The History of the Thracian Bulgarians in Documents. Culture of Memory
Gabriela Vaptzarova, Darina Ilieva
pp. 214 - 222
Title: The History of the Thracian Bulgarians in Documents. Culture of Memory
Authors: Gabriela Vaptzarova, Darina Ilieva

Abstract: The collection of documents for the history of Thrace is part of the rich academic documentary heritage preserved in the Scientific Archive of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. This collection has an extraordinary historical, scientific, cultural and long-term reference value. It contains material about the history of the Thracian organization in Bulgaria since its establishment at the end of the nineteenth century until the dissolution of the Union of Thracian cultural and educational societies in 1977. The architectural documents and the memories of the founding of the Thracian Institute of Sciences are preserved, above all with scientific, research and collection activities related to the history of Thrace. As a result of the long-term activity of this scientific institute, we now have the richest source base on the subject.
The chronological boundaries of the documents in the collection cover the period from the end of the 19 to the nineties of the 20 century. The volume is 150 archive boxes. Structural materials are organized into several main sections: history and activity of the Thracian organization before and after 09.09.1944; accompanying structures such as the Thracian Youth Union and the Thracian Affairs Fund; scientific works, memories, reviews, papers and sources to study the past, life, culture and revolutionary struggles of the Thracian Bulgarians from Eastern and Western Thrace; personal funds of activists of the Thracian revolutionary and cultural-educational movement; a large amount of photo material.

Keywords: Archive Documents, Thracian Heritage, Bulgarians History

Received: 01-10-2018     Accepted: 01-12-2018     Published: 01-12-2018

Citation: Vaptzarova, G., Ilieva, D. (2018). The History of the Thracian Bulgarians in Documents. Culture of Memory. Cultural and Historical Heritage: Preservation, Presentation, Digitalization (KIN Journal), 4(2), ISSN 2367-8038, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 214–222