Dr. Péter Balázs: Guide to the archives of Hungary (Budapest, 1976)
Komárom Megyei Levéltár (Komárom County Archives)
The centrally published list of archival groups: Az Egri Állami Levéltár fondjainak jegyzéke (Budapest, 1962), that of manuscript maps and that of feudal conscriptions give useful information on the material for everyone. Besides the former director of the repository, Imre SOÓS has published several surveys on the Archives in archival periodicals (on the history of Heves county archives, in Levéltári Közlemények 1942, on the socage (urbarial) and modern commassation records of Heves county, in Levéltári Közlemények 1964, on the records of the nobilitary assemblies of Heves and Exterior Szolnok county, in Levéltári Szemle, 1965.) In 1973 a series named Archivum, Publications of the Heves County Archives, ed. Béla KOVÁCS, was started, having 4 numbers so far. As the first volume of the series Tanulmányok Heves Megye Történetéből (Studies from the History of Heves County) the work of Imre SOÓS: Heves és Külső Szolnok megye 1772-1849. évi rovásadó összeírásai (The Tally Conscriptions of Heves and Exterior Szolnok County from 1772 to 1849) Eger, 1973. has been published. * The research room is open from 8 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. The microfilm reader may be used in the research room. The reference library, especially the literature of local history, gives effective help to the use of archival material. László VARGA asst. archivist KOMÁROM MEGYEI LEVÉLTÁR (KOMÁROM COUNTY ARCHIVES) 2501 ESZTERGOM, Deák Ferenc u. 2. (Pf. 51.) Tel. 225 Director: András ORTUTAY The territory of the present Komárom county belonged essentially to two historical counties, Esztergom and Komárom prior to 1918. Both counties were divided into roughly two halves by the Danube. After World War I the Danube has become a frontier. The two fragments of counties were united in 1923, with Esztergom as the seat. The historical archives of Esztergom county and the royal free city remained in Esztergom, the archives of
