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CONTENTS:
- Important academic institutions in Lviv
- Further links on Lviv
- Institutions of Urban History
- Societies of Urban History
- Journals and mailing lists of Urban History
Important academic institutions in Lviv
Opened in 1992, the library focuses on Austrian literature, cultural geography and history (including Galicia). Presently the holdings amount to approximately 8000 books, journals and audio- and video cassettes. Regular cultural events
Institute at Lviv University offering an MA- and doctoral program in sociology and cultural studies. Operating with support from the Soros-foundation, the MA-center hosts a library with a large selection of books in Western languages. Director: Maria Zubrycka
Founded in 1681 / 1784, Lviv University is the oldest of the nine state universities in Ukraine. Nearly 20000 students are currently enrolled, 1000 of them at the faculty of history
Research Institute at Lviv National University, founded 1992, with a focus on the modern history of Ukraine and East Central Europe. Journal: "Ukraina Moderna". Director: Yaroslav Hrytsak
Central state archive of Western Ukraine with records from the 13th century until 1945. Files of Lviv municipality, associations and press and the large holdings of the provincial administration of Galicia. More information in English could be retrieved from: http://www.rtrfoundation.org/archive-article.html
Founded in 1844 and today one of the most respected institutions of its kind, Lviv Polytechnical University is known for its department of architecture which has always been strongly involved in the field of Lviv architectural history and urban planning
Regional (Oblast) ArchiveArchive of Lviv Region (Oblast) with records from 1784 to the present. Important for Lviv history are among others the municipality files from 1787-1918, court files and records concerning the history of the university
Founded in 1940 and today part of the Academy of Science, the LNB contains rich holdings of books and manuscripts from pre-1939 libraries (Ossolineum, Shevchenko-soc.) and other private and institutional manuscript collections in pre-Soviet Eastern Galicia
First Catholic university in the former Soviet Union, founded in 2002 on the basis of the re-opened Lviv Theological Academy. The UCU consists of five departments including a faculty of Humanities. Library
Ukrzakhidproektrestavratsia" Institute
The institute was founded in 1957. It is a regional center for scientific projects. The institute conducts complex scientific research and develops restoration and regeneration projects of cultural and historic monuments of the western region of Ukraine.
Ukrzakhidproektrestavratsia" Institute
The institute was founded in 1957. It is a regional center for scientific projects. The institute conducts complex scientific research and develops restoration and regeneration projects of cultural and historic monuments of the western region of Ukraine.
Further Links to Lviv Sites
Official website of Lviv city administration with informations about ongoing political and cultural events and important links. Languages: Ukrainian, English
Independent website about past and present of Lviv (economy / culture). Links. Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English
Main site of the Polish society "Friends of Lwów" with articles and essays on the prewar history of the city and a strong focus on personal reminiscences. Links to journals and private sites connected with the Lwów diaspora. Language: Polish
Private website dealing with "Polish Lwów" in past and present. Among other things a collection of newspaper articles and historical images. Language: Polish
Well-known cultural journal with a focus on the history and identity of Lviv and Ukraine. Website-languages: Ukrainian, English, German, French
Web-site and forum dedicated to events in political, economic and cultural life in Lviv, where you can find analytics and discussions about current problems and tendencies in the city. Languages: Ukrainian, Polish, Russian
Institutions of Urban History
Prominent institute exclusively dealing with research, teaching and coordination of British and international urban history, located at the University of Leicester (United Kingdom). Director: R. Rodger
The Center for Metropolitan Studies (founded 2004) is an interdisciplinary, internationally-oriented research center that attends to historical and contemporary questions on the subject of the metropolis.
Founded in 1970 at the University of Münster, this institute is mainly concerned with basic research and documentation of the history of German towns including larger serial editions, bibliographies and atlases.
Founded 1977 as a section within the Municipal and provincial archives of the city of Vienna, this institute mainly deals with the history of Vienna and Austrian cities. Publication of encyclopedias, atlases and the yearly journal "Pro Civitate Austriae"
A center for research, documentation and teaching on the history of Danish towns founded in 2001 by the historical institute of the University of Aarhus and other non-university institutions
Founded in 1919 and today part of the History Department of Stockholm University, this institute focuses on research, teaching and community relations. Host of the VIIIth International Conference on Urban History in 2006
Research institute at the Department of Humanities of the École Normale Supérieur in Lyon founded in 1982. Library, publications, events. Host institution of the XIXth international Conference on Urban History in 2008
Societies of Urban History
Established in 1989, the EAUH's main objective is to organize the biannual international conferences which provide a multidisciplinary forum for all those working on different aspects of urban history. The next conference will take place in Lyon in 2008
Special section of the international committee of historical sciences (CISH / ICHS, established 1926) which is regarded as the global organization of historians
Association founded in 2000 to promote academic exchange and cooperation between scholars and institutions of urban history in the German speaking countries
Association founded in 2000 to promote academic exchange and cooperation between scholars and institutions of urban history in Italy
Association founded in 2000 to promote academic exchange and cooperation between scholars and institutions of urban history in France
International association of urban historians founded in 1988
Journals and mailing lists on Urban History
Leading journal in international urban history, edited by R. Rodger and associated with the Centre for Urban History, Leicester. Online version available
Journal of American urban history with some references to international urban history. Special editions twice a year
Since 1972, the Urban History Review/Revue d'histoire urbaine has been the bilingual journal of Canadian urban history. Its aim is not only to further our understanding of Canada's urban past but also to be an organ for international urban history.
Quarterly of urban sociology, urban history, architectural preservation and urban development, published since 1974 in the German language.
International English-speaking mailing list. H-Urban is part of H-Net.
Multi-desciplinart Journal of Urban Theory and Practice
