Spuścizny archiwalne ludzi nauki i kultury w zasobie Archiwum Głównego Akt Dawnych

Legacies of private individuals important for the Polish history, culture and science (including employees of the Central Archives of Historical Records) are preserved in AGAD among other fonds containing records of clans, families, individuals and their estates. Some of them have already been elaborated and are available to researchers, while others are still awaiting elaboration (due to the rules of closure period for public inspection). The most important fonds that have been already processed are legacies of Feliks Bentkowski, Aleksander Czołowski (preserved in his Collection of Materials), Marian Morelowski, Michal Marczak, Stefan Rygl, Józef Jodkowski. In addition, there are not elaborated twentiethcentury legacies of eminent historians and archivists from AGAD Adam Stebelski, Antoni Rybarski, Aleksander Walawender, Adam Wolff, Maria Józefowiczówna, Józef Płochy, Jadwiga Jankowska, Henryk Rappaport, Franciszek Ramotowski and Teresa Zielińska. The legacies of scientists, archivists and researchers, performing various public or social functions deserve attention not only because of their value but also as an interesting contribution to the history of the art of collecting in Poland. Those records provide an important source for research of history, history of law, art, heraldry, history of cities, archiving, editorial work and philosophy. The legacies also enable a more complete reconstruction of the history of institutions with which the legators were bound.