Presentation
The Historical Archive of the Academy of Sciences has grown along with the institution itself, constantly enriching itself, on the one hand, with its daily activity and, on the other, with the activity carried out by its members since its foundation in 1779.
This gave rise to its two main series: one, known as the Secretary's Books, in which, in addition to the day-to-day management of the institution, the minutes of meetings or correspondence from members or official organizations stand out; and the other, made up of the Academic Files, in which all the acts that relate to each academic's relationship with the Academy of Sciences are collected.
The contribution of the fund of one of the oldest scientific institutions still in operation is essential to the knowledge of Portuguese scientific history, from the more experimental and natural areas such as Physics, Chemistry or Botany to the humanistic ones such as Literature or History.
Mission
To organize, process, preserve and disseminate the permanent and/or historical documents that make up the documentary heritage and institutional memory of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon.
Objectives
Identify and ensure the preservation of the documents in their care, developing appropriate intervention methodologies;
Promoting the dissemination of the content of its documents and the digitization of its document collection;
To support and respond to the information needs of potential users, including researchers, higher education students, professionals from public and private organizations, and the general public.
The tasks of organizing and digitizing the ACL's Historical Archive are financially sponsored by the "la Caixa" Foundation - BPI.
