State archive of Perm Krai

The predecessor of archive can be considered the Perm scientific archive commission which integrated local fans of antiquities which on a voluntary basis was engaged in selection of documents of different provincial organizations for permanent storage, drawing up inventories and other archive work, including also the publication of the most important documents. The commission was created in 1888, approved officially one year later, the famous territorial figure, the doctor and the fan of the history Vasily Nikiforovich Shishonko became its first chairman, and the secretary - the professional historian Alexander Alekseyevich Dmitriyev, the author of the multivolume "Perm old times" and more than hundreds of printing works on the history of Perm Krai.

For 1/1/2010 1098698 units hr. are stored in archive, including: on a paper basis - 1031319 units hr.; managerial documentation – 6707747 units hr.; documents of personal origin – 56430 units hr.; The specifications and technical documentation – 29388 units hr.; documents on staff - 225350 units hr.; documentary photographs – 48422 units hr., phonodocuments – 720 units hr.; video documents – 257 units hr.; MChD – 5 units hr.; scientific and help library – 53148 units hr.; insurance fund – 62462 units hr. In total funds and collections - 2267.