{"id":16253,"date":"2019-12-17T10:25:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T09:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/fontainebleau-resources\/documents\/the-archives\/"},"modified":"2020-06-16T12:22:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T10:22:03","slug":"the-archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/en\/fontainebleau-resources\/documents\/the-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"The archives"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16253\" class=\"elementor elementor-16253 elementor-3040\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64aa9583 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64aa9583\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d69d183\" data-id=\"d69d183\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781034f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"781034f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-chateau-de-fontainebleau-768x1152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-elementor-768-ratio size-elementor-768-ratio wp-image-6194\" alt=\"Archives at the ch\u00e2teau de Fontainebleau\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-chateau-de-fontainebleau-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-chateau-de-fontainebleau-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-chateau-de-fontainebleau-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-chateau-de-fontainebleau-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-chateau-de-fontainebleau-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-chateau-de-fontainebleau-40x60.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-chateau-de-fontainebleau-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44f783eb\" data-id=\"44f783eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6411309f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6411309f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Safeguarding the memory and the identity of the organisation that produced them, the archives are kept for their value as evidence and their historical interest.<br \/>The archives are in various formats: printed documents and manuscripts, photographs, plans, graphic materials, electronic files etc.<\/p>\n<p>The archives prior to 1999, when the museum and the estate were combined within a national department, are divided into two main collections which are produced on the one hand, by the curator, in charge of the museum and on the other hand the architect, in charge of the estate.<\/p>\n<p>The Conservation archives relate to the furnishings at the ch\u00e2teau, the collections and the management of the ch\u00e2teau then museum, since the early 19<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n<p>They contain records relating to acquisitions, movements and the restoration of works, inventories, the management of museum staff, interaction with the architect or with central government, accounting etc.<br \/>In addition to the paper archive there is an extensive photographic archive.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62380f2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62380f2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-963cf04\" data-id=\"963cf04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ca045f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15ca045f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Estate archives relate to the management of the buildings and gardens and the work carried out there. The oldest documents date back to the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n<p>They include records relating to the restoration works and maintenance of the ch\u00e2teau and gardens, to security, to the management of technical facilities, to the management of staff and accommodation, etc.<br \/>In addition to the paper archive there is a photographic archive and an extensive map archive (around 6,000 maps).<\/p>\n<p>Since it was created in 2009, the EPCF is responsible for the management of its administrative archives.<br \/>The CRES collects accessions to the archives from the various departments at the ch\u00e2teau.<br \/>Total accessions between 2009 and 2018 amounted to more than 100 linear metres of archive boxes. Since 2017, archive collection has gradually included born-digital archives which receive special treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The archives are also supplemented by donations or purchases. The proportion of these private additions to the archives is low but regularly supplements the resources available.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42ca3af9\" data-id=\"42ca3af9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f4c573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49f4c573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-du-cheteau-de-fontainebleau.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11ab6737 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11ab6737\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e7a7320\" data-id=\"1e7a7320\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1ee50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4a1ee50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"conservation-archives\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64067605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64067605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-reproductions-fontainebleau-768x1130.jpg\" class=\"attachment-elementor-768-ratio size-elementor-768-ratio wp-image-6232\" alt=\"Instructions for valets, upholsterers and cabinetmakers, June 1812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-reproductions-fontainebleau-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-reproductions-fontainebleau-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-reproductions-fontainebleau-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-reproductions-fontainebleau-1044x1536.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-reproductions-fontainebleau-1392x2048.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-reproductions-fontainebleau-41x60.jpg 41w, https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-archives-reproductions-fontainebleau-scaled.jpg 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21ffe3b4\" data-id=\"21ffe3b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5243f531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5243f531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Conservation archives<\/h3>\n<p>Research into these archives can be carried out using research instruments, notably:<\/p>\n<p>Items no. 1 to 37065: Verification &quot;said to be from 1934&quot; of the museum\u2019s Conservation archives from 1785 to 1900, handwritten, by Maurice Couturaud. Item by item inventory, 1934.<\/p>\n<p>C2 art. 1-350: museum\u2019s Conservation archives (1921-2008): provisional digital inventory by Patricia da Costa, 35 p., 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-acf-acsv-1-c1-ir.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1 C art. 1-531<\/a>: Inventory of ledgers (1806-1989), by Sophie Da\u00ebnens, 51 p., 2005.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-421b050d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"421b050d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e837400\" data-id=\"5e837400\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f003ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f003ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Estate archives<\/h3>\n<p>Research into these archives can be carried out using research instruments, notably:<\/p>\n<p>1 D 1 art. 1-556: Digital inventory of archives from the Architecture and Estate Conservation Department [1738-1999], by Patricia da Costa, 92 p., 2014.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-acf-adom-1d2-ir.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1 D 2 art. 1-260<\/a>: Digital inventory of archives from the Architecture and Estate Conservation Department. Work records (1803-1925), 1st section: 1803-1916, by M\u00e9lanie P\u00e9raste, 133 p., 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Boxes 1 to 27, and I to XXVI: Catalogue of drawings, engravings and reproductions [including old plans by the Palace architects] ([1736]-1939), by Albert Bray, 83 p., 1943.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3380ad0d\" data-id=\"3380ad0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17218c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"17218c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"estate-archives\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944f6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"944f6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-plan-de-la-fontaine-place-d-armes.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-796e3e1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"796e3e1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71870f6\" data-id=\"71870f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a2eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"78a2eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"private-archives\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e436cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28e436cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fontainebleau.rec.faire-savoir.com-poupces-porte-bonheur-fontainebleau.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-661c1e43\" data-id=\"661c1e43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1061a104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1061a104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Private archives<\/h3>\n<p>There are two main archives:<\/p>\n<p>F 3223 C: Private archives of Brigadier Arthur Vincent. Handwritten notes and documents about the history of the ch\u00e2teau: detailed digital inventory by Patricia da Costa, 11 p., 2014.<\/p>\n<p>1 AP\/1-26: Private archives of Georges d&apos;Esparb\u00e8s, curator of the museum from 1905 to 1930 (19th century-1920): detailed digital inventory by Patricia da Costa, 30 p., 2016.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safeguarding the memory and the identity of the organisation that produced them, the archives are kept for their value as evidence and their historical interest.The archives are in various formats: printed documents and manuscripts, photographs, plans, graphic materials, electronic files etc. The archives prior to 1999, when the museum and the estate were combined within [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":166506,"parent":13210,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[298],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16253","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The archives | Ch\u00e2teau de Fontainebleau<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The archives held at the ch\u00e2teau date from the 18th century to the present day. 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