%0 Journal Article
%T Town writers in private towns in Greater Poland in the Old Polish period
%A Frąś, Marcin
%J Archival and Historical Review
%V 2020
%R 10.4467/2391-890XPAH.20.011.14645
%N Vol. VII
%P 241-264
%K town writer, writing office, Greater Poland, Old Polish period, education
%@ 2391-890X
%D 2020
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przeglad-archiwalno-historyczny/article/pisarze-wielkopolskich-miast-szlacheckich-w-okresie-staropolskim
%X 
	This study is devoted to the problem of town writers in private towns in Greater Poland. The starting point is the involvement of the town writer’s office, and primarily the head of the office, in the public life of towns and their governments. The key issue here is the emergence of this po264 Marcin Frąś sition and appointment of town writers, which resulted from ongoing needs of the town. The next part of the article focuses on town writers’ education. The required expertise and skills are analyzed based on responsibilities involved in the job, as well as the documents preserved to this day in the form of municipal books. The article also discusses issues such as the origin and social background of town writers.