Rózsa György (szerk.): The Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1826–1976.

III. Special collections - Archives of the Academy

favourable conditions of research work are guaranteed by the Archives. The holdings of the Archives consist of the material of the Academy reorganized in 1949 and that of the latter's institutions from that time and have two parts: the internal and the external archival material. The internal one is that of the central administrative bodies of the Academy, while the external one includes that of the research institute network. The purpose of the picture and voice material is to record and document the most important events of the Academy and activities related to scientific research. These materials are processed and preserved by the Archives and are available for research purposes and exhibitions of the history of sciences. The Archives regularly perform reference services. In its work it cooperates closely with other Hungarian archives and those of foreign academies. Connections are manifested by taking part in bilateral and multilateral works and in efforts made jointly with similar institutions. 27