Archiwum Państwowe w Warszawie - Oddział w Łowiczu
http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/institutions/pl-003088 an entity of type: Institution
The archive in Łowicz possesses 278 collections and archival founds, which makes 53745 units and over 600 running meters from 17th century to the present time. There are: municipal records of Łowicz, documents of guilds, documents of state and local administration, schools, prison, judiciary and registry offices. The most valuable collection is a legacy of Władysław Tarczyński (1845-1918). It consists of documents concerning history of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, national insurrections and local history.
Archiwum Państwowe w Warszawie - Oddział w Łowiczu
The archive in Łowicz came into existence according to the Decree of the Minister of Education from July 21 1950 as a branch of Voivodship State Archive in Łódź. In 1976, according to the reform of state administration, the archive became a branch of Voivodship State Archive in Skierniewice. From 1985 the archive in Łowicz became a branch of the State Archive of the Capital City of Warsaw.
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Wojtylak M.: Informator o zasobie archiwalnym Archiwum Państwowego m. st. Warszawy Odział w Łowiczu, Łowicz 1993, ss. 59. Rec. J. Leśniewska: Archeion, T. 96, Warszawa 1996, s. 215-217; Zasób archiwalny Archiwum Państwowego Województwa Skierniewickiego, Oprac. Z. Tobijański, A. Gryciuk, K. Jachimek, Rawa Mazowiecka 1976.
The archive's holdings are available in the workroom open Monday-Friday 9.00 - 15.00.
The access is regulated by Instruction No. 4 of the Head Office of State Archives in Poland, dated February 1, 2013.
In 1950-1958 the archive was located in the building in Nowy Rynek. In 1958 it was relocated in the building of museum in 3 Maja street.