκμηρίωσης (ΚΕΜΙΤ) του Μουσείου Μακεδονικού Αγώνα Θεσσαλονίκης

In 1986, the Board of the Association “The Friends of the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle” took the decision to establish a Research Centre in order to promote research into the history of Macedonia and the Macedonian Struggle. This initiative answered the need to promote the study of history by using primary sources and material. The Research Centre for Macedonian History and Documentation (KEMIT) features a specialised library and electronic databases, collects and processes archival material, publishes monographs and studies, organises seminars and conferences, provides information and documentation to interested parties and generally promotes the academic objectives of the Foundation through all possible means. 

Upon request 

KEMIT does not only hold collections of Greek archives, but also foreign archival material divided in 3 main categories: - Archives from the period 1870-1925, containing collections of the US National Archives, which contain correspondence from the American Consulate in Thessaloniki (1870-1912); Collections from the Quai d’Orsay (1871-1895, 1896-1910);Collections from the UK Public Record Office, which contain correspondence from the British Consulate (1879-1911);Collections from the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and from many Austro-Hungarian Consulates of the Ottoman Empire (Bitola, Thessaloniki, Adrianople, Istanbul);Collections from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Correspondence with the Russian Consulate of Thessaloniki);Collections from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Correspondence from the Consulates of Thessaloniki and Bitola). - Documents belonging to local Macedonian chief captains. - Archival material from the 1930-1983 period. KEMIT also holds a digital database containing information about the demographics in Macedonia and a large collection of digitised photographs of Macedonia (late 19th – 20th century). Most of the photographs are the property of the Museum, while others belong to private collectors, such as I. Megas, A. Papaioannou and A. Koukoudis.  

For archival research and reproduction of material, photographic or printed, a request is required. For archival material there are additional restrictions depending on the archival unit.