Polska Akademia Nauk - Archiwum w Warszawie

The archive of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk - PAN) came into existence in 1953, according to the Resolution of Scholarly Secretariat of PAN. This archive is an auxiliary scientific institution. In 1962-1977 it was subordinated to the Chair of Academy. In 1977-1997 the archive was one of the institutions of the 1st Department of the Social Sciences. After 1997, the archive is subordinated to the President of the Academy. In 2002, the Cracow branch of the archive became independent. Nowadays, the archive has two branches: in Poznań and in Katowice (Wodzisław Śląski). 

The archive of the Polish Academy of Sciences together with its branches is the main archival institution of the Academy. It possesses rich holdings containing documents of organizational units of Academy, legacies of the scientists and documents of the learned societies. The holdings are divided in three parts. One part is concerning the records of the scientific institutions, editions offices and committees (e.g. the holdings of Warsaw Learned Society (Towarzystwo Naukowe Warszawskie 1907-1952), the Józef Mianowski Found (Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego 1881-1951), Polish Historical Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Historyczne 1886-1939, 1947-1968) and Congresses of the Polish Science I - III (Kongresy Nauki Polskiej I - III 1951-1986). The second part is concerning the documents of the Polish Academy of Sciences: its authorities, organizational units, scientific institutions and learned societies subsidized by Academy (till 1983). The third part is concerning the legacies of the Polish scientists. The archive also stores photographs and medals. It possesses the collection of the Vilnius University's documents, a collection of the Polish scientists' obituaries, microfilms and photocopies.