OVERVIEW

The teaching of specialised archival studies will entail illustrating the creation, development and management of archives according to their different kinds of origins, both public and private.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The teaching of specialised archival studies will entail analysing the creation, the development and the management of archives according to the different kinds of origins of the archives themselves, both public and private. The students will be taught both the theory and the practice of using historical sources in general, with particular attention being paid to those available in the Historic Archives of the City of Genoa, such as those regarding the old magistrates of the city in modern times, the municipal administration in the 19th and 20th centuries, the archives of aristocratic families and those of various personalities and of the trades unions in the contemporary period.

TEACHING METHODS

The lessons will include an exposition of the theory of the specific subject in question, followed by a critical analysis of selected original documents, so as to reveal and comprehend the way the institutions work and how the documents are produced. After a short period of open discussion the topic of the lesson will be summarised.

Guided tours of the archives of the Magistrato di Misericordia and the Library of the Museo dell’Attore are planned.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Part one.

Using critical analysis techniques  to study the documents kept in the Historical Archive of the City of Genoa, an examination will be made, both singly and interactively, of the old Magistrates of modern times (the Padri del  Comune, the Censori, the Magistrates dell’Abbondanza, those controlling the Providers of Wine, of Oil, the Office and the Hospice for the Poor, the Command of Voltri), with possible reference to the collection of manuscripts. The birth and development of the city’s municipality will be illustrated through a study of the documents produced  during the period of domination under the French Empire, during the administration of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the post-Italian unity period, up until 1910. Especial attention will be paid to the documents produced by the City during the 20th century, in various forms both before and after the institution of “Great Genoa”.

Part two.

In the second part family archives from the 16th to the 19th centuries will be studied. Especial attention will be devoted to those of the Brignole Sale and the De Ferrari Galliera families. The archives of various personalities will be studied through a critical analysis of the archives of some local artists (Villanis, Mangini, Ravera Oneto), of the Mayor Gelasio Adamoli, of Nunzio Apostolico Lunardi and of Gaetano Perillo, the founder of the Ligurian Centre for Social History, and also of the Archive of the Chamber of Commerce and of the CGIL Trades Union of Genoa.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

L. Saginati, “L’organizzazione amministrativa a Genova e nel Dominio nei Secoli XV –XVI in Bollettino dei musei civici genovesi, anno IV n. 10-11-12 gen/dic 1982 pp. 75-87

Guida all'Archivio Storico del Comune di Genova, R.PONTE (a cura di,Genova, 2000.)

R.PONTE, "I Fondi antichi dell'Archivio Storico del Comune: una fonte per la storia del commercio e dell'organizzazione annonaria a Genova in età moderna", in Amole, libbre, cannelle I fondi documentari e la Collezione Pesi e Misure dell'Archivio Storico del Comune, R.PONTE (a cura di), Bollettino dei Musei Civici Genovesi, n. 67, Genova 2002.

R. Ponte “Archivi storici e contemporanei: conservazione e gestione del patrimonio documentario fra tradizione e innovazione” in “la carta storia, produzione, degrado, restauro”. Marsilio Editore 2008 pp.167-191

E. Arioti- R. Ponte “Gli archivi della Grande Genova” in Genova 900, la Grande genova 1926-2006 – Atti del Convegno di Studi pp. 315-330

C. Bennati N. Durante “Verso una ricomposizione degli archivi dei Comuni annessi, un percorso di valorizzazione.” in Genova 900, la Grande genova 1926-2006 – Atti del Convegno di Studi pp. 331 – 346

M. Bologna “Per un modello generale degli Archivi di Famiglia – Atti della Società Ligure di Storia Patria, nuova serie  - vol. XXXVI (CX) Fasc. II

E Isola: “Testimonianze delle Società di Mutuo Soccorso negli archivi dei Comuni annessi a Genova nel 1926”, in le Società di Mutuo Soccorso e l’associazionismo solidaristico in Liguria, dalla Grande Guerra all’avvento del Fascismo pp. 119-140 De Ferrari editore 2011

S. Tringali: “Le Società di Mutuo Soccorso Liguri tra Grande Guerra e Fascismo. Una ricognizione delle fonti”, in le Società di Mutuo Soccorso e l’associazionismo solidaristico in Liguria, dalla Grande Guerra all’avvento del Fascismo pp. 141-152 De Ferrari editore 2011

E. Isola : “Le cooperative e la pubblica amministrazione genovese: relazioni, attività, indirizzi politici in età giolittiana”, in Liguria solidale Mutualismo e cooperazione nel Novecento. Dall’età liberale alla Grande Guerra pp89-117, AMES, Savona, Coop Tipograf, 2007

Per gli studenti che non hanno sostenuto in precedenza l’esame di Archivistica, oltre ai testi sopra elencati: P. Carucci - Le Fonti Archivistiche: Ordinamento e Conservazione, Carocci editore, 2017

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ENRICO ISOLA (President)

STEFANO GARDINI

ANTONELLA ROVERE (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

17.02.2022

Class schedule

SPECIAL ARCHIVAL STUDIES

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

It is an oral examination.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Successful results in having learned from the course will be judged by means of an oral examination and, for those students who attend of the course, through their critical analysis of selected documents.