Western Sovereignty archives Description: Overview of the situation that prevailed in Greece after the Fourth Crusade and brief reference to Western sovereignty. The fate of the archives of early these Sovereignties. The State Archives of Venice as a research resource. With emphasis on documents pertaining to Greece under Venetian Rule. Institutional and administrative organization of Greece under Venetian Rule. Archive creation and document typology. The Duke of Crete Archives. The Archives of the three islands Proveditor General. Palaeographic and diplomatic analysis of public and private documents. Archival source publications. The archives of French domination in the Ionian Islands /Republican French (1797-1798). The archives of Russo-Turkish domination in the Ionian Islands Brief reference to the period of sovereignty (1798-1800) and the Ionian State (1800-1807) in the Ionian Islands.  The Archives of Second French domination in the Ionian Islands/Imperial French (1807-1809). The Archives of British “Protection” (1816-1864).

By successfully completing the course the student will be able to realize about the State Archives of Venice as a research resource and the importance, the preservation and the evaluation of these Archives and their document’s  typology. He will also be able to know about the archives of French domination in the Ionian Islands, the archives of Russo-Turkish domination in the Ionian Islands, the Archives of Second French domination in the Ionian Islands and the Archives of British “Protection” in the Ionian Islands.

Week #1: Overview of the situation that prevailed in Greece after the Fourth Crusade and brief reference to Western Sovereignty derived. The fate of the archives of early these Sovereignties..

Week #2: Archives of the Serene Republic of Venice and the Greek regions under  Venetian Sovereignty from the 13th to the 18th century/1797.

Week #3: Venetian State Institutions .

Week #4: Creation of Archives.  The State Archives of Venice as a  research source.

Week #5: Venetian administrations archives located in the General State archives, with emphasis in the archives of the Ionian Islands.  

Week #6: archival sources and finding aids for the above period.

Week #7: The archives of French domination in the Ionian Islands /Republican French (1797-1798).

Week #8: The archives of Russo-Turkish domination in the Ionian Islands Brief reference to the period of sovereignty (1798-1800) and the Ionian State (1800-1807) in the Ionian Islands.

Week #9: The Archives of Second French domination in the Ionian Islands/Imperial French (1807-1809).

Week #10: The Archives of British “Protection” (1816-1864).

Week #11: Special reference to the Ionian State Archives. 

Week #12: 12th week: Presentation (with multimedia) of public and private archival institutions in Greece and abroad (Italy, France, Britain, etc.).

Week #13: Practical exercises and a general revision. Discussion with students.

• Marianna Kolyva, "Archives Science. History of Arcives", Patakis publications, Athens, first edition 2008, third version 2015.
• Marianna Kolyva, «Les Archives des Iles Ioniennes. Bibliographie orientative», Rassegna degli Archivi di Stato XLVI/1 (1986).
• Dal Borgo Michela, «Archivio di Stato di Venezia. Fonti per la storia delle Isole Ionie: Corfù, Cefalonia, Zante e Santa Maura, " Levante Veneziano, Rome 1997.
• Migliardi O'Riordan G. (editor), “Documenti di Tipologie dei secoli XVI-IX”, Venice 1991.
• Tiepolo M. F., “Archivio di Stato di Venezia ", Guida degli Archivi di Stato Generale Italiano, vol. IV, Rome 1994.
• Visvizi-Donta, "The British Archives as a source of Ionian Islands’ History, 1815-1864. (Methodology and criticism) ", proceedings of the Sixth International Panionion Conference, Zakynthos, 23-27 September 1997, vol. 1, Thessaloniki 2000.
• Zapanti (edited), “The Archive of the first French Occupation”, Argostoli 2005 [historical Archive of Cephalonia-Indexes, typed index to use of researchers].

Lectures

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Works in conjunction with written exams.