Dr. Péter Balázs: Guide to the archives of Hungary (Budapest, 1976)

Az Egri Érsekség Levéltára (Eger Archiépiscopal Archives)

A separate collection of the literary bequests of the deceased members of the chapter. Some canons have left much and valuable material, others hardly anything. They date from the eighteenth century up to our day. The nineteenth century material of the chapter's estate management is copious, but difficult to research, as it lacks finding aids. The records lie in the order established by the contemporary registry. Neither guide nor inventory has been published on the archives. There is a schematical handwritten finding aid of the whole material in an early twentieth century copybook, presenting titles and years only, and a recently elaborated handwritten inventory on the material of the Acta Radicalia. Only a small part of the charters is covered by typewritten calendars. The part of the archives up to 1349 has been published by Nándor KNAUZ and Lajos CRESCENS DEDEK: Monumenta Ecclesiae Strigoniensis. (Strigonium, 1874-1924.) # Research is possible on previous notice in the conditions described in connection with the Primatial Archives. Pál ROSDY AZ EGRI ÉRSEKSÉG LEVÉLTÁRA (EGER ARCHIEPISCOPAL ARCHIVES) 3301 EGER, Széchenyi u. 1. (Pf. 80.) Archivist: Dr. Imre SOÓS The bishopric of Eger was founded in 1009-1010. From the thirteenth century on ten counties of the north-eastern region belonged to it (Borsod, Abauj, Zemplén, Ung, Ugocsa, Bereg, Szabolcs, Zaránd, Exterior Szolnok, Heves), later also the counties Máramaros, Sáros, Szatmár, Kraszna and the Jás/.kun district. As the bishopric did not keep archives in the Middle Ages, no original charters were left from the period prior to Mohács. From the mid-sixteenth century the Turkish occupation detached the southern part of the diocese. In 1596 even its seat, Eger castle came into Turkish hands. The bishop and the chapter settled to the other city of the diocese, Kassa (to-day KoSice, Tchecoslovakia), not menaced by the Turks in 1598, and they remained there up to 1613, when the war in Upper Hungary forced them to move to Jászó. From here they went over to Kassa again in