Arhivski vjesnik, Vol. 67 No. 1, 2024.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.36506/av.67.8
Records of the National Archives of Australia as the Basis for Researching the History of Croats in Australia
Ivan Hrstić
; Social sciences institute Ivo Pilar
Abstract
The aim of the article is to emphasise the great potential of archival materials created in the immigration societies for researching the history of the Croatian diaspora, which has hardly been used so far. The paper focuses on the archival sources held in the National Archives of Australia, use of which provides an insight into the complex processes of integration of Croats into Australian society and offers the opportunity to reinterpret existing knowledge. Particular attention is paid to the organisation of the National Archives of Australia and a specific system of archival series, as well as to the Archives’ online catalogue. In addition, the potential of the Trove online catalogue is demonstrated. Trove enables a systematic search in Australian periodicals up to the 1950s. The technical part of the analysis is illustrated in the second part of the paper by a brief history of Croats in Australia, focusing on the process of their integration, the deeper analysis of which is only possible through the systematic use of sources of Australian provenance.
Keywords
National Archives of Australia; diaspora; Croats; immigration policy; integration; assimilation
Hrčak ID:
324801
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Publication date:
21.12.2024.
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