Behind the scenes of the Archives

Name: Les coulisses des Archives
Start: 2023-09-16T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Archives départementales de Seine-et-Marne

Discover spaces usually closed to the public (sorting room and conservation stores) and treasures of the Archives, accompanied by a selection of documents related to the world of sport.

Samedi 16 septembre 2023, 14h30Passé

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mediation.archives@departement77.fr

Archives dép. de Seine-et-Marne (cote : 35 Fi 320)

Discover spaces usually closed to the public (sorting room and conservation stores) and treasures of the Archives, accompanied by a selection of documents related to the world of sport. Departure at 14:30 and 16:00 In case of high attendance, a third time slot can be opened.

À propos du lieu

Archives départementales de Seine-et-Marne

248 avenue Charles-Prieur 77190 Dammarie-lès-Lys

Seine-et-Marne
Île-de-France

The Direction des Archives départementales is a department of the Department of Seine-et-Marne, under the scientific and technical control of the Ministry of Culture (Service Interministériel des Archives de France). Like all departmental archives, the Archives de la Seine-et-Marne date back to the Revolution. They were originally formed (1796-1797) by the gathering in Melun of the archives of the administrations of the Ancien Régime, ecclesiastical establishments and families of emigrants. The objective is to keep "papers and titles" to provide legal guarantees to citizens, especially those who acquire national property.
Over the years, the archives of the revolutionary period and the records of public administrations based in the department, as well as deposits, private donations and acquisitions, have grown continuously up to the present day.
In 1989, they were transferred to Dammarie-lès-Lys in a contemporary building, redeveloped in 2003 to provide readers with new spaces, adapted