Źródła do badań genealogicznych w zasobach archiwum Urzędu Miasta Krakowa

Abstract

The Archives of the Krakow City Hall, located from 2018 in the new seat at Na Załęczu 2 has a collection of files of approximately 19,800 running meters. Among them are documents that are extremely helpful in conducting genealogical research. These include registration books, residents ‘registers, residents’ personal cards and ID envelopes with the records of issued identity cards. The collection of registration books is about 265 linear meters. The oldest of them come from the 1930s. The books were kept separately for individual buildings. They contain records regarding registration, residents’ personal data, information about the profession and position held, religion, nationality and attitude to military service. The registers of permanent residents, introduced in 1961, replaced the registration books. They were assumed separately for each apartment. They entered the real estate address, personal data of residents, the period of registration, the place of the previous registration and the place where the resident moved. In 1975 they were replaced by the Resident Personal Cards (KOM). The idea behind the Resident’s Personal Card was to assign it to a person, not an address. KOM included personal and registration data and, for the first time, the PESEL number. Successive addresses were entered on the card. The previous address of the resident was also entered. The collection of personal cards of residents has about 350 running meters. The set of evidence envelopes is an extremely valuable collection. By evidence envelopes, we mean all documentation related to the issuance of identity cards. The envelopes contain the name and surname of the owner, date of birth, PESEL number, series and number of the ID card. The envelopes contain old questionnaires, birth certificates, registration certificates, work certificates, photos and military documents. Old identity cards, such as pre-war ID cards and identity cards, have also been preserved. The documentation collected in the archive, consisting of registration books, registers, residents’ personal cards, and envelopes of ID cards, forms a collection of about 980 linear meters and is an excellent source for genealogical research, the more valuable that it is preserved in its entirety. The collected files have never been shredded, they are well preserved, organized and recorded.