%0 Journal Article
%T 50 Years of the Department of Archival Science at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
%A Mamczak-Gadkowska, Irena
%J Archival and Historical Review
%V 2024
%R 10.4467/2391-890XPAH.24.007.21069
%N Vol. XI
%P 157-178
%K history, archival studies, Department of Archival Science, archival program, scientific
activity
%@ 2391-890X
%D 2025
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przeglad-archiwalno-historyczny/article/50-lat-zakladu-archiwistyki-na-uniwersytecie-im-adama-mickiewicza-w-poznaniu
%X This article commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Department of Archival Science at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. The Department of Archival Science at AMU was established on November 22, 1972, thanks to the efforts of Professor Franciszek Paprocki, archivist and historian. The establishment of the Department enabled the launch of an archival program at Poznań university, a project initiated back in the interwar period by Professor Józef Paczkowski. The article presents the history of the Poznań center for archival studies, as well as the role and influence of the Department’s founder, Professor Paprocki, in its creation and later—in launching archival studies at the Poznań University. The author, involved with the Department since its inception, also presents the archival academic circles at AMU, as well as its scientific, educational, and organizational achievements, including its close cooperation with the local archival institutions, in particular the State Archive in Poznań and the Archive of Adam Mickiewicz University. The paper further explores how the archive studies curriculum changed over the years, and discusses educational and scientific cooperation between archivists from Poznań and other academic centers, archival organizations, and associations.