The impact of independent community archives

Conference papers presenting the project

November 2023 – Poznań, Poland

Conference: Zarządzanie informacją w archiwum, bibliotece i muzeum – stare i nowe wyzwania (Information management in archives, libraries, and museums)

Organizers: Department of Archival Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań; State Archives in Poznań; Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik Library

Presentation: Community archives: outreach – impact – research (Archiwa społeczne: działania w przestrzeni publicznej – oddziaływanie – badania) 

Conference presentation available for download - here (in Polish)

Author: M. Wiśniewska-Drewniak

 

December 2023 – Kraków, Poland

Conference: II Zaduszki Archiwalne (2nd Archival All Souls’ Day)

Organizers: Instytut Historii i Archiwistyki Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie oraz Archiwum Narodowe w Krakowie

Presentation: The impact of independent community archives – introduction to the research project (online) (Oddziaływanie niezależnych archiwów społecznych – wprowadzenie do projektu)

Conference presentation available for download - here (in Polish)

Author: M. Wiśniewska-Drewniak

 

October 2024 - Riga, Latvia

Conference: International Conference “Archives of Traditional Culture:
100 + 10”

Organizers: Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia (ILFA)

Presentation: Oral History—Oral Community. The Impact of Community
Archives in Polish Narratives (in English)

Author: A. Kapała

 

November 2024 - Poznań, Poland

Conference: Różne potrzeby, różne rozwiązania. Udostępnianie w archiwum, bibliotece, muzeum (Different needs, different solutions. Access in archives, libraries, and museums)

Organizers: Department of Archival Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań; State Archives in Poznań; Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik Library

Presentation: Użytkownicy w kontekście oddziaływania archiwów społecznych (Users in the context of the impact of community archives)

Conference presentation available for download - here (in Polish)

Author: M. Wiśniewska-Drewniak

 

May 2025 - Budapest, Hungary

Conference: 34th ICARUS Convention. Archives Reflecting 21st century Challenges - Migration and Sustainability

Organizers: ICARUS - International Centre for Archival Research; National Archives of Hungary

Presentation: The movement between countries without moving: A German minority community archive in Poland and its impacts and practices

Conference presentation available for download - here (in English)

Author: M. Wiśniewska-Drewniak

 

June 2025 - Siedlce, Poland

Conference: V Siedleckie Spotkania Archiwoznawcze pt. „Emocje w archiwach, archiwistach i użytkownikach. Archiwalne źródła afektów” (5th Siedlce Archival Meeting: Emotions in archives, archivists, and users. Archival sources of affect)

Organizers: University of Siedlce; State Archives in Siedlce

Presentation: Afekty w archiwum społecznym – raport z badań terenowych w Centrum Badań Mniejszości Niemieckiej (Affects in a community archives - field report from the German Minority Research Center)

Conference presentation available for download - here (in Polish)

Author: M. Wiśniewska-Drewniak

The impact of independent community archives