Sub-archive of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education (1846-1926)

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Sub-archive of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education (1846-1926)

The correspondence produced by the Archaeological Department of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education is kept at the HAAR. The archival material presents a peculiarity as to its classification, which is also reflected in the surviving indexes. Until 1909, both thematic and geographical classification were used. From 1910 onwards, the archival material is divided into general thematic categories following a chronological order. Each year includes all current cases handled by each Ephorate of Antiquities.

Index

Thematic Index until 1909:

  1. Excavations in Athens - Expropriations in the ancient Agora
  2. Tender Processes - Appointments - Placements: Circulars, Laws - Decrees, Miscellaneous affairs of the General Ephorate, Archaeological Committee, Application of the Archaeological Law.
  3. Foreign Affairs - Antiquities Smuggling
  4. Building Permits - Repairs, Obstruction of Buildings, Valuation and Purchase of Land, Expropriations.
  5. Declarations of Antiquities - Collectors
  6. Export of antiquities: export of plaster moulds and casts, Export of replicas of antiquities
  7. Seizure of antiquities: Seizure and return of antiquities, Illegal excavations, Concerning the illegal sale of antiquities
  8. Ancient temples and monuments: Inspection of antiquities, Discovery of antiquities, Recording of antiquities
  9. Introduction of antiquities into museums
  10. Central Museum
  11. Numismatic Museum
  12. Acropolis, its museums and the Parthenon
  13. On the award of medals: decorations and funerals
  14. Seizure and valuation of antiquities: Court cases
  15. Piraeus
  16. Archaeological Collections
  17. Dafni
  18. National Gallery
  19. Casts
  20. On the renaming of Municipalities and Villages

 

Alphabetical - Geographical Index until 1909:

  • Aetoloacarnania
  • Argolis & Corinthia
  • Arcadia
  • Attica & Boeotia
  • Achaia & Elis
  • Boeotia & Evia
  • Delphi
  • Delos
  • Eleusis
  • Zante
  • Thessaly
  • Thera
  • Karditsa
  • Corfu
  • Cephalonia
  • Cyclades
  • Lacedaemon
  • Larisa
  • Messenia
  • Olympia
  • Trikala
  • Phthiotis
  • Phocis
Content

Documents, drawings, photographs, catalogues of antiquities, protocol registers.