“Righe” (Lines) Entrusted to the Real Archives

Abstract

The personal fonds of Katarina Šćuka-Kukec (HR-DAPA-925 Katarina Šćuka-Kukec: 1905/1989) is the personal papers of an inhabitant of Pazin. The papers originated between 1905 and 1918. In addition to the pictorial and printed material and personal documents, this fonds also contains four very personal letters. Considering the fact that the creator of the fond, Katarina Šćuk-Kukec, left her record without any intention for it to be presented to the public eye, these four letters bearing a very personal tone were omitted on this occasion. The creator never acted publicly in her lifetime, and thus does not belong to a set of appraised and/or certified authors in the area of reception. In this context, the content of the fonds is also free from any pretence of appealing to the possible/potential readership. However, this content, especially its pictorial part, is by its very intention a largely neutral and objective testimony to a part of the history of education in Pazin in the early 20th century. The letter sent by DAPA and some of the pictorial material was therefore published in this article.