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Accumulation and preservation of archival material in the Manuscript Department commences with the actual founding of Matica Srpska in 1826. The core of the Manuscript Department was created from the first statute that regulates the activities of Matica Srpska, documents created by several decades of work of Matica Srpska both in Pest and in Novi Sad, manuscripts submitted to be published in the Journal of Matica Srpska or to literary competitions of Matica Srpska, minutes of meetings of management boards, correspondence between significant leading names in Serbian literature and cultural political history of the 19th and 20th century, purchases and numerous gifts. Several phases of it\u2019s the development can be observed: from 1826\u20131847 there was no special form of organized activity, from 1847 to 1945 operates as Srbsko-narodna sbirka (Serbian \u2013 National Collection) that accumulated, among other old written documents: letters, books and manuscripts of famous Serbs. From 1945 to 1958 it operated as Department of Archival Material and Manuscripts as part of the Library of Matica Srpska, from 1958 to 1961 the Department operated under the management of the Literary Department of Matica Srpska. It emerged as an independent department in 1961 and in the 60s the Department received offices, a larger depot, and a reading room for work with researchers. The full time employment of a number of archivists made the beginning of systematic work on archival material possible.<\/p>\n
The Manuscript Department is a unique archival institution; the only real archival holdings are in the Archive of Matica Srpska. That archival material came into existence during the rich and diverse history of Matica Srpska. Records of the Management Board, Department of Literature and the Board as well as minutes of the annual assembly meetings from 1826 to 1945 are kept here. Apart from 284 boxes with more than 100000 documents, 158 books of records and register deeds of Matica Srpska are preserved.<\/p>\n
The rest of the archival material is sorted into three collections \u2013 Collection of Manuscripts, Collection of Letters and Collection of Photographs. The Collection of Manuscripts contains 20,000 processed documents and several thousand copies of important archival material. This archival material was created from the 18th to the 20th century. It was mostly written in Serbian, German, Latin and Church Slavonic language. The Collection of Letters contains exceptionally valuable letters of most esteemed Serbs. 61,150 letters have been processed until now, whereas several thousands of letters acquired through donations and purchases are still waiting to be processed. The Collection of Photographs has close to 25,000 photographs, negatives and albums, daguerreotypes and images created by means of modern digital equipment. From 1967 to 2001 the Editorship of Bibliographical Editions operated as a part of the Manuscript Department of Matica Srpska. Today, computer programs are used for the processing of archivalia whereas the most significant archival material is scanned and uploaded to appropriate data bearing media.<\/p>\n
The Manuscript Department is an unavoidable source of precious archival material. It is impossible to learn about the most important people and key events in the cultural and political history of Serbs since the 18th century up to now without it.<\/p>\n
The Department operates under the management of the Director and the Board of the Manuscript Department. Since the founding of the Department the following Secretary Generals have been appointed: \u017divojin Bo\u0161kov (1963\u20131983), Academician \u010cedomir Popov (1983\u20131991), Professor Nikola Ga\u0107e\u0161a, PhD (1991\u20131999), Branko Be\u0161lin, MA (1999\u20132008), Pavle Stanojevi\u0107 (2008\u20132011), Sonja Bob (2011\u20132012), Professor Milivoj Nenin, PhD (2012\u20132013), Professor Aleksandra Vrane\u0161, PhD (2013\u20132020), Professor Zorica Had\u017ei\u0107 Radovi\u0107, PhD (2020\u2013)<\/p>\n
Director of the Manuscript Department: Associate: Members:<\/p>\n Zora Boji\u0107, PhD (Institute for Literature and Arts, Belgrade) Editor-in-Chief of the Document Edition:<\/strong><\/p>\n Professor Zorica Had\u017ei\u0107 Radovi\u0107, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy,\u00a0University of Novi Sad)<\/p>\n Members of the Editorial Board:<\/strong><\/p>\n Aleksandra Jovanovi\u0107, (Manuscript Department of Matica Srpska, Novi Sad) Editor-in-Chief of the Facsimile Edition:<\/strong><\/p>\n Professor Zorica Had\u017ei\u0107 Radovi\u0107, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad)<\/p>\n Members of the Editorial Board:<\/strong><\/p>\n Jovana Vojvodi\u0107, MA (Faculty of Philosophy Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad) O Crnjanskom; arhivalije<\/em>, edited by Stojan Tre\u0107akov and Radovan \u0160ovljanski for the 100th anniversary of the authors death in 1993.<\/p>\n Veljko Petrovi\u0107: Pisma: 1904\u20131967<\/em>, edited by Sonja Bob, Stojan Tre\u0107akov and Vladimir \u0160ovljanski in 1997.<\/p>\n Portreti prema \u017eivim modelima<\/em>, edited by Stojan Tre\u0107akov and Vladimir \u0160ovljanski in 1998.<\/p>\n Milan Jovanovi\u0107 Stoimirovi\u0107: Dnevnik 1936\u20131941<\/em>, edited by Stojan Tre\u0107akov and Vladimir \u0160ovljanski in 2000.<\/p>\n Sudari Milete Jak\u0161i\u0107a, prepiska<\/em>, edited by Milivoj Nenin and Zorica Had\u017ei\u0107 in 2005.<\/p>\n Laza Kosti\u0107, Prepiska I<\/em>, edited by Mladen Leskovac, Du\u0161an Ivani\u0107 and Milica Bujas in 2005.<\/p>\n Knjiga Sterijinih rukopisa<\/em>, edited by Isidora Popovi\u0107 in 2008.<\/p>\n Milenko Nikitovi\u0107: Zla vremena<\/em>, edited by Vladimir Davidovi\u0107 in 2014.<\/p>\n Radovan Popovi\u0107: Aristokrat duha (Dokumentarna biografija Milana Ka\u0161anina)<\/em>, published in 2016.<\/p>\n Vasa Staji\u0107: Prilozi za autobiografiju<\/em>, edited by Zorica Had\u017ei\u0107 in 2016.<\/p>\n Laza Kosti\u0107, Prepiska II<\/em>, edited by Mladen Leskovac, Du\u0161an Ivani\u0107 and Milica Bujas in 2017.<\/p>\n Radovan Popovi\u0107: Veliki gospodin Mladen Leskovac \u2013 njim samim<\/em>, published in 2017.<\/p>\n Radovan Popovi\u0107: Blagodat novog jutra Bo\u0161ko Petrovi\u0107 \u2013 njim samim<\/em>, published in 2018.<\/p>\n Milan Lazarevi\u0107: Subote i nedelje<\/em>, edited by Gordana \u0110ilas in 2018.<\/p>\n Tima Dimitrijevi\u0107: Krvava okupacija Ba\u010dke \u2013 dnevnik jednog posmatra\u010da (1941\u20131944)<\/em>, edited by Drago Njegovan and Aleksandar Horvat in 2018.<\/p>\n Milan Jovanovi\u0107 Stoimirovi\u0107: Okupacijski dnevnik (jun\u2013decembar 1941)<\/em>, edited by Aleksandra Vrane\u0161 and Bojan \u0110or\u0111evi\u0107 in 2019.<\/p>\n Radovan Popovi\u0107: Parne pi\u0161\u010deve du\u0161e. Ti\u0161ma \u2013 njim samim<\/em>, published in 2019.<\/p>\n Laza Kosti\u0107, Prepiska III<\/em>, edited by Mladen Leskovac, Du\u0161an Ivani\u0107 and Milica Bujas in 2020.<\/p>\n Milan Ka\u0161anin: Pisma, susreti, Tragovi, I\u2013III<\/em>, edited by Zorica Had\u017ei\u0107 in 2020.<\/p>\n Radovan Popovi\u0107: Poslednji barokni Srbin, Stojan D. Vuji\u010di\u0107 \u2013 njim samim<\/em>, published in 2021.<\/p>\n Ilija Vu\u010deti\u0107: Dnevnici (Segedin, Novi Sad, Pe\u0161ta) 1861\u20131864<\/em>, edited by Zorica Had\u017ei\u0107 in 2021.<\/p>\n Milan Ka\u0161anin: Dnevnik (Kanada, Amerika, Francuska)<\/em>, edited by Zorica Had\u017ei\u0107 in 2021.<\/p>\n Svetislav Predi\u0107: Iz moga \u017eivota<\/em>, edited by Gordana \u0110ilas in 2021.<\/p>\n Osam rukopisa o Revoluciji 1848<\/em>, edited by Uro\u0161 Stankovi\u0107 in 2021.<\/p>\n Jovan Mileki\u0107: \u017divljenje pro\u0161losti (autobiografija i prepiska)<\/em>, edited by Jovana Vojvodi\u0107 in 2021.<\/p>\n Mileta Jak\u0161i\u0107: Parohijski dnevnik<\/em>, edited by Zorica Had\u017ei\u0107 and Sr\u0111an Miljkovi\u0107 in 2021.<\/p>\n Pisma Borivoju Marinkovi\u0107u<\/em>, edited by Milivoj Nenin in 2022.<\/p>\n Tihomir Ostoji\u0107: Moj dnevnik<\/em>, edited by Aleksandra Jovanovi\u0107 in 2022.<\/p>\n Predsednici Matice srpske<\/em>, edited by Milo\u0161 Jevti\u0107 in 2022.<\/p>\n Pisma Mladenu Leskovcu (Vasa Staji\u0107 and Veljko Petrovi\u0107)<\/em>, edited by Jovana Vojvodi\u0107 in 2023.<\/p>\n Prepiska Savke Suboti\u0107<\/em>, edited by Nata\u0161a Kati\u0107 in 2023.<\/p>\n Milan Ka\u0161anin: Privi\u0111enja i <\/em>\u201e<\/em>nova\u201d privi\u0111enja<\/em>, edited by Zorica Had\u017ei\u0107 in 2023.<\/p>\n Uro\u0161 Predi\u0107: Pisma porodici Milutinovi\u0107<\/em>, edited by Jana Bogdanovi\u0107 in 2025.<\/p>\n The books of Facsimile Edition:<\/strong><\/p>\n Laza Kosti\u0107: Dnevnik snova i Santa Maria della Salute<\/em>, edited by Sr\u0111an Orsi\u0107 in 2023.<\/p>\n Branko Radi\u010devi\u0107: Izabrani rukopisi<\/em>, edited and commented by Nenad Nikoli\u0107 in 2024.<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Accumulation and preservation of archival material in the Manuscript Department commences with the actual founding of Matica Srpska in 1826. The core of the Manuscript Department was created from the first statute that regulates the activities of Matica Srpska, documents created by several decades of work of Matica Srpska both in Pest and in Novi… Continue reading
\nProfessor Zorica Had\u017ei\u0107 Radovi\u0107, PhD, Full Professor (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad)
\n\u0435-mail: zorica_hadzic@ff.uns.ac.rs<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAleksandra Jovanovi\u0107
\n\u0435-mail: ajovanovic@maticasrpska.org.rs<\/a>
\nTelephone: 021 420 199, extension: 133; 021 528 917 and 021 63 36 987<\/p>\nTHE BOARD OF THE MANUSCRIPT DEPARTMENT<\/h4>\n
\nProfessor Goran Vasin, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad)
\nJugoslav Veljkovski (Historical Archives of Novi Sad City)
\nJovana Vojvodi\u0107, MA (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad)
\nProfessor Du\u0161an Ivani\u0107, PhD (Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade)
\nDejan Jak\u0161i\u0107 (Archives of Vojvodina, Novi Sad)
\nAleksandra Jovanovi\u0107, MA (Manuscript Department of Matica Srpska, Novi Sad)
\nProfessor Milivoj Nenin, PhD Corresponding member of SASA (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad)
\nProfessor Sr\u0111an Orsi\u0107, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad)
\nAleksandar Pej\u010di\u0107, PhD (Institute for Literature and Arts, Belgrade)
\nGordana Petkovi\u0107, PhD (City Museum of Novi Sad)
\nIsidora Popovi\u0107, PhD (Manuscript Department of Matica Srpska, Novi Sad)
\nRadovan Popovi\u0107 (publicist, Belgrade)
\nRadomir Popovi\u0107, PhD (Institute of History Belgrade)
\nProfessor Gorana Rai\u010devi\u0107, PhD Corresponding member of SASA (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad)
\nMile Stani\u0107 (SASA Archives, Belgrade)
\nMilica \u0106ukovi\u0107, PhD (Institute for Literature and Arts, Belgrade)
\nProfessor Uro\u0161 Stankovi\u0107, PhD (Faculty of Law, University of Novi Sad)<\/p>\n
\nProfessor Milivoj Nenin, PhD Corresponding member of SASA (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad)
\nProfessor Sr\u0111an Orsi\u0107, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad)
\nIsidora Popovi\u0107, PhD (Manuscript Department of Matica Srpska, Novi Sad)<\/p>\n
\nBranislav Karanovi\u0107 (Manuscript Department of Matica Srpska, Novi Sad)<\/p>\nPublishing:<\/h4>\n
The books of Document Edition:<\/h5>\n