Archivio di Stato di Savona

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The State Archive of Savona is the peripheral office of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism which by law preserves the historical documentation produced by public bodies in the province of Savona and for voluntary storage, temporary storage, donation o purchase any other archive or documentary collection of historical importance.

Its headquarters are located in the peripheral area, at number 15 R of Via Valletta San Cristoforo, in a building of recent construction, completely renovated for its use as State Archive.

Historical research is flanked by a library of over eight thousand titles with volumes relating in particular to the history of the city of Savona and the Savonese and Ligurian territory, archiving, diplomats and the history of law. The Institute has recently joined the Ligurian Polo of the National Library Service (SBN).

The State Archives of Savona, established as a section of the State Archives in 1942 in implementation of the law 22 December 1939, n. 2006, became State Archives following the DPR. September 30, 1963, no. 1409. It preserves the archives of the peripheral offices of the Italian State and those of the political, administrative and judicial organizations of the pre-unification era, which have or have had their headquarters in the province, including some funds produced by institutions now belonging to the provinces of Alessandria, Cuneo and Imperia. The Archive carries out didactic activities, organizing guided visits for students, groups and associations in order to promote knowledge of archival sources. The Institute also has agreements in place with various universities for curricular internships.

For documentary size and historical continuity, the fund of greatest value is that of the Municipality of Savona, testimony of city life from the Middle Ages to the first half of the twentieth century. Among the medieval documents stand out: the parchments, the oldest of which dates from the year 1062; the registers of the chain; the Statutes of the Municipality and the arts. In the part of the archive dating back to the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there are testimonies of great interest for the history of the industrial and urban development of the city, such as regulatory plans and projects for public works and for the construction of public and private buildings.

Of considerable importance for the study of the historical events of the early nineteenth century is the archive of the Prefecture of the Department of Montenotte (1806-1814) in which there are documents concerning the territories of Porto Maurizio, Sanremo and Ceva.

The archives of the courts and courts, the subprefectures of Savona and Albenga and the military district are preserved in the unitary state.

In the conspicuous notarial fund, the registers of the notaries Arnaldo Cumano and Giovanni di Donato, Martino, Saono and Uberto are highlighted, among the oldest received.

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