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The State Archive in Bialystok consists of the following sections: The Classification, The Archival Inspection and The Register, Information and Accessibility. The employees of these sections are engaged in the work with archival materials on all the stages from the act’s creator to the user.
	Currently, the State Archive in Bialystok possesses about 1500 collections and archival founds, which makes more than 166 000 units and 1843 running meters. There are archival materials from the 17th century. “Ksiega grodzka drohicka” – The municipal book from Drohiczyn 1640 is the oldest document in our holding. Other collections deserving special attention are: “Kamera Wojny i Domen” 1793 – 1807 (documents made by Prussian authorities in the time of annexation) and Starszy Notariusz Sądu Okręgowego w Grodnie 1883 – 1914 (files made by a notary at the district court in Hrodna).
The State Archive gathers state, self – government, and judicial documents, notarial files, birth, marriage, death records, documents from financial institutions, social and co-operative organizations, associations and parties, factories, public utilities. However there is no documents made by the Soviet and German authorities during their occupation in Poland during the II World War. The Archive also stores maps, plans, photographs collections. Some of the aforementioned documents are recorded on microfilms. The State Archive’s holding is available in the workroom open Monday 10³⁰ - 17³⁰, Tuesday - Friday 8⁰⁰ – 15⁰⁰, the access is regulated by Instruction NO. 4 of the Head Office of State Archives in Poland, dated May 18, 2000.