Description of holdings
| DESCRIPTION OF THE ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS PRESERVED IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF | ||
The archival holdings of the National Archives of Hungary are divided into sections and main groups of fonds in historical and chronological order as well as on the basis of administrative units or type of records. The archival material created before 1945 and the records of the Hungarian Working People's Party (MDP) / Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) have been registered in sections marked with capital letters. The records created after 1945 are divided into main groups of fonds marked with Roman numbers. In addition, in several cases, main groups are further divided into sub-groups, individual fonds and record groups. | ||
| Sections, main groups of fonds and the departments concerned are as follows: |
Section / Main Group | Description | Department |
"A" | I. | |
"B" | I. | |
"C" | I. | |
"D" | I. | |
"E" | I. | |
"F" | Archives of the National Government Authorities of Transylvania (13th-20th century) | I. |
"G" | Archives Relating to the Wars of Independence under Thököly and Rákóczi (1648-1714) | I. |
"H" | I. | |
"I" | I. | |
"K" | II. | |
"L" | II. | |
"M" | V. | |
"N" | I. | |
"O" | I. | |
"P" | Archives of Families, Corporations and Institutions (1527-20th century) | III. |
"Q" | III. | |
"R" | III. | |
"S" | III. | |
"T" | III. | |
"U" | Photographic Collection of pre-1526 and post-1526 Documents (1527-20th century) | III. |
"V" | III. | |
"X" | VIII. | |
"Y" | Secretariat of the Director- | |
"Z" | IV. | |
XVII. | Committees of People’s Power and Special Tasks (1958–1989) 1., 2. | V. and VI. |
XVIII. | V. | |
XIX. | V. and VI. | |
XX. | V. | |
XXVI. | V. and VI. | |
XXVII. | V. and VI. | |
XXVIII. | V. and VI. | |
XXIX. | IV. | |
XXX. | IV. | |
XXXII. | IV., V. and VI. | |
XXXIII. | Records Transferred to the Archives upon Special Orders (1944-1988) | V. |
XXXIV. | Management Records of the New Hungarian Central Archives (1960, 1970-92, 1994) | V. |
| As of 31 December 2004, the complete archival material of the National Archives of Hungary was 71.000 linear metres of records and 62.262.986 microfilm frames. | ||
| Listed below is the detailed description of the archival material in departmental order. Within the material of a department records are classified by sections/main groups of fonds and archives/sub-groups of fonds. The descriptions begin with the indication of the reference code, nomination (title), time period (inclusive years) and extent (in linear metres) of the records. The textual descriptions consist of the most important data and information on the agency that originated the records (date of establishment and termination, scope of duties and competence), references on the records' structure, level of arrangement, language, contents and accessibilty (including finding aid availability). |
