TY - JOUR TI - Town writers in private towns in Greater Poland in the Old Polish period AU - Frąś, Marcin TI - Town writers in private towns in Greater Poland in the Old Polish period AB - 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. VL - 2020 IS - Vol. VII PY - 2020 SN - 2391-890X C1 - 2720-4774 SP - 241 EP - 264 DO - 10.4467/2391-890XPAH.20.011.14645 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przeglad-archiwalno-historyczny/article/pisarze-wielkopolskich-miast-szlacheckich-w-okresie-staropolskim KW - town writer KW - writing office KW - Greater Poland KW - Old Polish period KW - education