Sub-archive of the Ministry of the Presidency of the Government (1960-1971)

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Sub-archive of the Ministry of the Presidency of the Government (1960-1971)

The correspondence of the Antiquities and Restoration Service, which was subordinate to the Ministry of the Presidency of the Government pursuant to Presidential Decree 634/1960 (Government Gazette, Series I, Issue 143), is kept at the HAAR. In 1966, the Service was renamed into the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Restoration (Government Gazette, Series I, Issue 184). The Sub-archive is classified up to the year 1966 by thematic categories following a chronological order. Each year includes all current cases handled by each Ephorate of Antiquities.

Index

Thematic Index until 1966

  1. Antiquities: mobile antiquities, random finds, seizures, antiquities in private collections, exchanges.
  2. Excavations: excavation activity of the Archaeological Service, foreign archaeological schools and the Archaeological Society. Exhibitions, photos, imprints.
  3. Archaeological sites: management of archaeological sites throughout Greece.
  4. Buildings - Houses - Guardhouses - Historical Residences: building permits, property expropriations.
  5. General
  6. Byzantine and Medieval Monuments: monuments and archaeological sites of the Byzantine and post-Byzantine period.
  7. Donations - Books - Casts: donations, books and periodicals of the Archaeological Service, plaster copies of antiquities.
  8. Approvals – Prepayments – Procurement: records of crediting and management of financial resources.
  9. Laws - Circulars - Decrees: legislation concerning antiquities and the wider public sector.
  10. Museums: creation of collections and construction of museums.
  11. Permits: visits to archaeological sites, photography and filming permits at museums and archaeological sites, postcards.
  12. Tours: inspections of archaeological sites throughout Greece.
  13. Leases - Buildings: rental of premises for the deposition of collections, rental of buildings of the Archaeological Service to private citizens.
  14. Designations: protection of historic listed monuments.
  15. Permits for the export of contemporary artworks.
Content

Documents, maps, drawings, photographs, catalogues, protocol registers, correspondence registers.