Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona

Archives of Tuzla Canton

Tuzla County Archives

Address

Primary
Franje Ledera 1
Tuzla
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
75000
Bosnia & Herzegovina

Phone

+387 35 252 620

Fax

+387 35 252 620

Email

arhiv.tk@bih.net.ba

Web

http://www.arhivtk.ba/

History

The establishment of the Archives of Tuzla Canton and the establishment of archival activities in the wider Tuzla area was carried out only after the Second World War. The Canton Archives were founded by the City People's Committee in Tuzla on 1 July 1954, in accordance with the recommendation of the Executive Council of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (NR BiH) No. 3768/53 of 24 January 1954.

The Archives of Tuzla Canton were founded as the Archives of Tuzla town, and started to supervise the region of northeast Bosnia which, since 1962 , includes 19 municipalities. Regional Archive jurisdiction was in force until 1992, when it stopped due to war circumstances, and the jurisdiction officially ceased to exist in 1995. The territorial jurisdiction of the present-day Archives of Tuzla Canton is related to the development of archival service in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was repeatedly adapted to the political-administrative organization of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Notably, in 1968, the Archives of Tuzla town's collection centre became part of the former Archives in Doboj. This integration came about mainly due to political reasons. Consequently, the Archives of Tuzla's area of jurisdiction was expanded to a total of 28 municipalities: Banovići, Bijeljina, Bosanski Samac, Bosanski Brod, Bratunac, Brčko, Derventa, Doboj, Gracanica, Gradacac,Kalesija, Kladanj, Lopare, Lukavac, Maglaj, Modrica, Odžak, Orašje, Srebrenica, Srebrenik,Sekovici, Teslic, Tesanj, Tuzla, Ugljevik, Vlasenica, Zvornik and Zivinice. This integration did not achieve the expected results and, as early at 1973, the single institution disintegrated into two: the Archives of Tuzla and Archives in Doboj.

From then until 1992, the Archives of Tuzla had jurisdiction over 19 municipalities of northeast Bosnia: Banovici, Bijeljina, Bratunac, Brčko, Gracanica,Gradacac, Kalesija, Kladanj, Lopare, Lukavac, Orašje, Srebrenica Srebrenik, Sekovici, Tuzla, Ugljevik, Vlasenica, Zvornik and Zivinice. From 1977 to 1994, Archives of Tuzla has existed as "Regional Historical Archive Tuzla". Due to wartime circumstances and the establishment of the District Tuzla, the Archive was renamed the Historical Archive of Tuzla Canton, and therefore had authority over the creators and holders of current records in this area, which was under the control of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the war and after the signing of the Dayton Agreement in the Archive had jurisdiction over the creators and holders in the area of 13 municipalities of Tuzla Canton, which until 1999 belonged to the part of the municipality of Brčko, which significantly reduced the territorial jurisdiction of the Archives. For the development and operation of the Archives of Tuzla in the period after the war, i.e., after the signing of the Dayton Agreement, it was essential to adopt the Law on Archives of Tuzla Canton in 2000. According to the provisions of this Act, the Archive in 2002 re-registered as the Archives of Tuzla Canton, the name under which it operates today. Specific organisational changes through which the Archive went were the result of wider social trends, especially changes of a territorial-administrative nature.

Finding Aids, Guides, and Publication

Published finding aids:

Šabotić, I, Hodžić N., Isić S. Vodič kroz arhivske fondove i zbirke Arhiva Tuzlanskog kantona (Guide through archival fonds and collections of the Archives of Tuzla Canton), Tuzla: Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona, 2012, 2015. 427 p. (also available on the website, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian only).

Opening Times

Working days from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Reproduction Services

Photocopies and digitised copies available on demand.

Sources

Website of the institution: www.arhivtk.ba

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Selected records from the Archives of the Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona

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Gradsko poglavarstvo Tuzla
- City municipality Tuzla
- Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona
- BiH-ATKT/GPT Z
- English
- 1941-1944
- 2 folders (1 box)
- Updated 6 years ago
The collection includes documents relating to the work of the Office for "renewal", which dealt with the confiscated Jewish and Serbian property within the Independent State of Croatia. Property of Jewish families that were sent to concentration camps was seized by the authorities. Documents of the collection can serve as a valuable source for studying of the activities and work of the Government of the city of Tuzla in the stated period, but also the history of this region, because the documents can follow the work and procedures related to the property of Jewish families from Tuzla during...
Državna realna gimnazija Tuzla
- The State Gymnasium Tuzla
- Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona
- DRGT
- English
- 1899-1968
- 67 boxes, 178 books
- Updated 6 years ago
The Gymnasium in Tuzla was formed in 1899 and always had significant number of Jewish students as well as Jewish teachers. It was one of the oldest and prestigious high schools in the country. The fond contains general documentation, personnel dossiers, yearly reports, minutes from exams, grades and class presence of students, dates and places of birth, names of student's parents, profession/job of parents, home addresses, religion and nationality of students, notes on transfers to another school or town, diseases, etc. While it gives details about operation of the school during World War 2...
Fototeka
- Zbirka fotografija Arhiva TK
- Photography collection
- Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona
- F Z
- English
- 1873-1995
- 3667 photographs
- Updated 6 years ago
Photo collection contains 3557 photographs in total, thematically related to Tuzla and surrounding area (northeastern Bosnia). Relevant photos include those of the synagogue in Tuzla (demolished in 1941, never renewed), Jewish shops in town, etc.
Gradsko poglavarstvo Brčko
- City municipality of Brčko
- Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona
- GPBč Z
- English
- 1878-1945
- 5 boxes
- Updated 6 years ago
Contains projects for different communal buildings (schools, power plant, etc), minutes from meetings of municipal administration, property lists, permits to open shops and taverns, bills, dossiers of employees in the municipality, list of debtors of the town power plant (among them members of Jewish community), service records of employees and forced retirement of Jewish ones (1941), etc.
Imamat džemata Tuzla
- Muslim Community of Tuzla
- Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona
- IDzT
- English
- 1911-1943
- 12 books, 3 boxes
- Updated 6 years ago
During the Second World War (and the rule of the Independent State of Croatia) the Muslim community received numerous requests for conversion to Islamic faith by Jewish families from Tuzla and nearby towns. The documentation includes these requests for approval of conversion, minutes and decisions in this regard. Jewish families applied for conversion in order to avoid persecution, arrest and being sent to concentration camps by Ustasha regime of the Independent State of Croatia.
Industrijska škola Tuzla
- School for Industry and Crafts Tuzla
- Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona
- IŠT
- English
- 1926-1956
- 90 books, 21 boxes
- Updated 6 years ago
The fond contains general documentation about employees of the school, reports, statistical reports about students, orders for different equipment, class books, financial and exam records, etc. The school had significant number of Jewish students and can provide information about them, but it also had important sponsorship and suppliers in local Jewish companies/stores.
Okružni narodni odbor Tuzla
- County People's Committee Tuzla
- Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona
- OKNOT
- English
- 1944-1947
- 32 books, 81 boxes
- Updated 6 years ago
Records contain details from local (county) administration right after the Second World War and the Holocaust. Contains different types of documentation about formation of special committees for assessing of war damages and losses, seizure of illicit war gains (some obtained at the expense of Jewish community), dossiers, minutes and reports from conferences, etc.
Okružna uprava narodnih dobara Tuzla
- The Office for Regional Management of public property Tuzla
- Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona
- OUNDT
- English
- 1942-1947
- 13 boxes
- Updated 6 years ago
The fond contains dossiers with information about property of all types (mostly movable goods) that was either confiscated from enemies (German nationals and other enemies of the state after World War 2) or restored to their original owners that lost it during Ustasha regime of the Independent State of Croatia (Serbs and Jews in most cases). Each dossier carries a name of individual (or several of them) whose property was confiscated, restored, or was involved in the work of the Office in some way. Often included are documents noting public auctions of goods (clothes, furniture, etc.) that ...
Radnički pokret i narodnooslobodilačka borba u sjeveroistočnoj Bosni
- Worker's Movement and People's Struggle for Liberation in Northeastern Bosnia
- Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona
- RPiNOBSB Z
- English
- 1941-1945
- 72 boxes, 51 books
- Updated 6 years ago
Contains records about regional activities of Communist party, Youth Communist Movement, formation of People' Committees in liberated territories, reports of Ustasha intelligence service (arrests and locations where Jewish are hiding, among other things), reports of the Independent State of Croatia's municipal authorities and military forces, battle reports from eastern Bosnia, information regarding seized property of Serbs and Jews, etc.