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The CERN Archives serve as the institutional repository for documentary material relating to the Organization from its foundation to the present day. | [[File:83-2-018.jpg|thumb|The Archives of CERN]] | ||
The '''CERN Archives''' serve as the institutional repository for documentary material relating to the Organization from its foundation to the present day. The archives preserve a wide range of records, including correspondence, memoranda, reports, photographs, notes, historical objects, and other documents created or received during the mandates of successive Directors-General and senior management, as well as records produced by the CERN Council and its subordinate committees, Departments, and Experiments. <ref name=":0">''About the CERN Archives'': CERN Scientific Information Service webite, https://sis.web.cern.ch/archives/CERN_archive/about | |||
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The Archives also hold the papers of [[Wolfgang Pauli]], comprising correspondence, manuscripts, and other materials documenting his scientific work, together with his [[Nobel Prize]] awarded in 1945. [https://sis.web.cern.ch/archives/ | The Archives also hold the papers of [[Wolfgang Pauli]], comprising correspondence, manuscripts, photographies and other materials documenting his scientific work, together with his [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] awarded in 1945.<ref name=":0" /> [https://sis.web.cern.ch/archives/Pauli_archive/guide Pauli’s archival collection] was donated by his wife in 1960 to CERN after his death in 1958. <ref>''CERN commemorates Wolfgang Pauli'', https://timeline.web.cern.ch/cern-commemorates-wolfgang-pauli</ref><ref>''Wolfgang Pauli Archive,'' https://sis.web.cern.ch/archives/Pauli_archive</ref> | ||
The CERN Archives operate in accordance with the [https://www.ica.org/?lid=5555 code of ethics] of the International Council on Archives (ICA). | The CERN Archives operate in accordance with the [https://www.ica.org/?lid=5555 code of ethics] of the International Council on Archives (ICA). | ||
Since 1997, the operation of the Archives is regulated by Operational Circular N° 3.<ref>Operational Circular N° 3, https://sis.web.cern.ch/archives/divisional_records_officers/guidelines_DRO/operational_circular3</ref> | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
Initially launched as a project in 1979 to support the writing of CERN’s history on the occasion of its | Initially launched as a project in 1979 to support the writing of [[History books|CERN’s history]] on the occasion of its 25th Anniversary, the CERN Archives have since evolved into a permanent service with the mission of “supporting and preserving CERN’s documentary heritage for future generations.” <ref>''Discover the hidden treasures of CERN’s archive'', Anita Hollier, 2017, https://home.cern/news/news/cern/discover-hidden-treasures-cerns-archive</ref> | ||
In 1979, the then Director-General, [[ | In 1979, the then Director-General, [[John Adams]], requested Division Leaders to make relevant documentation available to the Historical Archives and to appoint [[DRO|Divisional Records Officers]] (DROs) within each department to ensure the systematic identification and transfer of historically significant records. | ||
The CERN Archives were formally established in 1981, and the volume of archival holdings has continued to grow steadily since that time. | The CERN Archives were formally established in 1981, and the volume of archival holdings has continued to grow steadily since that time. <ref>''CERN Annual report 1982'', p. 148, 1982, https://cds.cern.ch/record/1475748/files/Annual%20Report%201982.pdf</ref> | ||
In 1997, a CERN Working Group on digital records was established, culminating in the publication, in 2001, of a report on Long-Term Electronic Archiving (LTEA). | In 1997, a CERN Working Group on digital records was established, culminating in the publication, in 2001, of a report on Long-Term Electronic Archiving (LTEA).<ref>Long-Term Electronic Archiving (LTEA), https://repository.cern/records/1whrv-e2683</ref> | ||
For further information, please visit the [https://sis.web.cern.ch/archives CERN Archives website]. | For further information, please visit the [https://sis.web.cern.ch/archives CERN Archives website]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:05, 11 May 2026
The CERN Archives serve as the institutional repository for documentary material relating to the Organization from its foundation to the present day. The archives preserve a wide range of records, including correspondence, memoranda, reports, photographs, notes, historical objects, and other documents created or received during the mandates of successive Directors-General and senior management, as well as records produced by the CERN Council and its subordinate committees, Departments, and Experiments. [1]
The Archives also hold the papers of Wolfgang Pauli, comprising correspondence, manuscripts, photographies and other materials documenting his scientific work, together with his Nobel Prize awarded in 1945.[1] Pauli’s archival collection was donated by his wife in 1960 to CERN after his death in 1958. [2][3]
The CERN Archives operate in accordance with the code of ethics of the International Council on Archives (ICA).
Since 1997, the operation of the Archives is regulated by Operational Circular N° 3.[4]
History
Initially launched as a project in 1979 to support the writing of CERN’s history on the occasion of its 25th Anniversary, the CERN Archives have since evolved into a permanent service with the mission of “supporting and preserving CERN’s documentary heritage for future generations.” [5]
In 1979, the then Director-General, John Adams, requested Division Leaders to make relevant documentation available to the Historical Archives and to appoint Divisional Records Officers (DROs) within each department to ensure the systematic identification and transfer of historically significant records.
The CERN Archives were formally established in 1981, and the volume of archival holdings has continued to grow steadily since that time. [6]
In 1997, a CERN Working Group on digital records was established, culminating in the publication, in 2001, of a report on Long-Term Electronic Archiving (LTEA).[7]
For further information, please visit the CERN Archives website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 About the CERN Archives: CERN Scientific Information Service webite, https://sis.web.cern.ch/archives/CERN_archive/about
- ↑ CERN commemorates Wolfgang Pauli, https://timeline.web.cern.ch/cern-commemorates-wolfgang-pauli
- ↑ Wolfgang Pauli Archive, https://sis.web.cern.ch/archives/Pauli_archive
- ↑ Operational Circular N° 3, https://sis.web.cern.ch/archives/divisional_records_officers/guidelines_DRO/operational_circular3
- ↑ Discover the hidden treasures of CERN’s archive, Anita Hollier, 2017, https://home.cern/news/news/cern/discover-hidden-treasures-cerns-archive
- ↑ CERN Annual report 1982, p. 148, 1982, https://cds.cern.ch/record/1475748/files/Annual%20Report%201982.pdf
- ↑ Long-Term Electronic Archiving (LTEA), https://repository.cern/records/1whrv-e2683