M.41.ZGABar - Documentation from the Regional State Archive of Baranovichi History of the Regional State Archive of Baranovichi The Regional Archive of Baranovichi was established in 1940. During the German occupation, the Archive's activities were halted from 1941-1944. Following the dissolution of the Baranovichi region, the Archive became the Municipal State Archive of Baranovichi in 1954. In November 1963, a branch of the State Archive of the Brest Region in Baranovichi was established, based on several regional archives and on the Municipal Archive of Baranovichi. In September 1996, the Archive was organized into the Local State Archive in Baranovichi and, as of 22 May 2001, its name was changed to: "The Scientific-Methodologic Documentation Institution of the Local State Archive in Baranovichi". Included in the collection is: Documentation of the Regional Council and Regional Executive Committee in Baranovichi, 1939-1941; Documentation of the Council and the Executive Committee in the Novaya Mysh district, 1940; Documentation of the People's Education Department affiliated with the Regional Executive Committee in the Baranovichi Region, 1939-1941 and 1944-1945; Documentation of the Regional Auxiliary Committee for the CHGK in the Baranovichi region, 1944-1945; Documentation of the Council and the Executive Committee in the city of Baranovichi, 1945-1947; Documentation of the Council and the Municipal Executive Committee in Lyakhovichi, 1944-1977.