Il sistema archivistico italiano

Abstract

The author describes the Italian archival system: in Italy the preservation of historical archives are managed by different institutions. The Archivi di Stato and the Archivio Centrale dello Stato are specific institutions charged of the concentration and the preservation of the historical sections of archives created by State offices, but the archives created by public or private corporate bodies are managed and preserved by their own creators during all phases of archive life. She talks about many initiatives to improve and to preserve, also in concentrated way some typologies of archives that are at-risk. Finally she illustrates the main research subjects and recent studies; she indicates the must important programmes developed in the last years and shows unresolved critical aspects and some projects in progress.