The State Archives of the Chernihiv Region is 100 Years Old. The Year 1923

The purpose of the work is to review the main founding documents and highlight organizational measures related to the establishment of the Chernihiv Provincial Historical Archives in 1923, on the basis of which the State Archives of the Chernihiv Region was established in 1941; to outline the work of the archives on the concentration and preservation of documents. Research methodology. The tasks were solved using scientifi c methods: historical-structural, chronological, and systemic approach. The main attention was paid to the chronological method, thanks to which the formation of the archive was considered in time sequence. Scientifi c novelty of the research. In chronological order, the stages and main organizational measures for the creation of an archival institution as a scientifi c center and documentary treasury of the Chernihiv region are considered. The formation of a cohort of professional archivists, who carried out work on systematization, accounting, identifi cation, study of archival documents, ensuring their preservation, is also covered. Conclusions. It is emphasized that the creation of the Chernihiv Provincial Historical Archives was a signifi cant event in the life of scientists, local historians, and historians of the Chernihiv region. In accordance with the resolution of the VUCVK, dated by January 3, 1923 and the order of the Chernihiv Provincial Historical Archives, the collection of documents of the former provincial government, provincial zemstvo, district court, noble assembly, spiritual consistory, etc., as well as archival documents collected by members of the provincial scientifi c archival commission and the library, were concentrated in one institution. The rules of the archive were clearly prescribed which contributed to more eff ective use of document information, increased attention to the organization of records and their storage conditions. Prospects for further research. Some archival documents regarding the history of the creation and main activities of the Chernihiv Provincial Historical Archives have not been suffi ciently studied and have not been made public, which requires further research and scientifi c investigations on this topic. References: 1. Bakanova, O., Vtorushyna, K. &amp; Kukhar, V. et al (Comps.) (2001). Derzhavnyi arkhiv Chernihivskoi oblasti : putivnyk [State archive of Chernihiv region] (Vol. 1). Chernihiv. [in Ukrainian].2. Bolva, L. P. (1998). Derzharkhiv oblasti v roky Velykoi Vitchyznianoi viiny ta vidbudovy narodnoho hospodarstva [Derzarchiv oblast during the Great Patriotic War and reconstruction of the national economy]. Zbirnyk statei, vystupiv za dokumentamy Derzhavnoho arkhivu Chernihivskoi oblasti (pp. 52–60). Chernihiv. [in Ukrainian].3. Kovalenko, L. P. (Comp.) (2005). Holodomor 1932–1933 rokiv na Chernihivshchyni movoiu dokumentiv : temat. perelik [The Holodomor of 1932–1933 in Chernihiv Oblast in the language of documents]. Chernihiv. [in Ukrainian].4. Kovalenko, O. B. (1999). Na varti dukhovnykh skarbiv: arkhivisty Chernihivshchyny 20–30-kh rr. [On guard of spiritual treasures: archivists of the Chernihiv region of the 20s and 30s]. Siverianskyi litopys, 2(5), 106–112. [in Ukrainian].5. Matiash, I. &amp; Klymova, K. (Eds.) (2002). Narysy istorii arkhivnoi spravy v Ukraini [Essays on the history of archival affairs in Ukraine]. Kyiv: «KM Akademiia». [in Ukrainian].6. Morozova, A. (2011). Informatsiina diialnist Derzhavnoho arkhivu Chernihivskoi oblasti v 1943–1960 rr. [Information activities of the State Archive of the Chernihiv region in 1943–1960]. Arkhivy Ukrainy, 4, 58–75. [in Ukrainian].7. Morozova, A. &amp; Poletun, N. (Comps.) (2003). Dokumenty z istorii yevreiv u Derzhavnomu arkhivi Chernihivskoi oblasti : dovidnyk [Documents on the history of Jews in the State Archive of the Chernihiv region]. Nizhyn. [in Ukrainian].8. Morozova, A. V. (2008). Z istorii Derzhavnoho arkhivu Chernihivskoi oblasti u 20–30-kh rr. XX st. [From the history of the State Archive of the Chernihiv region in the 20s and 30s of the 20th century]. Siverianskyi arkhiv, 2, 14–18. Chernihiv. [in Ukrainian].9. Surabko, L. F. (1998). Arkhivne budivnytstvo na Chernihivshchyni u 20–30-i roky [Archival construction in the Chernihiv region in the 20s and 30s]. Zbirnyk statei, vystupiv za dokumentamy Derzhavnoho arkhivu Chernihivskoi oblasti (pp. 31–41). Chernihiv. [in Ukrainian].10. Vorobei, R. (2008). Derzhavnomu arkhivu Chernihivskoi oblasti – 85 rokiv [The State Archive of the Chernihiv region is 85 years old]. Siverianskyi arkhiv, 2, 5–14. Chernihiv. [in Ukrainian].