Welcome to the renovated website
of the Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala.
Our identity
The oldest archival folders of the Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala have been retrieved in 1959. The oldest book of our library is:
"Stefanou Peri Poleon", by Stefanos Vizantios,
printed in 1521 by Philippos Iountas at the homonymous printery of Florence. The olderst documents of the Archives are one-leaf scripts of the Greek Revolution of 1821, as well as other documents of that era.
The current official form of the Archives was established in 1996, when it was obvious that its size was so great, that had to be organized by modern methods, based on exemplary scientific institutes. This was the only way to present to the public the precious historical material that it has been collecting for the past 50 years.
It is purely a non-profiteering, public utility foundation.
The foundation of the Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala is not subsidized by the Greek State, neither by any other enterprise of the private sector. Its operational cost is covered only by its founders and by infrequent aids of the local self-government.
Objectives
The objectives of the Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala are mainly the following:
- Presentation of its rich historical Archives by specialized researchers, via publications of books, CD-ROMs, multimedia and internet, as well as by the organization of exhibitions and conferences. Our persistent aim is all presentations to take place not only in Greek, but also in other major European languages, in order to give the foreigners the opportunity to know us better.
- Disposal of its rich and very specialized historical library to the needs of any researcher.
- Detailed study and presentation of our photographic Archive via publications of books, albums, CDs, DVDs, multimedia and internet, as well as by regular exhibitions of the archival material.
- Interconnection with similar existing Archives of Greece and abroad, aiming to the co-operation, common research and mutual support. The communication with foreign Archives is achived by the organization of Conferences, Seminars, lectures and exhibitions. Also, we encourage the presentation of foreign Archives in Greece and pursue our own abroad, because we believe in the cultural and historical approach and co-operation of all nations.
- Continuous enrichment and classification of the material that we have been intensively collecting in our Achives. The material includes all kinds of historical, cultural and literary evidence, as well as anything related to the local folklore of Kavala.
Dear fellows of our Archives
We collect old documents, photographs, letters, carte-postale, commercial transaction documents (mail, invoices, certificates, booklets etc.), professional archives (from unions, services, lawyers, notaries, engineers, scientists, contractors, commercial ventures and small industries). We are also interested in old newspapers, journals, books and generally anything that it might seem outdated or needless. Give us a call and we will come to your place and pick up any of the above.
Thus, you become our valuable partners and you help us preserve the History of our land. We are located in 183 Omonoias Str., Kavala, Greece.
Telephone number: 0030-2510-222830. E-mail address: histarchiv@otenet.gr.
