Day of workers of archival institutions of Ukraine

Archives are an integral institution of every state, which plays the role of the treasury of the historical and cultural memory of the people, is a guarantee of its worldview and development Workers of archival institutions make a significant contribution to the development of science and culture, and other spheres of social life It is they who extend the age of documents, storing them for future generations, which contributes to the comprehension of history and understanding of human existence Recognizing the importance of the work performed by archivists, President Kuchma issued a Decree at the end of 1998, which designated the date December 24 as the Day of Celebration of Archivists of Ukraine The first organization for archives in Ukraine was the Library and Archives Department, headed by Professor Grushevsky It was established even before the formation of the USSR Under the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR, this is already the Main Archives Directorate, which worked from 1974 to 1991 Since December 1999, the organizational and legal status of the State Archives of Ukraine and its name have changed: the State Committee of Archives of Ukraine The total number of archive workers is over three thousand people Archival organizations contain over 58 million units of storage of various types of documents In the imagination of ordinary citizens, an archive is associated with a huge accumulation of documents that lie motionless on shelves for years and hide their information In fact, an archive is a living information system that works daily clearly and harmoniously on the formation, accounting and preservation of funds, as well as the use of information that documents contain Every day archival institutions receive requests from citizens The vast majority is confirmation of property rights to land, real estate, length of service and salary amounts Almost 90 percent of requests have a positive response Of course, in the daily and painstaking work of archives there are difficulties and problems, however, despite them, employees try to fulfill their duties with dignity, providing services to citizens Archival materials are the documentary treasury of every nation, this is a treasure that humanity has been accumulating for centuries, this is the history of each citizen and the era as a whole Workers of archival institutions perform an important mission - they preserve historical memory, collect and document facts of the present, which are necessary, first of all, for descendants Thanks to daily hard work, present and future generations will be able to touch the pages of history, whatever it may be