Język Polski
English
Zbiór fotografii Głównej Komisji Badania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu – doświadczenia w porządkowaniu, opracowywaniu, digitalizacji i upowszechnianiu
Konrad Wiesław Ślusarski
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8433-7871
Instytut Pamięci Narodowej w Warszawie
Przegląd Archiwalny Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej, No. 13 (2020), pages: 59–70
Publication date: 2023-04-05
https://doi.org/10.48261/PAIPN201303
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Abstract
The collection of photographs of the Main Commission for the Investigation of Crimes against the Polish Nation is one of the most important collections of iconographic materials depicting the Second World War on Polish territory and the German crimes committed there. It was generated throughout the entire period of the Main Commission’s existence, which successively collected incoming photos (both in the form of originals and reproductions). The compilation and recordkeeping principles adopted by the record creator mean that we are only able to estimate the size of the collection at about 128,000 photographs. The condition of the collection at the moment of its acquisition into the INR archival repository did not meet standards for the compilation, storage and ordering of photographic materials in archives. Therefore, work was undertaken to give the collection a new system, and the photographs were repacked and secured, as well as being separated from the acidulated protective cards. The photographs were digitised and are now available only in the format of digital copies. They are also being successively entered into the ZEUS database – the main tool for compiling digital copies of photographs in the INR Archive. The foundation for future records in the collection will be the numbering of photographs assigned by the record creator, which will make it possible to avoid the time-consuming creation of concordances, as well as to facilitate access to photographs and other related elements (negatives, protective cards, record notes, archival documents), which of necessity are stored separately.
