Arhivski vjesnik, Vol. 67 No. 1, 2024.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.36506/av.67.7
Archive of the De Franceschi Family in the National and University Library in Zagreb
Anita Marin
orcid.org/0000-0001-9489-5535
; National and University Library in Zagreb
Martina Jurišić
; National and University Library in Zagreb
Alena Matijaca
; National and University Library in Zagreb
Abstract
The archival materials of the De Franceschi family from Gologorica, near Pazin, are kept in the National and University Library in Zagreb. The family migrated from Friuli, Italy, to Gologorica, Pazin, in the 17th century in one of the migration waves. As their financial power rose, so did the political and cultural capital of the De Franceschi family, and they became advocates of the pro-Italian, irredentist policy in their predominantly Slavic milieu. After the surrender of Italy in the Second World War they moved to Rovinj and then returned to Italy. The most famous members of the family are the father and the son, the historians Carlo (1809–1893) and Camillo (1868–1953). Archival materials of the family were found by the archivist Ferdinand Hauptmann, in a disjointed state in their house in Gologorica, and were transferred from the depot in Istria to the National and University Library in Zagreb in 1949, but for 60 years they stood unprocessed in boxes. After being processed archival materials were sorted into 14 boxes and 9 folders of different sizes based on content, dimensions or original order. Their collective description was created in the library’s catalogue. Its scope covers a long period from the 18th to the middle of the 20th century, and the majority of the materials date from the middle of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. The largest part is made up of the handwritten concepts of the scientific and technical works of the historians Carlo and Camillo, followed by five boxes containing the correspondence between the members of the family, personal and economic documents, and various pamphlets and newspaper clippings. The important parts of the family archive are photographs and the photo album, which is mostly composed of received postcards. There are also some pencil drawings by the painter Giulio De Franceschi (1856–1942).
Keywords
family archive; De Franceschi family; De Franceschi archive; Istria
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324800
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Publication date:
21.12.2024.
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