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Verba volant, scripta manet

(vârdi aizlido, uzrakstîtais paliek)

Ceïð uz zinâðanu sabiedrîbu mûsdienupasaulç vairs nav iedomâjams bez informâ-cijas apmaiòas iespçjâm ar moderno infor-mâcijas tehnoloìiju (IT) palîdzîbu. ITienâkðana valsts un paðvaldîbu iestâþudarbâ ar dokumentiem visnotaï satricinâjaun izmainîja ne tikai dokumentu radîtâjuiestâþu, bet arî valsts arhîvu darbu ar tiem,radot nepiecieðamîbu pçc jaunâmzinâðanâm un iemaòâm. Pilnîgi iespçjams,ka ne tik tâlâ nâkotnç virtuâlâ vidç bûs pie-ejams arî vecâkais saglabâtais dokumentsLatvijas teritorijâ – bîskapa Alberta 1220.gada raksts par Sv. Jura hospitâïa dibi-nâðanu, citi seni un ne tik seni, kâ arî mûs-dienâs radîti arhîvu dokumenti.

Arhîvu dokumentu sûtîba slçpjas topierâdîjumvçrtîbâ daþâdu vçsturisku unjuridisku faktu apliecinâðanai. Tomçr reizçmsecinâjumi, kas izdarîti it kâ pamatojoties uzarhîva dokumentiem, ir aplami – politiskapasûtîjuma rezultâtâ îstenîba tiek apzinâtisagrozîta un vçstures spogulis kïûst greizs.Taèu vaina nav dokumentos – informâcijaarhîva dokumentos ir autentiska. Mûsdie-nâs likumsakarîga ir arvien pieaugoðâvçlme katram sabiedrîbas loceklim paðamun pçc iespçjas îsâkâ laikâ iegût praktisku

Verba volant, scripta manet

(Spoken words fly away, written words stay)

A well-informed society is today notimaginable without the exchange of infor-mation provided by modern informationtechnologies (IT). The use of IT in the workof national and local institutions associatedwith documents and archives has shakenand changed not only the institutions creat-ing the documents, but also the work ofnational archives, requiring new knowledgeand new practices. It is to be expected, thatin the not too distant future the virtual ITenvironment will contain even the veryoldest document preserved on Latvian terri-tory – a note written by Bishop Albert in1220 concerning the establishment of the St.George’s hospital – and other ancient, not soancient and contemporary archival docu-ments.

The purpose of archival documents is toprovide proof of historical and legal events.But sometimes, conclusions based on docu-ments from the archives are erroneousbecause political powers have purposefullydistorted reality and the historical imageobtained is distorted. The fault howeverdoes not lie in the documents – the informa-tion in the archival documents is authentic.Today it is to be expected that members of


un pilnîgu informâciju par interesçjoðojautâjumu gan tieði arhîvâ, gan arî integrçtâsEiropas un citu valstu arhîvu informâcijassistçmâs.

Latvijas valsts arhîvi savâ nepilnu gadsimtuilgajâ pastâvçðanas laikâ ir izveidojuðies parnozîmîgiem nacionâlâ dokumentârâ manto-juma glabâtâjiem. Tie palîdz saglabât arînacionâlo kultûras identitâti saskarsmç arcitu valstu kultûrâm un vienlaicîgi bagâtinatâs ar savu savdabîbu.

Arhîvi lîdz ar Latvijas valsti ir piedzîvojuðiuzplaukumu, okupâcijas varu postu unvalstiskâs neatkarîbas atjaunoðanu. Daïadokumentu, kuri raksturotu ðîs norises,objektîvu apstâkïu ietekmç ir nonâkuði vaiveidojuðies ârpus Latvijas teritorijas. Lûdzuvisus, kuru rîcîbâ ir ar Latviju saistîti doku-menti, sniegt informâciju par tiem Latvijasvalsts arhîviem.

Vçlçjums – lai Eiropas Savienîbas dalîbvalstuun citu valstu arhîvistu kopîgâs vçrtîbas unmçríi no neaizsniedzamas abstrakcijaspârvçrðas sasniedzamâ realitâte.

Valsts arhîvu ìenerâldirektors

Valdis Ðtâls

the public have an increasing wish to quick-ly access authentic and complete informa-tion in our archives as well as in the integra-ted archival system of Europe and othercountries.

During their nearly century long existence,the Latvia state archives have becomeimportant repositories of documentation ofthe national heritage. In interactions withother cultures, they help to preserve theLatvian cultural identity and at the sametime enable it to contribute its unique fea-tures to other cultures.

Together with the Republic of Latvia, thearchives have experienced growth, thedestructive effect of occupation powers andthe recovery associated with the renewal ofindependence. Many documents that referto theses events have been removed fromLatvia or have originated outside of Latvianterritory. I ask every one who has docu-ments relating to Latvia, to send informationabout them to the Latvia state archives.

A wish for the future – may the commonvalues and aims of the archivists of Europeand other countries change from unachiev-able ideals to achievable reality.

Director-General of

the State Archives of Latvia

Valdis Ðtâls

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Saturs Contents

Valsts arhîvi LatvijâLatvia State Archives

Latvijas Valsts vçstures arhîvsState Historical Archives of Latvia

Latvijas Valsts arhîvsState Archives of Latvia

Latvijas Valsts kinofotofonodokumentu arhîvsState Audiovisual Archives of Latvia

Personâla dokumentu valsts arhîvsState Archives of Personnel Files

Zonâlie valsts arhîviRegional State ArchivesAlûksnes ZVA RSA of Alûksne

Cçsu ZVA RSA of Cçsis

Daugavpils ZVA RSA of Daugavpils

Jelgavas ZVA RSA of Jelgava

Jçkabpils ZVA RSA of Jçkabpils

Liepâjas ZVA RSA of Liepâja

Rçzeknes ZVA RSA of Rçzekne

Siguldas ZVA RSA of Sigulda

Tukuma ZVA RSA of Tukums

Valmieras ZVA RSA of Valmiera

Ventspils ZVA RSA of Ventspils

Centrâlâ mikrofotokopçðanas un dokumentu restaurâcijas laboratorijaCentral Microphotocopying and Document Restoration Laboratory

Valsts arhîvu speciâlâ bibliotçkaSpecialised Library of State Archives

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Valsts arhîvi Latvijâ Latvia State Archives

Valsts arhîvu ìenerâldirekcija Adrese: Ðíûòu iela 11, Rîga, LV-1050Tâlr./fakss: 7213994E-pasts: [email protected]

Informâciju par Latvijas valsts arhîvu sistçmu skatît arî: www.arhivi.gov.lv

Directorate General of Latvia State ArchivesAddress: Ðíûòu iela 11, Rîga, LV-1050, LatviaTel. & fax: +371 7213994E-mail: [email protected]

For information see also: www.arhivi.gov.lv

LVVA Slokas iela 16

LVA Bezdelîdu iela 1

CMDRLDaugavgrîvas iela 19/21

VAÌVASBÐíûòu iela 11

LVKFFDAÐmerïa iela 5

PDVA Ata iela 1

Valsts arhîvu sistçmas iestâdes Rîgâ State archival institutions in Riga

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Latvijas valsts arhîvu sistçmu veido 15valsts arhîvi, kuru uzdevums ir nodroðinâtnacionâlâ dokumentârâ mantojumauzkrâðanu, uzskaiti, saglabâðanu, pie-ejamîbu un izmantoðanu: Latvijas Valstsarhîvs (LVA), Latvijas Valsts vçstures arhîvs(LVVA), Latvijas Valsts kinofotofonodoku-mentu arhîvs (LVKFFDA), Personâla doku-mentu valsts arhîvs (PDVA) un 11 zonâlievalsts arhîvi (ZVA) ar informâcijas unpakalpojumu sektoriem katrâ rajonâ. LVA,PDVA un ZVA apkalpo noteiktus reìionus.Valsts arhîvu sistçmâ ietilpst arî Centrâlâmikrofotokopçðanas un dokumentu restau-râcijas laboratorija (CMDRL) un Valstsarhîvu speciâlâ bibliotçka (VASB). Valstsarhîvu sistçmu vada Kultûras ministrijaspârraudzîbâ esoðâ valsts pârvaldes iestâde –

The state archival system of Latvia con-sists of 15 archives whose mission is tosecure the accumulation, appraisal, descrip-tion, preservation, access and use of nation-al documents. These archives are – the StateArchives of Latvia (Latvijas Valsts arhîvs,LVA), the State Historical Archives of Latvia(Latvijas Valsts vçstures arhîvs, LVVA), theState Audiovisual Archives of Latvia(Latvijas Valsts kinofotofonodokumentuarhîvs, LVKFFDA), the State Archives ofPersonnel Files (Personâla dokumentu valstsarhîvs, PDVA) and 11 Regional StateArchives (zonâlie valsts arhîvi, ZVA) withinformation and service departments inevery district

Vecâkais arhîva dokuments Latvijâ – Livonijas bîskapaAlberta raksts par Sv . Jura hospitâïa dibinâðanu Rîgâ.1220. gads.LVVA, 8. fonds, 3a apr ., 1. lieta

Oldest document in the Ar chives of Latvia – a note writ-ten in 1220 by Bishop Albert of Livonia concer ning theestablishment of St. George’s hospital.


Valsts arhîvu ìenerâldirekcija (VAÌ), kurasuzdevums ir veikt valsts arhîvu sistçmaspârvaldi un koordinçt tâs pilnveidoðanu, kâarî nodroðinât valsts iestâþu arhîvu uzrau-dzîbas vadîbu.

Kopð 1993. gada valsts arhîvu sistçma irStarptautiskâs Arhîvu padomes A kategori-jas locekle.

Paðreiz Latvijas valsts arhîvos uzkrâti 16,1miljoni glabâjamo vienîbu, kas aizòem 144,3tûkst. lineâros metrus (01.01.2004 dati). 2003.gadâ arhîvos konsultâcijas saòçmuði 45 935apmeklçtâji; lasîtavu pakalpojumus izman-tojuði 2691 pçtnieks, izsniegtas 38 089izziòas, sarîkotas 50 izstâdes, sniegtametodiskâ palîdzîba un uzraudzîtslietvedîbas un arhîvu darbs valsts un pað-valdîbu iestâdçs. Latvijas valsts arhîvos tiekveikts nopietns zinâtniskais darbs, strâdâtspie dokumentu krâjumiem un pçtîjumiem,kas tiek izdoti ar Latvijas un ârvalstu valsts,paðvaldîbu un nevalstisko organizâcijufinansiâlu atbalstu. Aktualizçta informâcijapar ðiem izdevumiem atrodama valstsarhîvu sistçmas interneta mâjas lapâ. Laiiepazîstinâtu sabiedrîbu ar arhîvubagâtîbâm, tiek rîkoti seminâri, atvçrtodurvju dienas un ekskursijas. Kopð 1994.gada iznâk valsts arhîvu sistçmas þurnâls“Latvijas Arhîvi”, kurâ tiek publicçti zinât-niski pçtîjumi par Latvijas vçstures unkultûrvçstures tçmâm, informâcija pararhîvu darbu, grâmatu recenzijas unapskati.

and Document Restoration Laboratory andthe Specialised Library of State Archives.The Ministry of Culture supervises theDirectorate General of Latvia State Archives,which oversees the state archival system,coordinates its development and supervisesthe management of the archives of stateinstitutions.

Since 1993, the Directorate General of LatviaState Archives represents the state archivalsystem as a category A member of theInternational Council on Archives.

At present (01.01.2004), the state archives ofLatvia hold 16.1 million registered itemsthat extend over 144.3 thousand metres.During 2003, the public reading rooms wereused by 2691 researchers, 45 935 visitorssought consultations, information was pro-vided in 38 089 cases, 50 exhibitions wereheld, methodological assistance was provid-ed and recordkeeping supervised in stateand local government institutions. TheArchives conduct research work, documentcollections and research papers are pub-lished using state, local government, non-governmental organisation and foreign gov-ernment funding. Current informationabout these publications can be found in theInternet. Seminars, open door events andexcursions are organised to introduce thepublic to the treasures in the Archives. Since1994, the journal “Latvijas Arhîvi” has pub-lished research papers about history andculture of Latvia, information about theArchives, book reviews and other articles.

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Valsts arhîvu sistçma Latvijâ sâka veidoties1919. gadâ, kad tikko nodibinâtajâ LatvijasRepublikâ Izglîtîbas ministrijas pârziòâ sâkadarboties Valsts vçsturiskais arhîvs – pirmâpatstâvîgâ valsts institûcija, kuras pienâkumsbija sakopot un glabât visus valstij bûtiskosdokumentus.

1924. gada 28. oktobrî pieòemtais “Likumspar Valsts arhîvu” nostiprinâja arhîva sta-tusu, konkretizçja tâ uzdevumus darbâ arvalsts iestâdçm un precizçja nosaukumu –Valsts arhîvs. 1932. gada 1. jûnijâ izdarîtielikuma grozîjumi paplaðinâja arhîva kom-plektçðanas avotu loku, ietverot tajâ arî pað-valdîbas un “…citas publiski tiesiskasiestâdes”.

Padomju okupâcijas laikâ 1940. gada 22.augustâ Ministru Kabinets pieòçma lçmu-mu “Par arhîvu organizçðanu LPSR”, kurâvisi Latvijas teritorijâ esoðie dokumenti,ieskaitot likvidçto un nacionalizçto iestâþuun uzòçmumu, reliìisko, sabiedrisko unpolitisko organizâciju dokumentus, tikapasludinâti par valsts îpaðumu. Sâkot no tâbrîþa, izòemot nacistiskâs Vâcijas okupâcijaslaiku, lîdz pat Latvijas Republikasneatkarîbas atgûðanai 1991. gadâ valstsarhîvu sistçma tika veidota pçc PSRS arhîvusistçmas parauga. 1940. gadâ tika nodibinâ-ta Iekðlietu Tautas komisariâta Arhîvu daïaun 18 apriòíu arhîvi darbam ar straujiuzkrâto dokumentu apjomu visâ Latvijasteritorijâ. Valsts arhîvs tika nosaukts parLPSR Centrâlo Valsts arhîvu (CVA). Lîdz1961. gadam gadam Latvijas valsts arhîvusistçma bija pakïauta iekðlietu struktûrâm(LPSR Iekðlietu Tautas komisariâtam, vçlâk

The state archival system of Latvia wasbegun in 1919, when the State HistoricalArchives started its work guided by thenewly established Latvian Ministry ofEducation. It was the first independent stateinstitution and its mission was to gather andpreserve all-important state documents.

The “Law about the State Archives” waspassed on 28 October 1924, and it securedthe Archives status, defined its purpose withrespect to state institutions and defined itsname – State Archives. Amendments passedon 1 June 1932, widened the extent ofarchival material sources by including localgovernments and “… other public judicialinstitutions”.

During the Soviet occupation on August 22,1940, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a rul-ing “About the organisation of archives inthe Latvian SSR” which declared all docu-ments existing in the territory of Latvia,including those of all abolished and nation-alised establishments and companies, reli-gious, social and political organisations, tobe state property. From that time, exceptduring the Nazi occupation, but until therecovery of independence in 1991, thearchives were organised according to thesame principles as the USSR archives. In1940, the Internal Affairs PeoplesCommissariat Archives Department and 18District Archives were established to workwith the rapid build-up of documents in thewhole territory of Latvia. The State Archiveswas renamed the Latvian SSR Central StateArchives. Until 1961 the archival system wasunder Internal Affairs structures (Latvian


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Latvijas Valsts vçstures arhîva dokumentu glabâtava Rîgâ,Palasta ielâ 4 – Rîgas pilsçtas arhîvam 1891. gadâspeciâli izbûvçtâs telpâs.

Storage of the State Historical Archives of Latvia atPalasta iela 4, built in 1891 as Archives of the City of Rîga.


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Iekðlietu ministrijai) ar izòçmumu nacis-tiskâs okupâcijas laikâ, kad arhîvi atradâsIzglîtîbas un kultûras ìenerâldirekcijaspârziòâ.

Ar 1961. gadu sâkâs valsts arhîvu sistçmasreorganizâcija. 1961. gada 30. decembrî tikaizveidota LPSR Ministru Padomei tieðipakïauta Arhîvu pârvalde. Sadalot CVA,tika izveidoti divi jauni arhîvi – LPSRCentrâlais Valsts Oktobra revolûcijas unsociâlistiskâs celtniecîbas arhîvs (CVORA)un LPSR Centrâlais Valsts vçstures arhîvs(CVVA). CVORA uzdevums bija uzkrâtpadomju perioda dokumentus un veiktlietvedîbas procesa uzraudzîbu centrâlajâsvalsts varas un pârvaldes, kâ arî Rîgas unJûrmalas pilsçtu paðvaldîbu iestâdçs.Savukârt CVVA uzdevums bija saglabâtpirmspadomju dokumentu kopumu, kâ arînacistiskâs okupâcijas perioda dokumentus. 1963. gadâ no CVVA tika atdalîta fotodoku-mentu kolekcija un izveidots LPSRCentrâlais Valsts kinofotofonodokumentuarhîvs (CVKFFDA). Reorganizâcijas processnoslçdzâs 1964.–1966. gadâ, pârveidojotrajonu un pilsçtu arhîvu struktûru unpakïautîbu – tika izveidotas 11 reìionâlâsCVORA filiâles, kas darbojâs tieðâ Arhîvupârvaldes padotîbâ un uzkrâja attiecîgâreìiona (vidçji 2–3 rajonu) dokumentus parlaika posmu pçc Otrâ pasaules kara, kâ arîveica sava reìiona iestâþu lietvedîbas proce-sa uzraudzîbu.Astoòdesmitajos gados tieðâ Arhîvu pâr-valdes padotîbâ tika izveidotas vçl divasatseviðías iestâdes – Valsts arhîvu speciâlâ

SSR Internal People’s Commissariat, laterthe Internal Affairs Ministry). During theNazi occupation, the archives were underthe jurisdiction of the Education andCulture Board of Directors.

Reorganisation of the archival system wasbegun in 1961. On December 30, 1961, theArchives Directorate was established, super-vised directly by the Latvian SSR Council ofMinisters. The Central State Archives wasdivided into two parts – the Latvian SSRCentral State October Revolution andSocialistic Building Archives and theLatvian SSR Central State HistoricalArchives. The first one gathered documentsof the Soviet period and supervised record-keeping in state and local government insti-tutions, including Rîga and Jûrmala. Thesecond Archives preserved all earlier mate-rials, including those from the Nazi occupa-tion period.

In 1963, the photographic document collec-tion was separated from the HistoricalArchives and the Latvian SSR CentralAudio-Visual Archives was established.Reorganisation was concluded in 1964–1966with changes in the archive structures andsupervision of the regional and cityarchives. Eleven regional branches wereestablished and made subordinate to theArchives Directorate. They accumulatedregional documents (on average from two tothree districts) concerning events since WWII. They also supervised recordkeeping intheir region.


bibliotçka (1984) un Centrâlâ mikrofo-tokopçðanas un dokumentu restaurâcijaslaboratorija (1989).Atjaunojoties neatkarîgai LatvijasRepublikai, 1991. gada 26. martâ tikapieòemts likums “Par arhîviem” un izveido-ta paðreizçjâ valsts arhîvu sistçma LRAugstâkâs Padomes pakïautîbâ, 1994. gadâto papildinâja Rîgas un Jûrmalas pilsçtupersonâlsastâva dokumentu arhîvs (tagadPersonâla dokumentu valsts arhîvs). 1993. gadâ valsts arhîvu sistçma tikanodota Tieslietu ministrijas pârraudzîbâ,2001. gadâ – Kultûras ministrijas pâr-raudzîbâ.

Visu valsts arhîvu lasîtavâs ikviens intere-sents var iepazîties ar uzkrâtajiem doku-mentiem un uzziòu sistçmu (rokasgrâ-matâm, ceïveþiem, katalogiem, kartotçkâm,aprakstiem) bez maksas. Sâkot darbu lasî-tavâ, jâuzraksta iesniegums arhîva direk-toram un jâuzrâda personu apliecinoðsdokuments. Strâdâjot arhîva lasîtavâ,jâievçro Lasîtavas darba noteikumi, kâ arîciti spçkâ esoðie normatîvie akti.

Valsts arhîvi izpilda pieprasîjumus, izsnie-dzot izziòas un apliecinâtas dokumentukopijas, kâ arî piedâvâ citus pakalpojumuspar samaksu, kas noteikti maksas pakalpo-jumu izcenojumos.Iesniegumus var nosûtît pa pastu vai ie-sniegt arhîvâ, konsultâcijas iespçjamssaòemt arî tieðsaistç (online).

In the 1980s, two additional institutionswere established – the Specialised Library ofState Archives (1984) and the CentralMicrophotocopying and DocumentRestoration Laboratory (1989).

The renewed Republic of Latvia passed thelaw “On Archives” on March 26, 1991. Thisis the basis of the present state archival sys-tem. In 1994, personnel documents of Rîgaand Jûrmala were added and now form theState Archives of Personnel Files. In 1993, the state archival system cameunder the supervision of the Ministry ofJustice, but since 2001 it is supervised by theMinistry of Culture.

In all of the archives reading rooms, the pub-lic has free access to the documents and ref-erence literature (guidebooks, directories,catalogues, card indexes). To work in a read-ing room one must write an applicationaddressed to the director of the Archivesand present a personal identification docu-ment. During work in a reading room the“Rules of Conduct in the Reading Room”and other legislative regulations must beobserved.

The state archives provide information, refe-rences, and certified copies of documents aswell as other services according to a pub-lished price list. Written requests can be sub-mitted in the Archive or mailed. Informationis also provided online.

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Latvijas Valsts vçstures arhîvsState Historical Archives of Latvia

Adrese: Slokas iela 16, Rîga, LV-1048Tâlr./fakss: 7612406, 7613118E-pasts: [email protected]

Apmeklçtâjus pieòem 111. kabinetâ katru dienu no 9.00 lîdz 16.30 (piektdienâs lîdz 15.30), pusdienas laiks no 11.30 lîdz 13.00

Konsultâcijas var saòemt pa tâlruni 7613118

Lasîtavas Slokas ielâ 16 darba laiks:pirmdien, otrdien, ceturtdien, piektdien 9.00–16.00treðdien 13.00–20.00

Lasîtavas Palasta ielâ 4 darba laiks:otrdien, treðdien, ceturtdien 9.00–16.00

Address: Slokas iela 16, Rîga, LV-1048, LatviaTel. & fax: +371 7612406, +371 7613118E-mail: [email protected]

Room 111 is open to visitors every weekday 9.00–16.30 (until 15.30 on Fridays), Lunch break from 11.30 to 13.00

Consultations over the telephone +371 7613118

The Reading room at Slokas iela 16 is openMonday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9.00–16.00, Wednesday 13.00–20.00

The Reading room at Palasta iela 4 is openTuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9.00–16.00


1919. gada 29. augustâ LatvijasRepublikas Ministru kabineta sçdç tikanolemts Izglîtîbas ministrijas pakïautîbâdibinât Valsts vçsturisko arhîvu, kuranosaukums laika gaitâ ir vairâkkârtmainîjies: no 1924. gada – Valsts arhîvs; no1940. gada – LPSR Centrâlais Valsts arhîvs(CVA), no 1961. gada – LPSR CentrâlaisValsts vçstures arhîvs (CVVA), no 1991. gada– Latvijas Valsts vçstures arhîvs (LVVA).

Sâkotnçji arhîvs bija izvietots Rîgas pilsSvina tornî, kur pârdzîvoja arî Brîvîbas cîòu1919. gada novembra smagâs kaujas un cietano artilçrijas apðaudes. 1930. gadâ arhîvampieðíîra jaunas telpas Pârdaugavâ, Slokasielâ 16 – 1913. gadâ celtâ Rîgas lombarda çkâ.1936.–1939. gadâ ðai çkai izbûvçja papilduskorpusu gar Slokas ielu, kas bija tiem laikiemmoderna, arhîva vajadzîbâm speciâli projek-tçta celtne. Ðajâs telpâs Latvijas Valsts vçs-tures arhîvs atrodas arî ðodien.

1941. gadâ, nacistiskâs Vâcijas karaspçkamienâkot Latvijâ, daïu CVA dokumentupadomju varas iestâdes paguva pârvietot uzÈkalovu (Orenburgas apgabals Krievijâ),savukârt 1944. gadâ, tuvojoties padomjuarmijai, nacistu okupâcijas varas iestâdesvçrtîgâkos dokumentus aizveda uz Çdolespili un vçlâk uz Opavu (Èehijâ). Pçc karadaïa saglabâto dokumentu tika atgâdâtiLatvijâ.

On August 29, 1919, Latvia Cabinetmeeting ruled that a State HistoricalArchives should be established under thesupervision of the Ministry of Education.The name of the Archives has been changedseveral times: from 1924 it was the StateArchives, from 1940, the Latvian SSRCentral State Archives, from 1961, theLatvian SSR Central State HistoricalArchives, from 1991, the State HistoricalArchives of Latvia.

Initially the Archives was located in thetower of the castle of Rîga, where it survivedthe heavy battles of the war of liberation inNovember of 1919 with scars left by artilleryshots. In 1930, it moved to a 1913 building atSlokas iela 16, Pârdaugava. In 1936–1939, anaddition was constructed that was specifi-cally planned for archives use according tothe most modern demands of the time. TheArchives is still at that location.

As the Nazi Germany troops entered Latviain 1941, some of the documents were takenby the fleeing Soviet powers to Chkalov(Orenburg district of Russia). As the Soviettroops were advancing in 1944, the Nazioccupation powers moved the most impor-tant documents to Opava (Czechoslovakia).After the war, a part of these documents wasreturned to Latvia.

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Smoïenskas kòaza 1229. gadâ noslçgtais tirdzniecîbaslîgums ar Rîgas bîskapu un tâltirgotâjiem no Rîgas,Visbijas, Lîbekas, Zçstes, Minsteres, Dortmundes,Groningenas un Brçmenes. LVVA 8. fonds, 3a apr., 17. lieta

Trade agreement made in 1229 between the Prince ofSmolensk and the Bishop of Rîga and traders from Rîga,Visby, Lübeck, Soest, Münster, Dortmund, Groningenand Bremen.


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Valsts arhîvu sistçmas reorganizâcijas laikâ1961. gadâ notika bûtiskas izmaiòas arhîvadokumentu sastâvâ, koncentrçjot vçs-turiskos (13. gs. – 1945. gads) dokumentusCVVA. 1964. gadâ arhîvam tika pievienotiarî Rîgas pilsçtas Valsts arhîva senâkiefondi. Liels notikums arhîvam bijaKurzemes Zemes arhîva atgûðana 1971.gadâ – tas bija 1919. gadâ uz Vâciju izvests

During the reorganisation of the statearchival system in 1961, only historicaldocuments (13th century to 1945) were con-centrated in this Archives, then named theCentral State Historical Archives. In 1964 theoldest materials of the City of Rîga StateArchives were also added. A major event in1971 was the recovery of the Courland(Kurzeme) Land Archives that had been

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Rîgas iedzîvotâju parâdu grâmata.1286.–1352. gads. LVVA, 8. fonds, 1. apr., 3. lieta

Book of debtors of Rîga from 1286 to 1352.


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14.–20. gs. dokumentu kopums (apmçram20 000 lietu), ko izdevâs atgût no VâcijasDemokrâtiskâs Republikas. Ðâ arhîvaapstrâde un sakârtoðana ilga lîdz 1986.gadam.

LVVA paðreiz ir uzkrâti 6025 arhîva fondi ar6 119 779 lietâm (47 tûkst. lienâro metru).Vecâkais dokuments sastâdîts 1220. gadâ –tas ir bîskapa Alberta raksts par Sv. Jurahospitâïa dibinâðanu Rîgâ. Arhîvâ glabâjasarî 13.–16. gs. pergamentu kolekcija,Kurzemes un Zemgales hercogistes arhîvs(1561–1795), Rîgas pilsçtas arhîvs, Vidzemesbruòniecîbas arhîvs (1668), Vidzemes un

transported to Germany in 1919 and con-tained about 20 000 items from the 14th tothe 20th century. The East German govern-ment returned these documents, but thearrangement and description of them wascompleted only in 1986.

The Archives presently contains 6025 fondscontaining 6 119 799 files (extending over 47thousand metres). The oldest document isfrom 1220 – written by Bishop Albert con-cerning the establishment of St. George’shospital in Rîga. The Archives also containsa parchment collection from the 13th to the16th century, the archives of the Duchies of

Rîgas arhibîskapa Silvestra apstiprinâtaisDânijas un Zviedrijas karaïu Rîgai pieðíirtoprivilçìiju transumpts, 1462. gadsLVVA, 8. fonds, 3c apr., 33. lieta

The transumpt, approved by ArchbishopSilwester of Rîga in 1462, of the privilegesgranted to the city of Rîga by the kings ofDenmark and Sweden.


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Kurzemes guberòu, kâ arî Vitebskasguberòas Latgales apriòíu arhîvi, 17.–20. gs.karðu un plânu kolekcija, 18.–19. gs. muiþurevîziju, tautas skaitîðanu, reliìisko draudþuun baznîcu dokumenti. LVVA glabâjasLatvijas Republikas (1918–1940) Saeimas,valsts varas un pârvaldes iestâþu, pað-valdîbu, uzòçmumu, tiesu, sabiedrisko unpolitisko organizâciju dokumenti, kâ arînacistu okupâcijas reþîma pârvaldesiestâþu dokumenti (1941–1945).LVVA dokumenti ir 17 daþâdâsvalodâs, galvenokârt vâcu,krievu un latvieðu valodâ.

Ar Latvijas RepublikasÂrlietu ministrijas atbal-stu LVVA atgûst LatvijasRepublikas (1918–1940)ârvalstu sûtniecîbu doku-mentus – 1999. gadâsaòemts Latvijas sût-niecîbas Vaðingtonâ arhîvs.

LVVA ir bûtiska Latvijas,Baltijas un Austrumeiropas13.–20. gs. vçstures izpçtes avotubâze. Arhîvs veic nopietnu zinâtniskudarbu ðo avotu padziïinâtâ izpçtç, izdoddokumentu krâjumus, nodarbojas arìenealoìiskiem pçtîjumiem, veido zinât-nisku uzziòu sistçmu.

Svarîga darbîbas joma LVVA ir izziòusagatavoðana par visdaþâdâkajiem arhîva

Courland (Kurzeme) and Semigalia(Zemgale) (1561–1795), the City of Rîgaarchives, the Knighthood archives ofVidzeme (1668), the archives from theVidzeme and Kurzeme Provinces, and theVitebska Province circuits of Latgale, 17th to20th century collections of maps and plans,the 18th – 19th century manor house review,census results, documents of congregations

and churches. It has documents of inde-pendent Latvia’s (1918–1940)

Saeima (parliament), state andadministrative institutions,

local governments, privateenterprises, courts, socialand political organisa-tions. It contains docu-ments from the Nazioccupation period (1941–1945). The documents arewritten in 17 differentlanguages, but most are in

German, Russian andLatvian.

With the help of the Ministry ofForeign Affairs of Latvia, the

Archives is gradually recovering docu-ments of the Latvian foreign embassies(1918–1940), such as the documents of theLatvian embassy in Washington which werereceived in 1999.

The Archives provides important recoursesfor research of 13th to 20th century history

Zîmogs pie Rîgas arhibîskapa Henninga apstiprinâtâmRîgas pilsçtas privilçìijâm, 1435. gads.LVVA, 8. fonds, 3c apr., 20. lieta

Seal of Archbishop Henning of Rîga on the privilegesgranted to the city of Rîga in 1435.


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profilam atbilstoðiem jautâjumiem – îpaðu-mu piederîbu, dzimðanas, mirðanas vailaulîbu reìistrâciju, ìimenes sastâvu, dzîvesvietu, tiesu spriedumiem, izglîtîbu, u.c.

LVVA veic lielu darbu dokumentu popu-lari-zçðanâ, veidojot izstâdes un sagatavo-jot publikâcijas masu saziòas lîdzekïos,vadot ekskursijas, kas nodroðina iespçjuplaðâkam interesentu lokam iepazîties arseniem un Latvijas vçsturei bûtiskiemdokumentiem.

Arhîvu 2003. gadâ apmeklçjuði 686 pçtnieki,sagatavotas 14 263 izziòas un konsultçti 16380 apmeklçtâji.

of Latvia, the Baltic and Eastern Europe. TheArchives itself is continuing research workin this area, it publishes documents,researches genealogies and continues todevelop a scientific information system.

An important activity of the Archives is thepreparation of information about a wide vari-ety of questions – property rights, birth, deathand marriage registration, family relation-ships, residence, court orders, education, etc.

The Archives also works to popularise doc-uments, to develop exhibitions and preparepopular publications. It conducts excursionsthat enable an increasing part of the popula-tion to become familiar with old, but for thehistory of Latvia very important documents.In 2003, the Archives hosted 686 researchers,prepared answers for 14 263 inquiries andconsulted 16 380 visitors.

Zviedrijas karaïa Gustava II Âdolfa Rîgai pieðíirtâs privilçìijas. 1621. gads.LVVA, 8. fonds, 3f apr., 26.1 lieta

Privileges granted to the city of Riga by the King of Sweden Gustav IIAdolph in 1621.


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Fragmenti no Krievijas cara Pçtera II un carienes Katrînas II Rîgai pieðíirtajâm privilçìijâm, 1728., 1763. gads.LVVA, 8. fonds, 3g apr., 10., 34. lieta

Fragments of the privileges granted to the city of Rîga by the Russian Czar Peter II and Czarina Catherine II in 1728 and 1763.


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Latvijas Valsts arhîvsState Archives of Latvia

Adrese: Bezdelîgu iela 1, Rîga, LV-1048Tâlrunis: 7462317Fakss: 7460462E-pasts: [email protected]

Apmeklçtâjus pieòem Rîgâ, Bezdelîgu ielâ 1, katru darbadienu no 9.00–17.00 (piektdienâs – lîdz 15.00)Pusdienas pârtraukums 12.00–13.00, tâlr. 7462257

Lasîtava Bezdelîgu ielâ 1, tâlr. 7469303;Lasîtava Kurzemes prospektâ 5, tâlr. 7412819

Lasîtavu darba laiki:P, O, C, P 9.00–16.00T 10.00-18.00

Address: Bezdelîgu iela 1, Rîga, LV-1048, LatviaTelephone: +371 7462317Fax: +371 7460462E-mail: [email protected]

The Archives is open to visitors every week day9.00–17.00 (Fridays until 15.00)Lunch break 12.00–13.00, Tel.: +371 7462257

Reading room at Bezdelîgu iela 1, tel.: +371 7469303Reading room at Kurzemes prospekts 5, tel.: +371 7412819

The readings rooms are open every weekday:9.00–16.00. Except Wednesdays, when they are open: 10.00–18.00


1961. gada 30. decembrî ar LPSR MinistruPadomes lçmumu Latvijâ tika nodibinâtsjauns arhîvs ar padomju ideoloìiskajâmprasîbâm atbilstoðu nosaukumu – LPSRCentrâlais Valsts Oktobra revolûcijas unsociâlistiskâs celtniecîbas arhîvs (CVORA).Tâ uzdevums bija uzkrât padomju laikadokumentârâs liecîbas un veikt valsts varasun pârvaldes iestâþu, uzòçmumu un orga-nizâciju arhîvu darba uzraudzîbu un sniegtmetodisko palîdzîbu. Pirmajos 20 darbîbasgados dokumentu saglabâðanas iespçjasjûtami ietekmçja atbilstoðu telpu trûkums.Tikai 1985. gadâ arhîvs ieguva savu tagadçjoçku Bezdelîgu ielâ 1. Arhîvam pieðíirtas arîtelpas bijuðâ rûpnîcas korpusâ Kurzemesprospektâ 5, kas prasîja lielu darbu un finan-siâlo ieguldîjumu to pielâgoðanai arhîvavajadzîbâm.

On December 30, 1961 the Latvian SSRCouncil of Ministers established newArchives named according to Soviet ideolo-gy as the Latvian SSR Central State OctoberRevolution and Socialistic BuildingArchives (Centrâlais Valsts Oktobra revolû-cijas un sociâlistiskâs celtniecîbas arhîvs,CVORA). Its mission was to accumulatedocuments of the Soviet period and tosupervise and assist recordkeeping by stateand local government institutions, enter-prises and organisations. During its firsttwenty years, the preservation of documentswas severely encumbered by lack of work-space. The present building at 1 BezdelîguStreet was opened in 1985. The Archives alsouses a building at 5 Kurzemes prospektsthat was previously a factory building andhas required much work and expense in

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LPSR Ministru Padomes priekðsçdçtâja Viïa Lâèa parak-stîts lçmums par 10 000 ìimeòu izsûtîðanu no Latvijas1949. gada 25. martâ.LVA, 270. fonds, 1s apr., 406. lieta, 188. lp.

Order to deport 10 000 families from Latvia on March25, 1949, signed by the Chairman of the Council ofMinisters of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic VilisLâcis.


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1991. gadâ CVORA tika nosaukts parLatvijas Valsts arhîvu (LVA).

Atjaunojot netkarîgo Latvijas Republiku,sakarâ ar valstî notiekoðajâm pârmaiòâmstrauji palielinâjâs arhîvâ uzkrâto dokumen-tu apjoms un mainîjâs to sastâvs. Arhîvânonâca dokumentu kopumi, kas agrâkneiekïâvâs valsts arhîvu sistçmâ un kurupieejamîba bija stingri ierobeþota. 1991.–1992. gadâ LVA pâròçma bijuðâs LatvijasKomunistiskâs partijas dokumentus unValsts droðîbas komitejas arhîva materiâlus,tai skaitâ no Krievijas atgâdâtâs represçtoLatvijas iedzîvotâju lietas, kas dod bûtiskuieguldîjumu totalitârisma noziegumuizpçtç.

order to make them useable for theArchives.

In 1991, the Archives were renamed as theState Archives of Latvia.

With the renewal of the independent state ofLatvia, the amount of documents increasedrapidly and their content changed. TheArchives received document collectionswhich previously had not been a part of thestate archival system and whose availabilityhad been severely restricted. In 1991–1992,the State Archives of Latvia acquired docu-ments of the Latvian SSR Communist Partyand those of the State Security Committee(KGB), including files from Russia concern-ing people from Latvia who had suffered

Brîvîbas pieminekïa skices fragments no arhitekta E. Ðtâlberga fonda. 1931.–1935. gads.LVA, 95. f.onds 1. apr., 2. lieta

Fragment of the sketch of the Freedom Monument in Rîga from the architect E. Ðtâlberg’s collection, 1931–1935.


Par darba straujo ritmu liecina dokumentuuzkrâðana – ja 1990.gadâ arhîvâ bija 628,7tûkstoði glabâjamo vienîbu, tad 2004.gadasâkumâ to jau bija 2,6 miljoni, izvietotivairâk nekâ 26 tûkst. lineârajos metros.Nozîmîgu daïu no ðâ apjoma veido zinâtnesun tehnikas dokumenti – svarîgs Latvijaszinâtnes un tehnikas izgudrojumu unizstrâdòu dokumentu komplekss.

LVA dokumenti galvenokârt ir latvieðu unkrievu valodâ, liela daïa padomju okupâci-jas laika dokumentu ir krievu valodâ.

Viens no svarîgâkajiem arhîva darba vei-diem ir valsts iestâþu, kâ arî Rîgas unJûrmalas pilsçtas paðvaldîbu iestâþu arhîvuun lietvedîbas uzraudzîba. LVA uzkrâj valstsiestâþu, Rîgas un Jûrmalas pilsçtu pað-valdîbu iestâþu, kâ arî nevalstisko organizâ-ciju un privâtpersonu dokumentus.

repressions. These materials contribute sig-nificantly to the research efforts investigat-ing crimes of the totalitarian regimes.

The rapid growth is shown by the increasein holdings – in 1990 there were 628.7 thou-sand items but at the start of 2004 there werealready 2.6 million items taking up morethan 26 thousand metres of space. A largenumber of theses items are scientific andtechnical documents that form an importantcollection of documentation of Latvianinventions and products.

The documents in the Archives are mostly inLatvian and Russian, but the major part ofthe documents of the Soviet occupation peri-od is in Russian.

An important task of the Archives is tosupervise other state institutions and alsothe archival and recordkeeping practices of

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Aviokonstruktora Kârïa Irbîtes projektçtâs sporta lidmaðînas rasçjumafragmenti no rûpnîcas VEF fonda. 1937. gada 18. oktobris. LVA, 754. fonds, 26. apr., 70. lieta

Technical drawings by the aircraft designer Kârlis Irbîte for the construction of a sporting air plane. The drawings are from the VEFfactory collection dated October 18, 1937.

K. Irbîtes paraksts.

K. Irbîte


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20. gadsimta pçdçjâ desmitgadç arhîvsuzsâka un sekmîgi turpina sadarboties arLatvijas politiskajâm partijâm unnozîmîgâm sabiedriskâm organizâcijâm,kuru dokumenti bûtiski papildinâs kopçjoLatvijas vçstures ainu. LVA mçrítiecîgidarbojas trimdas latvieðu organizâciju unpersonu arhîvu un dokumentu apzinâðanâiekïauðanai Latvijas nacionâlajâ dokumen-târajâ mantojumâ.

Viens no arhîva darbîbas pamatuzdevu-miem ir informçt Latvijas un arî ârvalstusabiedrîbu par arhîvâ glabâtajâm vçrtîbâm.

Rîga and Jûrmala city governments andinstitutions. The Archives gathers docu-ments from state institutions, Rîga andJûrmala city government institutions, non-governmental organisations and privatepersons.During the last ten years of the 20th century,the Archives started and now continue tocooperate with the political parties andimportant social organisations of Latviawhose documents will make significant con-tributions to the understanding of the histo-ry of Latvia. The Archives also tries to findand include in its holdings documents of theLatvian exile community organisations andprivate persons.One of the fundamental purposes of thework of the Archives is to inform people ofLatvia and foreigners about the content ofits holdings. The Archives regularly pre-

Dokumentu aprakstîðana, ievadot informâciju speciâlâdatorprogrammâ.

Document descriptions used to enter information intothe computer.

Latvijas Valsts arhîva pçdçjos gadosizdotie dokumentu un uzziòu krâjumi.

Recent publications of documents andreference collections issued by the StateArchives of Latvia.


Arhîvs regulâri sagatavo dokumentu unuzziòu krâjumus, publicç arhîva dokumen-tus daþâdos periodiskajos izdevumos, veidosavu interneta mâjas lapu, sadarbojas arLatvijas Vçsturnieku komisiju un vçsturesskolotâjiem, organizç skolçnu un studentuekskursijas un prakses arhîvâ, kâ arî gatavotematiskas dokumentu kopas skolâm.Aktîvi tiek organizçtas daþâdas zinât-niskas konferences. Nozîmîga pieredzegûta, veidojot zinâtnisku datu bâzi, kasnodroðinâs pamatu jaunâm publikâcijâm.

Arhîva apmeklçtâju un lasîtâju çrtîbai tiekpilnveidota arhîva elektroniskâ uzziòusistçma. Abâs arhîva lasîtavâs ir pieejamsinternets. 2003. gadâ arhîva lasîtavâsstrâdâjuði 860 pçtnieki, arhîvs izsniedzis4441 izziòas un konsultçjis 7832 apmek-lçtâjus.

pares document and reference collections,publishes documents in various journals,maintains an Internet site, organises studentexcursions and internships in the Archives,prepares document selections for schools.The Archives organises local and interna-tional scientific conferences. Valuable expe-rience has been gained during the develop-ment of a database that will be used for fur-ther publications.

The amount of electronically accessibleinformation continues to be expanded forthe convenience of the visitors and readers.Both Archives’ reading rooms provideaccess to the Internet. During 2003, therewere 860 researchers who worked in thereading rooms, the Archives answered 4441requests for information and provided con-sultations for 7832 visitors.

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LVA dokumentu glabâtava Rîgâ, Kurzemes prospektâ 5. Storage of the State Archives of Latvia at Kurzemesprospekts 5, Rîga.


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Latvijas Valsts kinofotofonodokumentu arhîvs

State Audiovisual Archivesof Latvia

Adrese: Ðmerïa iela 5, Rîga, LV-1006Tâlrunis: 7529822 (uzziòâm); 7529855 (filmu daïa); 7521472 (foto daïa); 7520140 (audio daïa)Fakss: 7529954E-pasts: [email protected]

Lasîtavu darba laiks:pirmdien, piektdien 10.00–15.00otrdien, ceturtdien 19.00–16.00treðdien13.00–17.00

Address: Ðmerïa iela 5, Rîga, LV-1006, LatviaTelephone: +371 7529822 (Information); +371 7529855 (Film department); +371 7521472 (Photo department); +371 7520140 (Audio department)Fax: +371 7529954E-mail: [email protected]

The public reading room is open: Monday 10.00–15.00Tuesday 9.00–16.00Wednesday 13.00–17.00Thursday 9.00–16.00Friday 10.00–15.00


1963. gadâ dibinâts speciâls arhîvs kino-fotofonodokumentu uzkrâðanai un sagla-bâðanai – Latvijas Valsts kinofotofonodoku-mentu arhîvs (LVKFFDA). Arhîva fondupamatu veidoja CVVA uzkrâtie fotodoku-menti un CVORA kinofotofono dokumenti.

LVKFFDA vairâkkârt bija spiests mainîtatraðanâs vietas un tikai pçc LatvijasRepublikas neatkarîbas atjaunoðanas 1994.gadâ ieguva telpas Ðmerïa ielâ 5.

LVKFFDA glabâðanâ atrodas unikâla kino,foto un fono dokumentu kolekcija – kino-hronikas, skaòu ieraksti un fotogrâfijas no

The State Audiovisual Archives of Latviawas established in 1963 to accumulate andpreserve audio-visual documents. Its start-ing collection contained photographic docu-ments from the Central State HistoricArchives (CVVA) and audiovisual docu-ments from the Central State OctoberRevolution and Socialistic BuildingArchives (CVORA).

The State Audiovisual Archives had tochange its location several times and onlyafter the renewal of Latvia’s independencedid it obtain a permanent location in 1994 at5 Ðmerïa street.

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Viens no vecâkajiem fotodokumentiem – Rîgas pilsçtasdzelzceïa stacija. 1900. gads. Autors E. fon Egterts.LVKFFDA 79386-N

One of the oldest photographs – the railroad station inRîga photographed in 1900 by E. von Egtert.


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19.gs. 2. puses lîdz pat mûsdienâm. Arhîvâuzkrâti ap 28 tûkstoði filmu, vairâk nekâ 710tûkstoði fotodokumentu un 28 tûkstoðiskaòu ierakstu glabâðanas vienîbu. Senâkaisdokuments ir fotogrâfija – 1863. gadâuzòemts Rîgas attçls, savukârt vecâkajâ,

The Audiovisual Archives contains uniquefilms, photographs, audiotapes, and news-reels from the second half of the 19th centu-ry up to the present. The collection consistsof about 28 000 films, more than 710 000photographs, and 28 000 audiotapes. The

Vâcu armijas ienâkðana Rîgâ 1917. gada septembrî.Autors nezinâms.LVKFFDA 16198-P

Latvijas Republikas ministri Jaungada svinîbâs, sagaidot1938. gadu Rîgâ, Virsnieku klubâ. Autors nezinâms.LVKFFDA A-100–009

Members of the Cabinet of the Republic of Latvia atthe New Year’s celebration of 1938 in the OfficersClub in Rîga. Photographer unknown.

German army enters Rîga in September 1917.Photographer unknown.


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Vecrîgas mâjas Daugavas krastmalâ, aizdedzi-nâtas Brîvîbas cîòu laikâ. 1919. gada oktobris.Autors nezinâms.LVKFFDA 92765-N

Burning houses of the Old Town of Rîga on theshore of the River Daugava during battles forthe freedom of Latvia against Bermont troopsin October, 1919. Photographer unknown.


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1910. gadâ uzòemtajâ kinohronikâ parâdîtaKrievijas imperatora Nikolaja II vizîte Rîgâ.Plaðs un unikâls materiâls ir pirmâ Latvijasvalstiskâs neatkarîbas perioda fotodoku-mentu kopums un kinohroniku kolekcija,kas dokumentç valsts dzîves notikumus no1919. lîdz 1940. gadam. Interesanta ir arî

oldest item is an 1863 photograph of Rîga.The oldest newsreel is from the 1910 visit inRîga of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II.The collection contains photographic docu-ments from the Latvia’s independence peri-od (1919 -1940), including many newsreels.The “Bellaccord Electro” record and matrix

Latvijas Tautas valdîbas un PSRS pârstâvju kopuzòçmums. Centrâ (4., 5., 6. no kreisâs) – Vilis Lâcis, Andrejs Viðinskis, AugustsKirhenðteins. 1940. gads, pçc 20. jûnija. Autors nezinâms.LVKFFDA 131928-N

Members of the People’s Government of Latviaand representatives of the USSR after June 20,1940. Fourth, fifth and sixth from the left areVilis Lâcis, Andrei Vishinsky, AugustsKirchenðteins respectively. Photographerunknown.

Padomju tanki okupâcijas dienâ Rîgâ. 1940. gada 17. jûnijs. Autors nezinâms.LVKFFDA 7101-N

Soviet tanks in Rîga on the day of the occupation, June17, 1940. Photographer unknown.


firmas “Bellaccord Electro” matricu unskaòu plaðu kolekcija, kas tapusi 20. gs 20.un 30. gados, kâ arî praktiski pilna firmas“Melodija” Rîgas rûpnîcas 1945.–1992. g.izdoto skaòu plaðu kolekcija. Nozîmîgs pçt-niecîbas avots ir arhîvâ uzkrâtie LRAugstâkâs Padomes un Saeimas plenârsçþuskaòu ieraksti kopð 1990. gada. Seviðíakultûrvçsturiska vçrtîba ir arhîva glabâðanâesoðâ latvieðu dokumentâlo, mâkslas unanimâcijas filmu kolekcija.

LVKFFDA turpina vâkt un uzkrât savamprofilam atbilstoðus dokumentus, kâ arî veicaudiovizuâlo, foto un skaòas dokumentuveidotâju apzinâðanu, uzskaiti un daþâduinstitûciju arhîvu uzraudzîbu un sniedz tâmmetodisko palîdzîbu. Papildus tam arhîvs

collection from the 1920s and 1930s is veryinteresting, as well as the essentially com-plete collection of records made by the“Melodija” company of Rîga from 1945 to1992. Important information for researchersis contained in the audio recordings of allmeetings of the Parliament starting from1990. Of special value are the Latvianmovies, documentaries and cartoons.

The Audiovisual Archives continues toexpand its collection. It also keeps a roster ofproducers of audio-visual materials, super-vises various institutional archives and pro-vides methodological assistance. In addi-tion, the Audiovisual Archives produces itsown documentation of significant events inLatvia.

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Padomju karavîri kaujâ Jelgavas dzelzceïa stacijasapkârtnç. 1944. gada augusts. Autors nezinâms. LVKFFDA 43997-N

Padomju kara tehnika parâdç Rîgâ. 1949. gada 1. maijs.Kadrs no kinoþurnâla ‘’Padomju Latvija’’ Nr. 17., reþisorsA. Jevsikovs.LVKFFDA kino662-2.jpg (Nr. 662)

Soviet military equipment on parade in Rîga on May 1,1949. A frame from the documentary “Soviet Latvia”No 17.

Rîgas 750 gadu jubilejai veltîtas svinîgâs sanâksmesprezidijs Operas teâtrî. 1951. gada 24. novembris. Kadrsno kinoþurnâla “Rîgai – 750 gadu”, reþisors H. Ðuïatins.LVKFFDA kino1063-6.jpg (P-1063)

Presidium of the celebration of the 750th anniversary ofRîga in the Opera House on November 24, 1951. Aframe from the documentary “750 Years of Rîga”.

Soviet soldiers during a battle near the railroad station ofJelgava in August, 1944. Photographer unknown.


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Skats pie Brîvîbas pieminekïa Rîgâ îsi pirms protestamîtiòa atklâðanas sakarâ ar Molotova-Rîbentropa paktaparakstîðanas 48. gadskârtu. 1987. gada 23. augusts.Autors nezinâms.LVKFFDA 133738-N

August 23, 1987, at the Freedom Monument in Rîgashortly before the start of the protest meeting on the48th anniversary of the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. Photographer unknown.


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pats veido dokumentus, fiksçjot bûtiskusnotikumus Latvijâ.

Arhîvs aktîvi sadarbojas ar daþâdâm raidor-ganizâcijâm, piedalâs Latvijas vçsturei unkultûrai bûtisku raidîjumu veidoðanâ, irsagatavojis vairâkus dokumentu krâjumus,

The Audiovisual Archives cooperates withvarious broadcast organisations, partici-pates in the production of programmesabout Latvian history and culture, has pre-pared a number of document collections andregularly provides illustrations for historicalpublications. Anyone can use the subject

Skrundas lokatora, viena no pçdçjiem Krievijas armijasobjektiem Latvijâ, spridzinâðana. 1995. gada 4. maijs.Autors G. Jemeïjânovs. LVKFFDA 160021-N

Demolition on May 4, 1995, of one of the last SovietArmy installations in Latvia – the radar tower atSkrunda. Photo – G. Jemeïjânovs.

Pasaulslavenâ operdziedâtâja Monserata Kavaljç ar LatvijasValsts prezidentu Gunti Ulmani un kundzi Ainu UlmaniRîgas pilî. 1996. gada 6.jûlijs. Autors M. Kaparkalçjs.LVKFFDA 17931-P

World famous opera singer Monserata Kavalje with he President of Latvia Guntis Ulmanis and his wife Aina Ulmane in the Rîga castle on July 6, 1996. Photo – M. Kaparkalçjs.

Latvijas Republikas prezidente Vaira Vîíe-Freibergazvçresta nodoðanas laikâ. Rîga, 1999. gada 8.jûlijs.Autors G. Grigalis. LVKFFDA 180733-N

Swearing-in of the President of Latvia Vaira Vîíe-Freiberga in Rîga on July 8, 1999. Photo – G. Grigulis.


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Latvijas Valsts kinofotofonodokumentu arhîva Audiodaïas glabâtava. 2004. gada 21. maijs. Autors A. Koròevs.

Audio tape depository of the State Audiovisual Archivesof Latvia on May 21, 2004. Photo – A. Koròevs.

regulâri nodroðina ilustratîvo materiâlu vçs-tures publikâcijâm. Arhîva lasîtavâs jebkurðvar iepazîties ar audiovizuâlo, foto un fonodokumentu tematiskiem un autoru katalo-giem un râdîtâjiem. 2003. gadâ arhîvuapmeklçjuði 455 pçtnieki.

and author catalogues of the Archives’ pub-lic reading rooms. During 2003, theArchives’ materials were used by 455researchers.

Fotogrâfs Mikola Gòisjuks (Krievija) apmeklç LatvijasValsts kinofotofonodokumentu arhîva fotodokumentuglabâtavu. 2004. gada 30. aprîlis. Autors A. Koròevs.

Photographer Mikol Gnisyuk (from Russia) visiting theState Audiovisual Archives’s depository of photographson April 30, 2004. Photo – A. Koròevs.

Dokumentu kopçðana Latvijas Valsts kinofotofonodoku-mentu arhîva videostudijâ. 2004. gada 20. maijs. AutorsA. Koròevs.

Preparation of duplicates in the video studio of theState Audiovisual Archives of Latvia on May 20, 2004.Photo – A. Koròevs.

Latvijas Valsts kinofotofonodokumentu arhîva audio-vizuâlo dokumentu (filmu) glabâtava. 2003. gada 5. decembris. Autors A. Umanovskis.

Repository of films of the State Audiovisual Archives ofLatvia on December 5, 2003. Photo – A. Umanovskis.


Adrese: Ata iela 1, Rîga, LV-1012Tâlrunis: 7272176, uzziòâm 7297900, 7298789; Fakss: 7294400E-pasts: [email protected]

Informâcija, konsultâcijas un apmeklçtâjupieòemðana:Pirmdien, otrdien, treðdien, ceturtdien 9.00–17.00Piektdien 9.00–16.00Pusdienas pârtraukums 12.00–13.00

Lasîtava atvçrta darba dienâs no 9.00–16.00

Address: Ata iela 1, Rîga, LV-1012, LatviaTelephone: +371 7272176, for information: +371 7297900, +371 7298789Fax: +371 7294400E-mail: [email protected]

The Archives is open for visitors and provides information and consultationsMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9.00–17.00Friday 9.00–16.00Lunch break 12.00–13.00

The reading room is open week days 9.00–16.00

Personâla dokumentu valsts arhîvsState Archives of Personnel Files

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1994. gadâ tika nodibinâts Rîgas unJûrmalas pilsçtas personâlsastâva doku-mentu arhîvs. Ðajâ laikâ ïoti strauji norisi-nâjâs uzòçmumu privatizâcija, daudzi tikalikvidçti, bet darbinieku sociâlainodroðinâðanai bija svarîgi saglabât ziòaspar viòu darbu konkrçtajos uzòçmumos.Tâpçc arhîva izveidoðanu noteicanepiecieðamîba uzkrât dokumentus par per-

The Personnel Document Archives ofRîga and Jûrmala was established in 1994.That was the time of very rapid privatisationof various enterprises, many were beingclosed, but for the sake of social security ofthe workers it was important to save infor-mation about their employment in thesework sites. Therefore, this archives wasneeded in order to gather documents about

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Personâla dokumentu valsts arhîva raksturîgâkie dokumenti – personas lietas un kartîtes, izglîtîbas dokumenti, mâjas grâmatas u.c.

Characteristic documents of the State Archives ofPersonnel Files – personnel documents and cards,educational certitificates, house records etc..


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sonu nodarbinâtîbu. Liela daïa personâladokumentu bija koncentrçti divu bijuðoLPSR ministriju – Sadzîves pakalpojumuministrijas un Tirdzniecîbas ministrijas –arhîvos. Tâdçï uz abu ðo ministriju Centrâloapvienoto arhîvu pamata tika izveidotsjauns patstâvîgs arhîvs, kas 1999. gadâ tikanosaukts par Personâla dokumentu valstsarhîvu (PDVA).

PDVA turpina uzkrât savam profilam atbil-stoðus dokumentus no Rîgas un Jûrmalaspilsçtas likvidçtâm vai privatizçtâm valstsun paðvaldîbu institûcijâm un uzòçmu-miem, kâ arî likvidçtâm privâtâmjuridiskâm personâm. Lielâko daïu arhîvadokumentu, saskaòâ ar normatîvajiemaktiem, paredzçts glabât 75 gadus no toradîðanas brîþa lîdz atkârtotai izvçrtçðanai.

Arhîvâ uzkrâti 1,7 miljoni dokumentu (22tûkst. lineârie metri) par laika posmu no1944. gada lîdz mûsdienâm – personâladokumenti (personas lietas un kartîtes, pen-siju lietas, personu konti, sociâlâsapdroðinâðanas obligâto iemaksu uzskaites

the work history of individuals. In 1994 anew independent archives was establishedand in 1999, it was named the State Archivesof Personnel Files.

The Archives of Personnel Files continues tocollect documents from closed or privatisedstate or local government institutions andenterprises in Rîga and Jûrmala, includingalso those from closed private and non-gov-ernmental organisations. In accordance withlegislation, most of these documents will besaved for 75 years and then appraised forfurther keeping or disposal.

The Archives contains 1.7 million docu-ments (22 thousand metres) concerning theperiod from 1944 until the present time.There are personnel documents (personnelfiles, cards, pension files, individualaccounts, social service payment records,etc.), personal documents (out dated pass-ports and certificates), medical documents(health and birth history, medical files), edu-cation documents, house records, ship logs,etc.


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kartîtes u.c.), personas dokumenti (norak-stîtâs pases un apliecîbas), medicînas doku-menti (slimîbu un dzemdîbu vçstures,slimnieku kartotçkas), izglîtîbas dokumenti,mâjas grâmatas, kuìu ruïïi u.c.

Arhîvs veic arî valsts un paðvaldîbas iestâþuarhîvu uzraudzîbas darbu un sniedz tâmmetodisko un praktisko palîdzîbu.

Par arhîvâ glabâtâs informâcijas aktualitâtiliecina ievçrojamais pieprasîjumu apjoms –2003. gadâ arhîvs sagatavojis 4072 izziòas,konsultçjis 8165 apmeklçtâjus un sniedzis6133 konsultâcijas pa telefonu.

Izmantojot arhîva dokumentus lasîtavâ,jâievçro Personas datu aizsardzîbas likums.

The Archives also supervises state and localgovernment institutions and provides themwith methodological and practical assis-tance.

The value of these records is indicated bytheir use – in 2003, the Archives providedreferences for 4072 requests, consulted 8165visitors and replied to 6133 telephoneinquiries.

While using documents in the public read-ing room of this Archive, the Personal DataProtection Law must be respected.

Personâla dokumentu valsts arhîvaglabâtava ar mobilajiem arhîvaplauktiem.

Storage of the State Archives ofPersonnel Files with compactshelving.


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Visi ZVA pieòem un konsultç apmeklçtâjus katrudarba dienu no plkst. 9.00 lîdz 16.00, tajos darbojas arîlasîtavas.

All Regional State Archives are open every weekday9.00 to 16.00 and reading rooms are available.

Zonâlie valsts arhîviRegional State Archives


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Valsts arhîvu sistçmâ ir 11 zonâlie valstsarhîvi (ZVA). To pirmsâkumi meklçjami1940. gadâ, kad padomju okupâcijas varasveikto radikâlo pârmaiòu rezultâtâ visâLatvijâ strauji uzkrâjâs lieli dokumentumasîvi – galvenokârt no nacionalizçtajiemun likvidçtajiem uzòçmumiem, iestâdçm un

The state archival system has 11 RegionalState Archives (RSA). They originate from1940 when the radical changes instituted bythe Soviet occupation power produced largeincreases in the number of documentseverywhere in Latvia – mostly from thenationalised and liquidated enterprises,

organizâcijâm. To apstrâdei ar 1940. gada 28.oktobra LPSR Tautas komisâru padomeslçmumu tika nodibinâti 18 apriòíu arhîvi.Vâcu nacistiskâs okupâcijas laikâ ðie arhîvitika pakâpeniski slçgti un izformçti. Pçcpadomju okupâcijas varas atjaunoðanas ïotioperatîvi tika atjaunoti arî apriòíu arhîvi –1945. gadâ atkal darbojâs visi 18 arhîvi.

Lîdz 1964. gadam ðie arhîvi Latvijâpârdzîvoja samçrâ bieþas reorganizâcijas unpârstrukturçðanas procesus. Bieþâ doku-mentu pârvietoðana negatîvi ietekmçja tosaglabâðanas un izmantoðanas iespçjas.Papildus tika izveidoti atseviðíi arhîvi arîlielâkajâs Latvijas pilsçtâs – Daugavpilî,Liepâjâ, Jelgavâ, Jûrmalâ, Rçzeknç unVentspilî.

institutions and organisations. To systema-tise these materials, the Latvian SSRPeople’s Council of Commissars on October28, 1940, ordered the establishment of 18District Archives. During the followingoccupation by Nazi Germany, these archiveswere gradually closed and disbanded. Atthe return of the Soviet occupation, theywere rapidly renewed and all 18 functionedagain in 1945.

Until 1964, these archives were reorganisedand restructured several times. The frequenttransfer of documents had a detrimentaleffect on the preservation and use of thedocuments. In addition, separate archiveswere also established in the larger cities ofLatvia – Daugavpils, Liepâja, Jelgava,Jûrmala, Rçzekne and Ventspils.

Burtnieku pagasta iedzîvotâja iesniegums Darbaïauþu deputâtupadomei, 1946. gads. Interesantsdokumenta aprites noformçjums –daudzu piezîmju un rezolûciju izkârtojums augðçjâ malâ. Valmieras ZVA, 445. fonds, 1. apr., 57,. lieta, 41. lp.

Petition of an inhabitant of the parishof Burtnieki in 1946 – an interestingexample with many notes and resolu-tions at the top of the text to ensurethe circulation of the document.


Noslçdzot valsts arhîvu sistçmas reorga-nizâciju, 1964.–1966, gadâ rajonu un pilsçtuarhîvu skaits un darbîbas areâli tika opti-mizçti lîdz 11 arhîviem, kas formâli tikanosaukti par CVORA filiâlçm, bet darbojâskâ patstâvîgi arhîvi tieðâ Arhîvu pârvaldespadotîbâ.

Atjaunojoties Latvijas Republikai, ar 1991.gada 26. marta LR Augstâkâs Padomes lçmu-mu, ðie arhîvi ieguva nosaukumu – zonâlievalsts arhîvi. Arhîvu skaits un darbîbas zonassaglabâjâs kâ lîdz tam. Papildus katrâ ZVAtika izveidotas jaunas struktûrvienîbas –dokumentu saglabâðanas sektori vai infor-mâcijas un pakalpojumu sektori pârçjâs ZVAdarbîbas reìiona rajonu centru pilsçtâs. Ðostruktûrvienîbu uzdevums ir atvieglot kon-sultâciju un pakalpojumu saòemðanu iedzî-votâjiem visâ Latvijas teritorijâ.

ZVA uzkrâti vairâk nekâ 3 miljoni padomjuokupâcijas perioda vietçjo valsts un pað-valdîbu institûciju lietu par laika posmu no1944–1991. gadam. Lielu daïu no tâ veidobijuðo kolhozu, izpildkomiteju, kâ arî vietçjorûpniecîbas u.c. uzòçmumu dokumenti.

At the conclusion of the reorganisation ofthe state archival system, in 1966 there were11 regional archives. They worked as inde-pendent institutions supervised directly bythe Archive Directorate.

At the renewal of the Latvian Republic in1991, they were renamed Regional StateArchives. The number and territorial divi-sions of their work remained unchanged.New structures established in each RegionalArchives were document preservationdepartments or information and servicedepartments situated in other regionalCities. The purpose of these new depart-ments is to improve consultations and serv-ices for people of all areas of Latvia.

The Regional State Archives contain morethan 3 million files of the state and local gov-ernment institutions from the Soviet occupa-tion period 1944–1991. Many of these aredocuments of the former collective farms,executive committees, local enterprises andother businesses. The Archives also containthe liquidated and privatised state and pri-vate institution personnel files. A major part

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Arî tik îpatnçji adresçti iesniegumi sasniedz savumçríi – nonâk zonâlajâ valsts arhîvâ. 2002.gadâ no Volgogradas saòemts iesniegums, kasadresçts Latvijas PSR, Rîgas republikai.

Even such inquiries with very specific addressreach the object – the Regional State Archives.An inquiry from Volgograd (Russia) in 2002,addressed to Latvian SSR, Republic of Rîga.


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ZVA glabâjas arî attiecîgâ reìiona likvidçtoun privatizçto valsts, kâ arî likvidçto privâ-to institûciju personâla dokumenti. Lieladaïa padomju perioda dokumentu ir krievuvalodâ. ZVA turpina uzkrât sava reìiona valsts unpaðvaldîbu iestâþu dokumentus, tajosuzkrâto glabâjamo vienîbu skaits ir vairâknekâ 4,7 miljoni.

ZVA veic arî attiecîgâ reìiona valsts un pað-valdîbu iestâþu lietvedîbas un arhîvu darbauzraudzîbu, sniedz metodisko palîdzîbuðîm iestâdçm, rîko seminârus un citus infor-matîvus pasâkumus iestâþu darbiniekiem.

ZVA sniedz izziòas par iestâþu vçsturi,darba stâþu, îpaðuma tiesîbâm u.c. jautâju-miem. ZVA un to dokumentu saglabâðanassektoros darbojas lasîtavas. Tajâs strâdâ pçt-nieki, kas interesçjas par pçckara vçsturesproblçmâm vai vçlas dziïâk iepazît savanovada vçsturi. Arhîvus bieþi apmeklç arîstudenti, skolnieki un interesenti, kasizstrâdâ daþâdus projektus un praksçiepazîstas ar arhîva darbu. 2003. gadâZVA snieguði 14 839 izziòas un konsultçjuði13 125 apmeklçtâjus.

of the documents from the Soviet period isin Russian. The Regional State Archives continue to col-lect state and local government documentsof their region. At present the total numberof the items is more than 4.7 million.

The Regional State Archives also supervisethe recordkeeping and archival work of theirregional state and local government institu-tions. They provide methodological assis-tance, organise seminars and other informa-tional events for the institution staff members.

The Regional State Archives provide refer-ences about the history of their regionalinstitutions, employment histories, propertyrights and other concerns. The Archiveshave public reading rooms. Those are usedby researchers who are interested in postwar history or want more detailed informa-tion about a particular region. Students andothers visit the Archives as they work onvarious historical projects or are interestedin the practical work of an archive. In 2003,the Regional Archives have provided refer-ences for 14 839 requests and have consulted13 125 visitors.

Aizputes apriòía statistikas inspektora sastâdîta doku-menta fragments – raksturîgs 1940-to gadu rokrakstaparaugs.

Fragment of the statistics document from the Aizpute district – an example of characteristic handwriting in the 1940s.


Adrese: Rûpniecîbas iela 1, Alûksne, LV-4301Tâlr./fakss: 43-81308E-pasts: [email protected]

Darbîbas reìions: Alûksnes, Balvu, Gulbenes rajoni

Izziòas un konsultâcijas sniedz arî: Informâcijas un pakalpojumu sektors BalvosBrîvîbas iela 46a, Balvi, LV-4500, tâlr. 45-22853

Informâcijas un pakalpojumu sektors GulbençÂbeïu iela 2, Gulbene, LV-4400, tâlr. 44-72133

Address: Rûpniecîbas iela 1, Alûksne, LV-4301Tel. & fax: +371 43-81308E-mail: [email protected]

Region: Districts of Alûksne, Balvi and Gulbene

Information and consultations also at:Information and Service Section in BalviBrîvîbas iela 46a, Balvi, LV-4500, tel.: +371 45-22853

Information and Service Section in GulbeneÂbeïu iela 2, Gulbene, LV-4400, tel.: +371 44-72133

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Alûksnes ZVA

RSA of Alûksne

Alûksnes zonâlâ valsts arhîva,Gulbenes vçstures un mâkslas muzeja un Gulbenes bibliotçkassadarbîbâ veidotais CD ar informâciju par Gulbenes vçsturi.2003. gads.

CD containing information aboutthe history of Gulbene, prepared in 2003 by cooperation of theRegional State Archives of Alûksne,the Historic and Art Museum ofGulbene and the Library of Gulbene.


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Cçsu ZVA

RSA of Cçsis

Adrese: Pils iela 6, Cçsis, LV-4101Tâlr./fakss: 41-22295 E-pasts: [email protected]

Darbîbas reìions: Cçsu un Madonas rajoni

Lasîtava atvçrta, izziòas un konsultâcijas sniedz arî: Madonas rajona dokumentu saglabâðanas sektorsRîgas iela 4, Madona, LV-4800, tâlr. 48-23655

Address: Pils iela 6, Cçsis, LV-4101Tel. & fax: +371 41-22295E-mail: [email protected]

Region: Districts of Cçsis and Madona

The reading room is open, information and consulta-tions also at:

District of Madona Document PreservationSectionRîgas iela 4, Madona, LV-4800, tel.: +371 48-23655

Cçsu skolotâju institûta pavçlepar atzinîbas izteikðanukordiriìentam ImantamKokaram. 1950. gada 29. jûlijs. Cçsu ZVA 158. fonds, 3. apr., 2. lieta, 82. lp.

Order of the Teacher Instituteof Cçsis on July, 1950, to givean achievement award to thechoir conductor Imants Kokars.

Imants Kokars ar Cçsusievieðu kori. 1950. gads.

Imants Kokars and theWomen’s Choir of Cçsis in 1950.


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Adrese: Aviâcijas iela 8, Daugavpils, LV-5401Tâlr./fakss: 54-21978E-pasts: [email protected]

Darbîbas reìions: Daugavpils pilsçta un rajons,Krâslavas un Preiïu rajoni

Izziòas un konsultâcijas sniedz arî:Informâcijas un pakalpojumu sektors KrâslavâSkolas iela 7, Krâslava, LV-5600, tâlr. 56-23593

Informâcijas un pakalpojumu sektors PreiïosRaiòa bulvâris 19, Preiïi, LV-5301, tâlr. 53-24306

Address: Aviâcijas iela 8, Daugavpils, LV-5401Tel. & fax: +371 54-21978E-mail: [email protected]

Region: City and district of Daugavpils, districts of Krâslava and Preiïi

Information and consultations also at:Information and Service Section in KrâslavaSkolas iela 7, Krâslava, LV-5600, tel.: +371 56-23593

Information and Service Section in PreiïiRaiòa bulvâris 19, Preiïi, LV-5301, tel.: +371 53-24306

Daugavpils ZVA

RSA of Daugavpils

Sarakstei par DaugavpilsAleksandra Òevska katedrâles nojaukðanupievienotais katedrâlesattçls ap 1968 gadu. Daugavpils ZVA, 202. fonds, 6.apr., 268. lieta, 1. lp.

Picture of the AlexanderNyevski cathedral ofDaugavpils from about1968 that is attached tocorrespondence concerning its demolition.

Daugavpils pilsçtas izpildkomitejas lûgums LPSRMinistru Padomes Reliìijas lietu pârvaldei atïautAleksandra Òevska pareizticîgo katedrâles nojaukðanuar pârvaldes priekðnieka P. Liepas rezolûciju“Neiebilstu”. 1969. gada 29. maijs. Daugavpils ZVA, 202. fonds, 6. apr., 268. lieta, 11. lp.

Petition of the Daugavpils city Executive Committeeon May 29, 1969, addressed to the Administration ofReligious Matters of the Council of Ministers of theLatvian SSR, seeking permission to demolish theAlexander Nyevski Orthodox cathedral. The Chairmanof the Administration P. Liepa has written a note, stat-ing “I do not object”.


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Jelgavas ZVA

RSA of Jelgava

Adrese: Pulkveþa Brieþa iela 24, Jelgava, LV-3007Tâlr./fakss: 30-20733E-pasts: [email protected]

Darbîbas reìions: Bauskas, Dobeles rajoni, Jelgavaspilsçta un rajons

Izziòas un konsultâcijas sniedz arî: Informâcijas un pakalpojumu sektors BauskâLauktehnika, Îslîces pag., Bauskas raj., LV-3900, tâlr. 39-25031

Informâcijas un pakalpojumu sektors DobelçMuldavas iela 16, Dobele, LV-3700, tâlr. 37-23946

Address: Pulkveþa Brieþa iela 24, Jelgava, LV-3007Tel. & fax: +371 30-20733E-mail: [email protected]

Region: City and district of Jelgava, districts of Bauskaand Dobele

Information and consultations also at:Information and Service Section in BauskaÎslîces pag., Lauktehnika, Bauskas raj., LV-3900, tel.: +371 39-25031

Information and Service Section in DobeleMuldavas iela 16, Dobele, LV-3700, tel.: +371 37-23946

Padomju karavîri Jelgavâ. 1944. gads. Autors nezinâms.LVKFFDA 43949-N

Soviet soldiers in Jelgava in 1944. Photographer unknown.

Jelgavas pilsçtas Tautas deputâtu padomes lçmums par iedzîvotâjuatgrieðanâs kârtîbu kara sagrautajâ pilsçtâ. 1944. gada 15. oktobris. Jelgavas ZVA, 116. fonds, 1. apr., 1. lieta, 1. lp.

City of Jelgava People’s Deputy Council’s ruling on October 15,1944, about the way residents may return to the war torn city.


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Jçkabpils ZVA

RSA of Jçkabpils

Adrese: Brîvîbas iela 2a, Jçkabpils, LV-5201Tâlr./fakss: 52-31013E-pasts: [email protected]

Darbîbas reìions: Aizkraukles, Jçkabpils un Ogresrajoni

Lasîtava atvçrta, izziòas un konsultâcijas sniedz arî: Ogres un Aizkraukles dokumentu saglabâðanas daïaMâlkalnes prospekts 10, Ogre, LV-5000, tâlr. 50-22048

Izziòas un konsultâcijas sniedz arî: Informâcijas un pakalpojumu sektors AizkrauklçLâèplçða iela 1a, Aizkrauklç, LV-5101, tâlr. 51-21667

Address: Brîvîbas iela 2-a, Jçkabpils, LV-5201Tel. & fax: +371 52-31013E-mail: [email protected]

Region: Districts of Aizkraukle, Jçkabpils and Ogre

The reading room is open, information and consul-tations also at:

Document Preservation Section of Ogre andAizkraukle Mâlkalnes prospekts 10, Ogre, LV-5000, tel.: +371 50-22048

Information and consultations also at:Information and Service Section of AizkraukleLâèplçða iela 1a, Aizkraukle, LV-5101, tel.: +371 51-21667

Jçkabpils rajona un pilsçtas Tautasdeputâtu padomes izpildkomitejaslçmums atïaut virs rajona kultûras namapacelt sarkanbalsarkano karogu. 1989.gada 1. novembris. Jçkabpils ZVA, 400. fonds, 1. apr., 708. lieta, 262. lp.

Decision of the People’s DeputyCouncil’s Executive Committee of thetown and district of Jçkabpils to allowthe raising of the maroon-white-maroonflag on the district community centrebuilding on November 1, 1989.


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Adrese: Republikas iela 11, Liepâja, LV-3401Tâlr./fakss: 34-24549E-pasts: [email protected]

Darbîbas reìions: Kuldîgas rajons, Liepâjas pilsçta unrajons

Izziòas un konsultâcijas sniedz arî: Informâcijas un pakalpojumu sektors KuldîgâBaznîcas iela 29,Kuldîga, LV-3301, tâlr./fakss 33-23703

Address: Republikas iela 11, Liepâja, LV-3401Tel. & fax: +371 34-24549E-mail: [email protected]

Region: City and district of Liepâja, district of Kuldîga

Information and consultations also at:Information and Service Section in KuldîgaBaznîcas iela 29, Kuldîga, LV-3301, tel. & fax: +371 33-23703

Liepâjas ZVA

RSA of Liepâja

Kuldîgas pilsçtas Tautas deputâtu padomes rîkojums parKuldîgas baznîcu zvanu izmantoðanas apturçðanu. 1964.gada 31. janvâris. Liepâjas ZVA, 296. fonds, 1. apr., 2. lieta, 56. lp.

Order of the People’s Deputy Council of the city ofKuldîga on January 31, 1964, forbidding the ringing ofthe bells of the churches of Kuldîga.

Skats uz Kuldîgu, 1950-tie gadi. Tâlumâ redzams Sv. Katrînas baznîcas tornis. Autors nezinâms. LVKFFDA 7199 – P

View of Kuldîga in the 1950s. The tower of St. Catherine’s church can be seen in the distance.Photographer unknown.


Adrese: Dârzu iela 7a, Rçzekne, LV-4601Tâlrunis: 46-25393Fakss: 46-22190E-pasts: [email protected]

Darbîbas reìions: Ludzas rajons, Rçzeknes pilsçta unrajons

Izziòas un konsultâcijas sniedz arî: Informâcijas un pakalpojumu sektors LudzâSkolas 31/27, Ludza, LV-5700, tâlr. 57-25168

Address: Dârzu iela 7a, Rçzekne, LV-4601Telephone: +371 46-25393Fax: +371 46-22190E-mail: [email protected]

Region: City and district of Rçzekne, district of Ludza

Information and consultations also at:Information and Service Section in LudzaSkolas iela 31/27, Ludza, LV-5700, tel.: 57-25168

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Rçzeknes ZVA

RSA of Rçzekne

Trimdas rakstnieka J. Klîdzçja latgaliski rakstîtâ vçs-tule. 1992. gada 13. aprîlis. Rçzeknes ZVA, 765. fonds, 1. apr., 14. lieta, 15.,16. lp.

Letter of the exiled Latvian author J. Klîdzçjs writtenin Latgallian on April 13, 1992.


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Siguldas ZVA

RSA of Sigulda

Adrese: Institûta iela 1a, Siguldas pag., Rîgas raj., LV-2150Tâlr./fakss: 7976016E-pasts: [email protected]

Darbîbas reìions: Rîgas rajons

Address: Institûta iela 1a, Siguldas pag., Rîgas raj., LV-2150Tel. & Fax: 7 976 016E-mail: [email protected]

Region: District of Rîga

Siguldas pilsçtas Tautas deputâtu padomeslçmums par ielu vçsturisko nosaukumuatjaunoðanu. 1991. gada 23. oktobris. Siguldas ZVA, 15. fonds, 1. apr., 564. lieta, 158.lp.

Decision of the People’s Deputy Council of theCity of Sigulda on October 23, 1991, to renewthe historic names of streets.


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Tukuma ZVA

RSA of Tukums

Adrese: Pils iela 16, Tukums, LV-3101Tâlr./fakss: 31-23519E-pasts: [email protected]

Darbîbas reìions: Saldus un Tukuma rajoni

Izziòas un konsultâcijas sniedz arî:Saldus rajona dokumentu saglabâðanas sektors“Kalnsçtas” 18, Saldus, LV-3800, tâlr. 38-22792

Address: Pils iela 16, Tukums, LV-3101Tel. & fax: +371 31-23519E-mail: [email protected]

Region: Districts of Saldus and Tukums

Information and consultations also at:Document Preservation Section of the district of Saldus“Kalnsçtas” 18, Saldus, LV-3800, tel.: +371 38-22792

Akts par zemesgabalu atstâðanu individuâlai lietoðanai Tukuma rajonaMatkules pagasta iedzîvotâjiem kolektivizâcijas laikâ. 1948. gada18.–22. oktobris.Tukuma ZVA, 432. fonds, 1. apr., 2. lieta, 7. lp.

Deed allowing the private use of somepieces of land by the inhabitants ofMatkule parish in the Tukuma districtduring a collective farm on October18–22, 1948.


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Valmieras apriòía Pâles pagasta izpildu komiteja aps-prieþ darba plânu. 1945. gads. Autors nezinâmsLVKFFDA 28610-N

Meeting of the Executive Council of the parish of Pâle inthe Valmiera region concerning work plans for 1945.Photographer unknown.


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Valmieras ZVA

RSA of Valmiera

Adrese: Cempu iela 13, Valmiera, LV-4201Tâlr./fakss: 42-21883 E-pasts: [email protected]

Darbîbas reìions: Limbaþu, Valkas un Valmieras rajoni

Lasîtava atvçrta, izziòas un konsultâcijas sniedz arî:Limbaþu rajona dokumentu saglabâðanas daïâMehanizâcijas iela 4a, Limbaþi, LV-4000, tâlr. 40-22870

Izziòas un konsultâcijas sniedz arîInformâcijas un pakalpojumu sektors ValkâRîgas iela 24, Valka, LV-4700, tâlr. 47-23141

Address: Cempu iela 13, Valmiera, LV-4201Tel. & fax: +371 42-21883E-mail: [email protected]

Region: Districts of Limbaþi, Valka and Valmiera

The reading room is open, information and consultations also at:

Document Preservation Section of the district of LimbaþiMehanizâcijas iela 4a, Limbaþi, LV-4000, tel.: +371 40-22870

Information and consultations also atInformation and Service sector of ValkaRîgas iela 24, Valka, LV-4700, tel.: +371 75-23141

Rûjienas rajona Vecates ciema iedzîvotâja iesniegumspar uzòemðanu lauksaimniecîbas artelî “Salaca”, kasraksturo situâciju pçc 1949. gada 25. marta masveidadeportâcijas (lietâ ir vairâk nekâ 90 identisku ies-niegumu). 1949. gada 28. marts. Valmieras ZVA, 71VK fonds, 2. apr., 13. lieta, 25.lp.

Petition of the inhabitants of the village of Vecate inthe Rûjiena district on March 28, 1949, asking to jointhe collective farm “Salaca”. More than 90 suchidentical requests were received at that time, which istypical of the situation immediately after the massdeportation of March 25, 1949.


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Adrese: Pils iela 86/88, Ventspils, LV-3601Tâlr./fakss: 36-22525E-pasts: [email protected]

Darbîbas reìions: Talsu rajons, Ventspils pilsçta unrajons

Izziòas un konsultâcijas sniedz arî: Talsu rajona dokumentu saglabâðanas sektorsBçtiòu iela 1, Talsi, LV-3201,tâlr./fakss 32-21442

Address: Pils iela 86/88, Ventspils, LV-3601Tel. & fax: +371 36-22525E-mail: [email protected]

Region: City and district of Ventspils, district of Talsi

Information and consultations also atDocument Preservation Section of the district of TalsiBçtiòu iela 1, Talsi, LV-3201, tel. & fax: +371 32-21442

Ventspils ZVA

RSA of Ventspils

Ventspils pilsçtas Tautas deputâtupadomes lçmums par atbalstuneatkarîgâs Latvijas RepublikasAugstâkajai Padomei augusta puèa laikâ,parakstîjis A.Lembergs. Ventspils ZVA, 19.08.1991. 369. fonds, 7. apr., 1215.lieta, 15. lp.

Decision of the People’s Deputy Councilof the city of Ventspils signed by A.Lembergs to support the Supreme Sovietof the Republic of independent Latviaduring the Moscow putsch in August of 1991.


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Adrese: Daugavgrîvas iela 19/21, Rîga, LV-1048Tâlrunis: 7615266, 7615290Fakss: 7624317E-pasts: [email protected]

Address: Daugavgrîvas iela 19/21, Rîga, LV-1048, LatviaTelephone: +371 7615266, +371 7615290Fax: +371 7624317E-mail: [email protected]

Centrâlâ mikrofotokopçðanas un dokumentu restaurâcijas laboratorija

Central Microphotocopying andDocument Restoration Laboratory


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Laboratorija tika izveidota 1968. gadâ kâLPSR Centrâlâ Valsts Kinofotofonodoku-mentu arhîva struktûrvienîba. Kopð 1989.gada tâ darbojas kâ patstâvîga valsts arhîvusistçmas iestâde – Centrâlâ mikrofo-tokopçðanas un dokumentu restaurâcijaslaboratorija (CMDRL).

Tâs uzdevums ir nodroðinât Latvijasnacionâlâ dokumentârâ mantojumasaglabâðanu – dokumentçtâs informâcijasnezûdamîbas un fiziskâs pieejamîbasnodroðinâðana. Lai to îstenotu, laboratorijasspeciâlisti veic ðâdus praktiskus pasâku-mus: veido dokumentu droðîbas un izman-

The Laboratory was established in 1968as a structural unit of the Latvian SSRCentral State Audio-Visual Archives. Since1989, it functions as an independent institu-tion of the state archival system.

The mission of the Laboratory is to ensurethe preservation of documents, prevent theloss of information and provide actual phys-ical access to the documents. Tasks set forthe Laboratory staff are: to develop proce-dures which ensure document security andutilization by microfilming and digitalisa-tion of the documents; to restore documents,parchment manuscripts, leather bindings,

Dundagas baznîcas grâmata (kristîto, iesvçtîto, laulâtoun miruðo Dundagas draudzes locekïu reìistrs,1769.–1817.) pirms un pçc restaurâcijas. LVVA, 235. fonds, 1. apr., 16. lieta.

Record of the church of Dundaga – christenings, confirmations, weddings and deaths of members of the Dundaga congregation from 1769 to 1817. It isshown before and after restoration.


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toðanas fondu, mikrofilmçjot un digitalizçjotdokumentus; restaurç dokumentus, perga-menta manuskriptus, âdas iesçjumus, vaskazîmogus, kartes, grafikas darbus, plânus;kontrolç arhîvvides kvalitâti, pârbaudotdokumentu glabâtavu mikrobioloìiskofonu, temperatûras un mitruma reþîmu, kâarî piedalâs saglabâðanas un restaurâcijasspeciâlistu apmâcîbas programmâs.

Laboratorijâ tiek veikti arî teorçtiski pçtîju-mi, meklçjot risinâjumus aktuâlâm prob-lçmâm – 19.–20. gs. dokumentu dziestoðieteksti, papîra skâbâs vides neitralizâcija,dokumentu saglabâðanas konceptuâlâs nos-tâdnes.

CMDRL arî sniedz konsultâcijas dokumentusaglabâðanas un restaurâcijas jautâjumos.

Kopð 1997. gada laboratorija izvietota Ðvarc-muiþâ, 1872. gadâ celtâ vietçjas nozîmesarhitektûras piemineklî.

wax seals, charts, drawings and plans; tocontrol the environmental conditions in thearchives by testing the microbe, temperatureand humidity levels of the storage rooms; toparticipate in continuing education pro-grammes dealing with document preserva-tion and restoration.

Research work is done concerning the van-ishing texts of the 19th and 20th centurydocuments, neutralisation of acidic paperand the conceptual approach to the preser-vation of documents.

The Laboratory also provides assistance toother institutions concerning preservationand restoration of documents.

Since 1997, the Laboratory is located inÐvarcmuiþa, a building that is a local archi-tectural monument built in 1872.

Centrâlâ mikrofotokopçðanas un dokumentu restaurâci-jas laboratorijas çka pirms atjaunoðanas un fasâdesremonta restaurâcijas laikâ, 1980.–1997. gads

Building of the Central Microfilming and DocumentRestoration Laboratory before restoration and duringrepair of its front from 1980 to 1997.


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Darba procesi CMDRL – dokumentu un zîmogu restaurâ-cija, dokumentu mikrofilmçðana.

Work in progress – restoration of documents and seals,micro filming.


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Adrese: Ðíûòu iela 11, Rîga, LV-1050Tâlrunis: 7211728, 7224556E-pasts: [email protected]

Lasîtavas darba laiks:Katru darba dienu 9.00–17.00

Address: Ðíûòu iela 11, Rîga, LV-1050, LatviaTelephone: +371 7211728, +371 7224556E-mail: [email protected]

The reading room is open every weekday 9.00–17.00

Valsts arhîvu speciâlâ bibliotçkaSpecialised Library of State Archives


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Bibliotçka izveidota 1987. gadâ, apvieno-jot valsts arhîvu sistçmas iestâþu bibliotçkukrâjumus. 1991. gadâ tai tika pievienotabijuðâ Latvijas Komunistiskâs partijasCentrâlâs komitejas Partijas vçstures institû-ta bibliotçka.

Bibliotçkas krâjumu veido zinâtniskâ liter-atûra, periodiskie izdevumi un metodiskiemateriâli par arhîvniecîbas tçmâm, tai skaitâârvalstîs izdotie speciâlie arhîvniecîbasþurnâli un grâmatas, daþâdu valstu arhîvuceïveþi, rokasgrâmatas, tematiskie fondurâdîtâji, kâ arî Latvijas Republikas laika(1918.–1940.) grâmatas un periodika, uzziòuizdevumi (enciklopçdijas, adresu grâmatas,kalendâri, statistikas izdevumi, biogrâfijas,ìenealoìiskie materiâli u.c.), literatûra parBaltijas un Eiropas vçsturi, skrejlapu fonds(1905.–1946.).

Bibliotçka regulâri komplektç Latvijas vçs-tures tçmâm veltîtu literatûru un periodiku,

The Library was established in 1987 byconsolidating the libraries of the institutionsof the state archival system. In 1991, thelibrary of the former Latvia SSR CommunistParty’s Central Committee’s Party HistoryInstitute was also included.

The Library collection contains scientific lit-erature, periodicals and methodologicalmaterials about subjects relating to archivesand including foreign specialised archiveperiodicals and books, various archivalguides, reference books, subject indexes;books and periodicals of the first Republic ofLatvia (1918 – 1940); various reference pub-lications – encyclopaedias, address books,calendars, statistical compilations, biogra-phies, genealogical lists, etc.; literatureabout Baltic and European history; a collec-tion of leaflets (1905–1946). The Library reg-ularly compiles bibliographies concerningtopics of Latvian history. It receives books asgifts, particularly from Latvians living out-

Valsts arhîvu speciâlâs bibliotçkas grâmatas unperiodika.

Books and periodicals ofthe Specialised Library ofthe State Archives.


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kâ arî saòem grâmatu dâvinâjumus, gal-venokârt no trimdas latvieðiem. Biedrîba“Latvieði Krievijâ” regulâri dâvina bib-liotçkai Krievijâ izdotos izsûtîto sarakstus,savas grâmatas dâvina arî to autori – bib-liotçkas lasîtâji, kâ arî citu valstu arhîvi.

Valsts arhîvu speciâlâs bibliotçkas fondasenâkâ daïa ir Vidzemes bruòniecîbas bib-liotçka, ko 1853. gadâ izveidojuði Sv. Pçterabaznîcas virsmâcîtâjs dr. Liborius Bergmanisun Sv. Jâòa baznîcas virsmâcîtâjs HermanisTreijs. Ðajâ kolekcijâ ir izdevumi par Baltijasvçsturi daþâdâs jomâs, 16.–18. gs. izdevumukrâjums (vairâk kâ 2000 eksemplâru), kurâatrodami 16. gs. publicçtie M. Lutera darbi,Rîgas pilsçtas tipogrâfa Gerharda Ðrçderaizdotâs grâmatas, 16. gs. grâmatas latîòuvalodâ.

Valsts arhîvu speciâlâ bibliotçka ir publiskipieejama jebkuram interesentam. Kopð 1993.gada bibliotçkâ tiek veidots elektroniskaiskatalogs un kopð 1998. gada – arhîvniecîbasdatu bâze, kas ir pieejami arî internetâ.

side of Latvia. The association “Latvians inRussia” provides lists published in Russia ofdeportees from Latvia. Many authors –users of the Library – give books, as doarchives from abroad.

The oldest materials of the Library were pre-viously a part of the Library of VidzemeKnighthood which was established in 1853by Dr. Liborius Bergman, Senior Pastor of St.Peter’s Church, and Herrmann Trey, SeniorPastor of St. John’s Church. This collectioncontains books about various topics of Baltichistory, more than 2000 publications fromthe 16th to the 18th century, including 16thcentury publications of the writings ofMartin Luther, the publications of the Rigapublisher Gerhard Schröder and 16th centu-ry books in Latin.

The Library is open to the public. Since 1993,an electronic catalogue is being compiledand since 1998, an archival database is acces-sible from the Internet.


© Latvijas Valsts arhîvu ìenerâldirekcija© General Directorate of Latvia State Archives

Sastâdîtâja (atbildîgâ par sagatavoðanu) / Senior Editor: Inta BuðmaneSastâdîtâja / Editor: Maija Âboltiòa

Teksti / Text: Maija ÂboltiòaTulkojums / Translation: Gundega Michele

Fotogrâfijas / Photographers: G. Greibers, E. fon Egterts, G. Jemeïjânovs, M. Kaparkalçjs,G. Grigalis, A. Umanovskis, A. Koròevs,

LVKFFDA materiâli

Valsts Kultûrkapitâla fonds

Izdevçjs / Publisher: SIA “Apgâds Mantojums”, tâlr. 7214271Datorsalikums / Computer design: Gateens


Documents

arhivi brosura3 parkGG valsts arhivi (buklets).pdf · Verba volant, scripta manet (Spoken words fly away, written words stay) A well-informed society is today not imaginable without